American Eagle's begin flights to Miami

The theme of American Eagle's new service at Gainesville Regional Airport is Bringing the World to Gainesville,and advance bookings show many travelers making connections to and from Europe, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean, according to airport officials.Twice-daily flights between Gainesville and Miami start Friday with the first flight scheduled to land at 12:50 p.m. An inaugural event will be held in the terminal lobby starting at noon.American Eagle is a regional carrier for American Airlines, which flight out of Miami to 50 other U.S. cities and 63 international destinations, including dozens throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, with one-way tickets starting at $79. American Eagle is adding direct flights to 10 more cities out of Miami starting Nov. 18.The flights will be on 64-seat Super ATR turboprop aircraft.

The Miami flight adds to the airport's Delta flights to Atlanta and US Airways flights to Charlotte, N.C.American Eagle has been trying to bring the world by taking information about the new service to the community. The airport and airline have been running advertising campaigns in the region for about a month and meeting with local business leaders and University of Florida student, faculty, alumni and athletic groups.The Alumni Association is very excited about bringing their members in from other cities to see the games,said Kathy Cargile, regional sales manager for American.