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CLOVI S LAND S NE WAIRLIN E (CLOVIS ) Ne wMexic o Airline s i s launchin g ne wservic e betwee n Albuquerqu e and Clovis , Ne wMexico , wit hthre e dail ynonsto p flight s startin g Ma y1 , 2011 . Flight s wil l depar t Albuquerqu e fo r Clovi s ever ydaya t 8:0 0 AM , 5:0 0 PMand 6:0 0 PM . Flight s wil l depar t Clovi s fo r Albuquerqu e a t 9:1 5 AM , 6:1 5 P Mand 7:1 5 PMdaily . Duratio no f al l flight s i s approximatel yon e hour . Ne wMexic o Airline s ha s serve d Carlsbad , Alamogord o and Hobbs , Ne wMexic o fo r approximatel yfou r years . Airlin e Presiden t Gabrie l Kimbrel l say s th e companyha s bee nintereste d i nClovi s fo r some time , bu t found marke t entr ycomplicate d byth e city' s long-termdependenc e o n federa l ai r transportatio nsubsidies .

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Clovi s currentl yreceive s ai r servic e froma governmen t contracto r utilizin g 30-yea r old , 19-sea t aircraf t a t a cos t t o federa l taxpayer s o f mor e tha n$30 0 pe r passenger . Anaverag e Clovi s fligh t depart s wit habou t thre e passenger s and 1 5 empt y seat s aboard . Mor e tha n 80 % o f al l airlin e seat s purchase d fo r Clovi s byth e Unite d State s Departmen t o f Transportatio nar e neve r used . Ne wMexic o Airline s wil l provid e servic e utilizin g mor e economical , factory-new , nine-sea t aircraf t wit hsignificantl y reduce d operatin g cost s and carbo nemissions . Fare s wil l increas e ove r curren t levels ; however , th e entir e cos t o f servic e deliver ywil l b e born e b yth e airlin e and it s passengers , rathe r tha nfedera l taxpayers . "Whe nyo u conside r U S taxpayer s ar e currentl yspendin g mor e tha n $30 0 jus t t o mak e th e sea t available , and th e passenge r i s payin g a s muc ha s $20 0 mor e fo r thei r individua l ticket , th e combine d cos t o f a one-wa yfligh t fromClovi s t o Albuquerqu e can easil yexcee d $500. " Kimbrel l said . Th e Airlin e Presiden t say s Ne wMexic o Airlines ' $30 0 one-way interne t far e betwee n Albuquerqu e and Clovi s save s up t o $20 0 ove r th e current , combine d cos t o f servic e delivery . MOR ECLOVI S LAND S NE WAIRLIN E 3-3- 3

"Gettin g peopl e t o trysomethin g ne wand mor e economica l ca n b e a challenge, " say s Kimbrell , "especiall ywhe nsomebodyels e i s pickin g u

p th e tab. " Kimbrel l believe s shiftin g th e financia l burde n fromtaxpayer s t o individual s utilizin g th e servic e make s mor e sense . "It' s th e onl ysustainabl e approach, " h e says . Kimbrel l firs t introduce d hi s busines s mode l t o communit y leader s mor e tha n tw o year s ago . Cit yofficial s wer e complimentary , bu t uncomfortabl e wit hchange . "The ytol d u s w e ha d innovativ e idea s tha t mad e fisca l sense , bu t the ydi d no t wan t t o b e mavericks, " Kimbrel l said . Th e Airlin e Presiden t believe d enoug hi nhi s ownbusines s mode l t o serv e Clovi s withou t federa l subsidies . "Chang e i s difficul t fo r some . W e didn' t wan t t o as k peopl e t o endors e somethin g the y hav e neve r tried , s o we'r e doin g i t wit hou r ow nmoney. " Kimbrel l said . Th e airlin e ha s eliminate d anestimate d $1 2 millio no r mor e i n federa l subsidie s fromsi xlocation s i nHawaii , Ne wMexic o and Georgi a sinc e 2007 . Locally , Ne wMexic o Airline s ha s serve d Hobb s withou t subsidyfo r nearl ytwo years .

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Kimbrel l say s governmen t subsidie s canpla ya vita l rol e i nai r servic e development , bu t believe s long-ter mdependenc e i s no t sustainable . "Ther e ha s t o b e mor e t o you r busines s mode l tha n collectin g subsidies . Otherwise , it' s jus t airlin e welfare. " Kimbrel l say s th e airlin e i s doin g everythin g possibl e t o contai nth e cos t o f fare s fo r Clovis , includin g conductin g busines s from

th e private . Fixe d Bas e Operatio nadjacen t t o th e Termina l a t Clovi s Airport . "Ther e i s n o reaso nt o utiliz e th e termina l i f w e canrunthing s froman FB O a t significantl yreduce d cost . W e ca nhel p contai n fare s bypassin g thos e saving s alon g t o ou r customers. " Say s Kimbrell , wh o welcome s idea s fromcustomer s and cit yleader s abou t way s t o reduc e cost s and lowe r fares . Are a residen t Carlo s Aria s ha s bee nname d a s Ne wMexic o Airlines ' Directo r a t Larg e fo r Clovi s / Portale s and Canno nAi r Forc e Base . Aria s wil l manag e loca l communit ybusines s and governmen t relationships , and serv e a s th e are a liaiso nt o Kimbrell . "Carlo s ha s bee n conductin g busines s a t th e Clovi s Airpor t fo r years, " sai d Kimbrell . " I thin k hi s loca l root s and common-sens e
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approac har e importan t t o ou r success , and w e ar e please d t o hav e hi m

a s ou r representative. " Ticket s fo r th e ne wClovi s servic e ar e currentl yo nsal e fo r trave l beginnin g Ma y1 , 201 1 a t www . nev/mexicoairlines . com o r throug hNe wMexic o Airlines ' 24-hou r toll-fre e reservation s cente r a t 888-564-6119 . Ne wMexic o Airline s i s a divisio n o f Pacifi c Wings , L.L.C. , a collectio no f airlin e brand s servin g communitie s throughou t th e Unite d State s fo r mor e tha n3 5 years .

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i t Al l fare s liste d o n nevnnexicoalrlines.comar e pe r custome r an d pe r flight , an d includ e th e bas e far e plu s a federa l excis e ta xan d al l fue l surcharges . Fare s d o not includ e (a ) a federa l segmen t fe e o f u p t o $3.7 0 pe r U.S . domesti c fligh t segmen t ( a fligh t segmen t i s define d a s on e takeof f an d landing ) o f a passenger' s itinerary ; (b ) u p t o $1 8 pe r roun d tri p i n airpor t assesse d Passenge r Facilit yCharge s (PFCs) ; o r (c ) a Septembe r 11t hSecurit yFe e o f u p t o $ 5 one-way .