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Low-cost airline Allegiant Air, LLC today announces new, nonstop jet service to the fun and sun of Orlando, Fla., from Chattanooga, Tenn., beginning Oct. 31. The low-fare carrier will celebrate the convenient new service to the Sunshine State, with introductory fares as low as $49* each way, when booked at www.allegiantair.com.

In response to the terrorist threat to international aviation security, the Secretary of Homeland Security has elevated the Homeland Security Advisory System Threat Condition to High, or Orange, for all domestic commercial aviation, which includes flights arriving and departing from the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.

Mike Landguth, President and CEO of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) - the largest professional organization for airport executives in the world. With nearly 500 voting members, the Southeast Chapter of AAAE is the largest chapter within the national organization.

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport is kicking off the new year with a renewed focus on providing superior customer service to local passengers. An Information Booth has been opened in the former Parking Pay Station on the first floor of the Airport terminal which is staffed with a Passenger Services Representative after business hours (5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday)

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport saw enplanements grow by 5.84% in 2005, ending the year with 258,745 total boardings. Deplanements for the year rose by 4.8%, reaching 251,624.

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport announces a new low fare structure filed by US Airways between Chattanooga and Charlotte, starting at $198 on a 21-day advance purchase ticket.

The short and long term parking lots at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport will be under construction beginning September 6. This project originally began in February, but after completing Phase 1 - which included widening the exit lanes to provide greater convenience to local passengers - the work was postponed during the busy summer travel season.

American Eagle, the regional affiliate of American Airlines, will add nonstop service between Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport beginning Aug. 1.

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority today unveiled a new airport website designed to make air travel information easier to access for local passengers. The website address is www.chattairport.com.

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority is temporarily postponing the rehabilitation of its Short- and Long-Term Parking Lots. After double-digit growth in passenger numbers in February, the parking lot was getting too full to accommodate the Airport's customers and continue the construction.

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority is partnering with the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Imaging, Robotics and Intelligent Systems (IRIS) Laboratory to research hi-tech solutions to infrastructure challenges at the Airport.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that all lighters will be prohibited from sterile areas of airports and onboard aircraft. This action is in response to a provision in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which was signed into law by the President on December 17, 2004, and requires that "butane" lighters be added to TSA's Prohibited Items List.