New airline aha! launches with inaugural nonstop flight from Reno-Tahoe to Pasco/Tri-Cities

New airline aha! launches with inaugural nonstop flight from Reno-Tahoe to Pasco/Tri-Cities

PASCO, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: aha! powered by veteran ExpressJet Airlines is excited to become part of the Pasco/Tri-Cities community with its inaugural nonstop flight from Reno on October 24. The inaugural flight begins aha! service from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Tri-Cities three times weekly.

“We’re really excited to provide Tri-Cities residents the opportunity to take short trips to Reno and Lake Tahoe without the hassle of a long drive or multiple airport stops and layovers,” said ExpressJet’s CEO Subodh Karnik. “aha!’s nonstop flight from Reno to the Tri-Cities will also be a boon to incoming tourists, who will have more time to enjoy the area’s great recreational, cultural and nature activities including the numerous wineries and microbreweries and the year-round festivals.”

This was the first of eight nonstop aha! flights to smaller western U.S. cities from aha!’s hub and home base at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.

aha! launches Reno-Tahoe to Bakersfield, Calif. on October 25. Other nonstop flights, from Reno-Tahoe, follow in quick succession:

 Pasco/Tri-Cities, Wash. 24-Oct-21
 Bakersfield, Calif. 25-Oct-21
 Medford/Ashland, Ore. 31-Oct-21
 Eugene/Springfield, Ore. 1-Nov-21
 Ontario, Calif. 4-Nov-21
 Redmond/Bend, Ore. 5-Nov-21
 Eureka/Arcata, Calif. 9-Nov-21
 Fresno/Yosemite, Calif. 10-Nov-21

Convenient Nonstop Flights = More Vacations and Trips
Flights to Pasco-Tri-Cities will operate each Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday departing Tri-Cities Airport at 4:25 p.m. PT arriving in Reno-Tahoe at 6 p.m. PT. The quick 1 hour and 35 minute nonstop flight eliminates the need for time consuming connections at crowded hubs or a long drive. Nonstop flights give travelers more time for adventure and less time traveling making short, spontaneous vacations possible. Return flights will operate on the same days, departing Reno-Tahoe at 2:05 p.m. PT and arriving in Tri-Cities at 3:40 p.m. PT.