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2006-10-17, 03:53 PM
AirTran Airways, an Orlando-based discount carrier, will expand its service at Westchester County Airport with the addition of new service to three Florida cities. The new daily nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and Tampa will begin Dec. 21, the airline said yesterday.
AirTran already offers flights that connect Westchester to Orlando and West Palm Beach.
John Kirby, AirTran's director of strategic planning and scheduling, said that the airline is happy to expand its service in Westchester.
"AirTran Airways gives Westchester County residents an affordable reason to use their hometown airport for a winter getaway," Kirby said.
When AirTran began service at the Westchester airport in April, local travel agents said the addition of another airline should be good news for travelers looking for better connections and lower fares. Fares at the Westchester airport often are higher than bigger airports in the New York metropolitan region. AirTran also was the first airline in many years to offer direct service from Westchester to Florida, one of the most popular vacation destinations.
AirTran uses Boeing 717 aircraft with 12 business class and 105 coach seats.
AirTran's addition of three new Florida cities this winter should give travelers an expanded array of choices at an airport that has been "underutilized," Mal Beiner, travel consultant at Mount Kisco Travel & Tours, said yesterday. "The new service should go over well. It also may help fares because when a new carrier comes in with lower fares, other airlines start to match it."
Nationally, AirTran operates more than 600 daily flights to 50 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier after Delta Air Lines Inc.
AirTran already offers flights that connect Westchester to Orlando and West Palm Beach.
John Kirby, AirTran's director of strategic planning and scheduling, said that the airline is happy to expand its service in Westchester.
"AirTran Airways gives Westchester County residents an affordable reason to use their hometown airport for a winter getaway," Kirby said.
When AirTran began service at the Westchester airport in April, local travel agents said the addition of another airline should be good news for travelers looking for better connections and lower fares. Fares at the Westchester airport often are higher than bigger airports in the New York metropolitan region. AirTran also was the first airline in many years to offer direct service from Westchester to Florida, one of the most popular vacation destinations.
AirTran uses Boeing 717 aircraft with 12 business class and 105 coach seats.
AirTran's addition of three new Florida cities this winter should give travelers an expanded array of choices at an airport that has been "underutilized," Mal Beiner, travel consultant at Mount Kisco Travel & Tours, said yesterday. "The new service should go over well. It also may help fares because when a new carrier comes in with lower fares, other airlines start to match it."
Nationally, AirTran operates more than 600 daily flights to 50 destinations. The airline's hub is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it is the second largest carrier after Delta Air Lines Inc.