Responding to increased demand among its key corporate customers, American Airlines today said it will add 188-seat Boeing 757 aircraft to its service between Austin, Texas, and San Jose, Calif.

American currently flies three times a day between the two high-tech centers with its 136-seat MD-80 aircraft. Beginning Dec. 14, American will switch two of the three daily flights to the larger 757 aircraft, featuring 22 First Class seats and 166 Main Cabin seats on most aircraft.

"Demand on our Austin - San Jose route continues to be very strong," said Henry Joyner, American's Senior Vice President-Planning. "These larger aircraft will help us meet the increased demand and provide more opportunities to upgrade or purchase First Class seats."

American, a founding member of the global oneworld(R) Alliance, has flown between Austin and San Jose since 1992 -- nearly 14 years. Because of the large number of high-tech businesses in both cities, the flights quickly became popular with business travelers on both ends, who playfully nicknamed the flights "The Nerd Birds." Magazines and newspapers at the time picked up the story and the name stuck.

Regardless of what you choose to call it, there will soon be more seats and larger aircraft to accommodate all those who want to fly American Airlines nonstop between Austin and San Jose.
Here is the schedule of flights between Austin and San Jose - effective Dec. 14.

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