NEWS

June 30, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Michael C. McCarron Director, Bureau of Community Affairs (650) 821-4000 SF-05-31 [email protected]

Song Inaugurates SFO-JFK Service New Low Fare Service to New York City

SAN FRANCISCO -- Song will begin nonstop service between San Francisco International Airport and New York-JFK on July 4, 2005. Song is the seventh airline to announce new service at SFO in just the past eighteen months (AirTran, Air New Zealand, WestJet, Virgin America, Independence, and Icelandair are the other six.)

To commemorate this new, low-cost, cross-country service, representatives from Song and the San Francisco International Airport will be hosting a celebration at Gate 44 in Boarding Area “C” of Terminal 1 on Monday, July 4, 2005 beginning at 10:00 a.m. With the arrival of Song’s first flight at 10:30 a.m., the Airport Division of the San Francisco Fire Department will provide an official welcome with a traditional water canon salute.

What: Inaugural arrival of Song from New York-JFK

When: Monday, July 4, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. (Please note media desiring access to Gate 44 be at the security checkpoint at Boarding Area “C” NO LATER THAN 10:00 a.m.)

Who: Representatives from Song and San Francisco International Airport.

Where: Gate 44, Boarding Area “C”, Terminal 1

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About San Francisco International Airport SFO (www.flysfo.com) connects non-stop with more than 60 cities in the United States on 20 domestic airlines, including more than twice as many non-stop flights to the New York area than other Bay Area airports combined. In addition, SFO offers non-stop links with more than 30 international points on 25 international carriers, making SFO the Bay Area’s Airport of Choice.