San Jose First Airport on the West Coast to Offer Downloadable Flight Schedules   - 1,370 Views,

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ — Norman Y. Mineta San Jose
International Airport is proud to announce today that it is the first airport
on the west coast to offer flight schedule information from its website for
downloading on desktop computers, laptops and hand-held devices such as Palms
and Pocket PCs. For the ultimate in travel planning, the electronic
timetables are available at the Airport’s website, http://www.sjc.org. Once
downloaded, business and leisure travelers will have updated flight schedules
at their fingertips whether it’s at home, the office or on the road, without
the need for a live internet connection.

Travelers may simply visit http://www.sjc.org and select the “Airlines & Flights”
link located on the homepage to view the most current flight information for
planning that next business trip or just dreaming of that next vacation.
Flight schedules can be downloaded on travelers’ desktop or laptop computer
for even easier access or synched with hand-held PDA devices to download the
data. It is a simple process and the information is continually updated.

“We are proud to be the first airport on the west coast to offer this new,
leading-edge technology and service,” said Bill Sherry, Director of Aviation.
“Air travelers have choices in the Bay Area. We have made the choice of
flying with San Jose easier with convenient travel solutions our customers
desire.”

“As the gateway to San Jose and the Silicon Valley, it is fitting that
Mineta San Jose International Airport would be the first city on the west
coast to provide easy electronic access to downloadable flight schedules,”
said City Manager Del Borgsdorf. “Making sure that we use state of the art
technology in ways that ensure better service to our customers is one of the
City’s corporate priorities.”

For more Airport information, visit http://www.sjc.org or call Airport Customer
Service at (408) 501-0979. Motorists can also tune their radios to 530 AM
within two miles of SJC for current information on airport traffic, parking
and security.

Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), a self-supporting enterprise,
is owned and operated by the City of San Jose. SJC served 11.1 million
passengers and handled approximately 240 million pounds of air cargo in 2004.
SJC has 178 flights a day on 13 domestic and international carriers to 29
nonstop destinations.