The only thing better than a beach vacation is arriving faster to your beach vacation destination. For those want to reach South Walton and Destin, Florida faster or simply don't want to hear “Mom & Dad, Are we there yet?", the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has some great news. ECP will have more flights and more direct flights this summer than ever before.
The enhanced summer flight schedule will begin June 6, end August 6, and will have 15 flights on Saturdays, nine flights on Sunday, and seven-weekday flights
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Published on Thursday, December 7, 2017
Great news! Allegiant Air will begin new, nonstop air service from Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to 11 cities around the U.S. starting in May 2017. Locals love to travel to destinations, including Austin, Washington D.C. and Louisville, among others, and families love to travel to Florida’s Emerald Coast to enjoy our soft white sand beaches and fun family activities, making this expansion a win-win. This is the largest single expansion into Florida in the company's history. To celebrate, the Allegiant Airlines move to Destin, the
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Published on Wednesday, January 11, 2017
News that our guests can get to the beach faster and Destin residents can access the Big Easy more swiftly is spreading quickly throughout Northwest Florida. Regional air carrier GLO Airlines (pronounced: glow) will begin seasonal air service between Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) servicing Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, AR on March 25 just in time for the popular Easter week at the beach. The new service will run Fridays, Saturdays and
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Published on Monday, February 15, 2016
Great news for our friends from Dallas, Texas! Texas families can visit South Walton more often with new direct, non-stop, daily flights on Southwest Airlines from Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) in Panama City. A soft-launch begins on March 7 with non-stop Saturday service to Dallas Love Field for the month of March. Beginning on April 8, Southwest Airlines will increase air service with daily non-stop service from April through the summer season. This is especially good news for Dallas wine enthusiasts
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Published on Monday, March 2, 2015
Floridians have been patiently waiting for air service from Northwest Florida to the central portion of the state and thanks to Silver Airways it will begin spring 2015! Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport in Panama City Beach recently announced Silver Airways is bringing two new non-stop flights from Tampa and Orlando to the beaches of Northwest Florida. As the airline of choice for Florida and the Bahamas, Silver Airways offers more routes within Florida than any other airline. The new flights begin on March 19, 2015 with one round
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Published on Monday, February 9, 2015
Residents in Washington, D.C. now have direct access to the beautiful white sand beaches of Destin, FL. US Airways recently announced that it will begin daily non-stop service from Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) to Washington Regan-National Airport (DCA), starting March 25, 2012. US Airways will operate a 50-seat CRJ regional jet that departs DCA at 2:40 p.m. and arrives VPS at 4:13 p.m., then stays at the gate for a 37-minute turn, departing for Washington DC at 4:50 p.m. and arriving at DCA at 8:13 p.m. daily. To learn more visit
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Published on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Southwest Airlines celebrates the announcement of their Panama City Beach fares and flights. The airline's announcement included a special fare offer and flight schedule details for the carrier's previous announcement of service from Panama City Beach to begin May 2010. There will be non-stop service to Panama City from Baltimore/Washington, Nashville, Houston Hobby & Orlando beginning May 23, 2010. Introductory one-way fares from $49 & $69 only through December. 18, 2009 and only at www.southwest.com. Panama
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Published on Wednesday, December 16, 2009