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Southwest Airlines Adds Eugene, Oregon, to San José Flight Roster
New daily flights between Silicon Valley and “Tracktown, USA” starting this summer
San José, Calif. – Starting June 5, Silicon Valley’s airport will offer new nonstop service to Tracktown, USA, when Southwest Airlines launches daily flights between Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) and Eugene Airport (EUG).
Eugene, home of the University of Oregon and seedbed for the creation of Nike, is renowned for its historic connections to elite athletics, as a destination for popular sporting events such as popular marathons, including five U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
The new service will operate aboard a Boeing 737-700 aircraft with 143 seats, departing Mineta San José at 11:25 a.m. and arriving in Eugene at 12:55 p.m. A separate aircraft will depart EUG at 12:35 p.m. and arrive at SJC at 2:10 p.m.
The new service constitutes the Southwest Airline’s fourth market out of Eugene, which is also known as Mahlon Sweet Field. It is the airline’s 26th destination from Mineta San José.
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