American Eagle Airlines has added a new arriving and departing flight at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport beginning June 14, 2012. East Texas will have a new option for flying in and out of Tyler in the evenings. The new flight is scheduled to arrive from Dallas Fort-Worth at 6:45 p.m. and depart to DFW at 7:15 p.m. each day.

This is good news for travelers and for Tyler Pounds. Airport Manager, Davis Dickson says the need for a later flight because the 5:15pm and 10:05pm are always completely packed.

If you want book a flight on American Eagle, just log on to American Airlines.com, or Tyler Airport.com.

Tyler Pounds manager, Davis Dickson also has some money saving tips for travelers:

One tip to saving time and money is to always book your flight to and from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR),” added Dickson. “Check with your travel agent or travel web site and use the three letter code TYR for Tyler Pounds Regional Airport.”

Tyler Pounds Regional Airport is served by American Airlines to DFW Airport and United Airlines to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport. More than 142,600 passengers flew in and out of Tyler Pounds in 2011.

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