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July 2007
Contact:
Claire Pittman, Public Relations
Manager 888-488-6422
Tunica Convention & Visitors
Bureau 662-363-3800
cpittman@tunicamiss.com
Tunica Airport Lands Tasty Deli
Cruiser’s Deli Takes Off to a Successful Start
Tunica,
Mississippi (July 11, 2007)—While waiting for flights at the Tunica
Airport, visitors can now enjoy a variety of sandwiches, salads, and
specialty items at Cruiser’s Deli that opened this month at Tunica
Airport.
“It was my dream
that when I retired to be able to open my own eating establishment,”
owner Terry Lancaster explained. “My first job when I was 14 was
working in a deli, and I’ve worked for FedEx as an Aviation
Maintenance Technician for most of my career since then.”
Now his love of
airplanes and passion for cooking are coming together. Terry and
his wife, Janice, got the idea for the deli when some of Terry’s
former co-workers, who started the aircraft maintenance group at
Tunica Airport called TAG, told Terry that there was no local
catering service at the airport. Currently, there are hundreds of
private and charter passengers and pilots who fly in and out of the
Tunica Airport daily.
“There definitely
was a need for a specialty deli, and we are very pleased that
Cruiser’s Deli will now be able to cater to our private and charter
passengers and be open to the public as well,” Cliff Nash, the
executive director of the Tunica Airport, said. “Our airport goes
abo ve
and beyond to
serve our customers, and now we can serve them with great meals,
too.”
Cruiser’s Deli hours are 9:00 am to 9:00 pm seven days a week. Call
in orders are also welcome. For more information, contact Cruiser’s
Deli at 662-357-7370.
With the completion of phases 1 and 2, which included a 7,000-foot
runway and parallel taxiway, a general and corporate aviation ramp,
10,000-square-foot Air Center, 5,000 square foot terminal, 20,000
square foot hanger, and addition of new instrument landing
capabilities, the Tunica Airport is now capable of supporting any
corporate and
general aviation aircraft, narrow-body commercial charter, and
scheduled air service operations.
Current plans are to extend the runway and parallel taxiway out to
8,500 feet by the end of 2007. Once completed, Tunica’s runway will
be the longest runway in Mississippi north of Jackson. The Tunica
Airport is located southeast of U.S. Highway 61 on Beatline Road.
For more information on the Tunica Airport, please call
662-357-7320, or visit www.tunicaairport.com.
Tunica, an area where cotton, rice, soybean fields and catfish ponds
still thrive, is “The South’s Casino Capital.” Located 30 minutes
south of Memphis, Tunica welcomes more than 15 million visitors
annually to its nine world-class casino resorts, with more than
6,300 new hotel rooms, over 40 restaurants, three championship golf
courses, outdoor recreation, museums, outlet and antique shopping,
and much more. For travel information, please visit the Tunica
website at tunicamiss.com or call Tunica toll free at 888-4-TUNICA.
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