American and Delta Airlines are anticipating direct air service into the Santa Fe Municipal Airport starting in the summer of 2008. Both airlines made their announcements to provide the service in July within a day of one another, just one month after Santa Fe's award-winning Municipal Airport attained Class 1 status under Part 139 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. Each airline had planned on starting service in late 2007 but environmental assessment of the new flights will take longer than anticipated.

American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will add nonstop service between Santa Fe Municipal Airport and both Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles International Airport starting in late March or April, 2008. American Eagle will operate round-trip service using the quiet and efficient 44-seat Embraer ERJ-140 jet.

Delta will introduce its first-ever nonstop flights between Santa Fe and the airline's western gateways in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, with an estimated start date in March or April, 2008. Delta Connection's carrier ExpressJet Airlines will operate the new routes with quiet and comfortable 50-seat Embraer regional jet aircraft.

Delta anticipates four scheduled flights each day to and from Salt Lake City and two scheduled flights each day to and from Los Angeles. American is planning on scheduled daily service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Santa Fe, two flights each day, and Friday/Sunday service between Los Angeles and Santa Fe, two flights each day.

Visitors will find themselves close to historic downtown and the city's many attractions when they choose to fly directly to the Santa Fe Municipal Airport. Small and efficient, the Santa Fe airport is located 20 minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza with rental cars and shuttle service available.

Travelers wanting additional information on Santa Fe can contact the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau at 800-777-2489 or visit the bureau's website, www.santafe.org.