For more information, contact

Ted Burton, Public Relations Manager, 389-7550

Web site: www.capmetro.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 20, 2000

CATCH A BUS AND AVOID AIRPORT PARKING

CRUNCH DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Capital Metro adds stop along airport route in time for Thanksgiving

If you don’t want to fight for parking at the airport this Thanksgiving, let someone else do the driving and drop you off right in front of the terminal. Capital Metro is adding another stop to its Airport Limited-Stop Service bus route just in time for Thanksgiving. The Airport Limited No. 100 offers daily service from the University of Texas area and downtown to the airport.

Currently route 100 makes five stops with buses running every 70 minutes. Tuesday, Capital Metro is adding a stop at San Jacinto Blvd. / 21^st St. and bringing the total to six.

Here are the Airport Limited stops:

Bus Stop - Location	Nearest Landmark
Dean Keaton St. (26^th St.) / Speedway	University of Texas campus - next to the pedestrian crossover bridge.
San Jacinto Blvd. / 21^st St.	University of Texas campus - next to Royal-Mecapitalmetrol Stadium
11^th St. / Congress Ave.	Capitol Transfer Center – in front of the Capitol (board here when traveling to the Airport). Congress/11^th southeast corner (deboard here when returning from the Airport)
Congress Ave. / 7^th St.	Southwest corner – on the west side of Congress Avenue (board here when traveling to the Airport) 8^th St./Congress Ave. – northeast corner by Hit or Miss Dress Shop (deboard here when returning from the Airport)
Pleasant Valley / 7^th St.	Capital Metro Transfer Center – by HEB
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Main Terminal	Main Terminal 2^nd Level – next to the Southwest Airlines Check-In gate. (Passenger Drop-off and Pick-up) Main Terminal 1^st Level – just outside Exit #4 of Baggage Claim. (Passenger Pick-up)

The Airport Limited No. 100 runs from 5 AM to 10:30 PM weekdays; 6:30 AM to 10:20 PM Saturdays, and 7:40 AM to 10:20 PM on Sundays. Buses pickup and drop-off at the Main Terminal. Passenger drop-off is on the 2^nd Level near the Southwest Airlines “check-in” gate. Passenger pick-ups are on the 1^st Level (Main Terminal Baggage Claim Exit #4). The one-way fare is $0.50 per passenger.

Capital Metro’s second airport route is the No. 350 Airport Boulevard which runs from Northcross Mall to the airport. This is a multiple stop service with stops at the Northcross Mall Transfer Center, North Lamar Transfer Center/Park & Ride, Highland Mall Transfer Center, ACC-Riverside Campus Transfer Center and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Service operates every 30 minutes on Weekdays from 6 AM to 10 PM; every 40 minutes on Saturdays from 6:30 AM to 10 PM; and every 50 minutes on Sundays from 7:30 AM to approximately 6 PM. Buses service the Main Terminal. Passenger drop-off and pick-up is only on the 2^nd Level near the Southwest Airlines “check-in” gate. The one-way fare is $0.50 per passenger.

For more information about routes and schedules, call 474-1200 or visit our website at www.capmetro.org