DULUTH — Solar Nation Airways will resume its seasonal service of direct flights between Duluth and Fort Myers, Florida, in 2024. The Duluth Worldwide Airport introduced the return of the Fort Myers flights, which can run from Feb. 2 to April 24, 2024.
The timing of the service corresponds to the anticipated annual spike in demand for journey from Duluth’s chilly local weather to hotter environs. Solar Nation started its seasonal service to southern latitudes in 2021; earlier nonstop service from Duluth to Phoenix is not going to return in 2024, in accordance with a information launch.
“We’re excited to proceed our partnership with Solar Nation and produce this direct flight to Fort Myers again to our area throughout the winter season,” mentioned Duluth Worldwide Airport Government Director Tom Werner in an announcement.
In an electronic mail accompanying the information launch, Natalie Baker, the airport’s director of communication and advertising, acknowledged that the airline trade continues to face “a extreme pilot scarcity.” The scarcity has significantly affected regional service, together with a hoped-for nonstop route between Duluth and Denver.
“Lots of our peer communities that we compete with for air service usually are not doing that effectively,” Werner informed the Information Tribune in January. “So whereas we’re not going to relaxation on our laurels, we’re blessed to have what now we have and want to develop from right here.”
The 2024 service to Fort Myers is deliberate for twice-weekly operation, on Mondays and Fridays. The airport is providing a 50% parking low cost for Solar Nation passengers. For extra info, see
suncountry.com
and
duluthairport.com.
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