A V I A T I O N M A R K E T D E V E L O P M E N T A I R S E R V I C E U P D A T E NOVEMBER 2 0 0 8 RSW PROVIDES NONSTOP SERVICE TO 38 DESTINATIONS (36 DOMESTIC & 2 INTERNATIONAL) THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED BY 21 DIFFERENT AIR CARRIERS AT RSW
AIR SERVICE NEWS
Air Berlin/LTU (AB / LT) Air Berlin/LTU will offer three weekly flights to Düsseldorf (DUS) for the fall/winter schedule. This is an increase in one weekly from the same period last year. Air Berlin /LTU’s partner airlines offer convenient connecting flights to points throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia from DUS. . AirTran Airways (FL) AirTran will inaugurate daily nonstop service to Columbus, Ohio (CMH) on November 6. With this new service AirTran will operate to 14 nonstop destinations, twice as many as any other carrier serving RSW. Cape Air (9K) Cape Air will inaugurate three times daily nonstop service to Marathon (MTH) in the Florida Keys on December 19. RSW will be the only city servicing MTH with commercial air service. JetBlue Airways (B6) JetBlue will inaugurate daily nonstop service to Washington D.C.-Dulles (IAD) starting December 18. . Midwest Airlines (YX) Midwest will resume seasonal daily nonstop service to Milwaukee (MKE) on December 20; this service will operate until April 19, 2009. Southwest Airlines (WN) Southwest will inaugurate daily nonstop service to Saint Louis, Missouri (STL) on November 2. The will be the sixth nonstop destination offered by Southwest from RSW. They currently offer daily nonstop service to Baltimore (BWI), Chicago- Midway (MDW), Long Island-Islip (ISP), Philadelphia (PHL), and Orlando (MCO). Sunwing Airlines (SW) Sunwing will resume its weekly service to Toronto (YYZ) starting November 3. United Airlines (UA) United will be upgrading their aircraft on the daily nonstop flight to Chicago-O’Hare (ORD), starting November 2 they will operate a 138 seat A320 from their current 70 seat ERJ 170. USA 3000 (U5) Starting December 18, USA 3000 will offer six weekly nonstop flights to Milwaukee (MKE).
Aviation Day is a free, annual event organized by the Lee County Port Authority aimed at educating the residents of Southwest Florida about aviation. Aviation Day will be held at Page Field General Aviation Airport in Fort Myers on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is held on the north ramp off N. Airport Road.
This year’s highlights: Douglas C-54E flying museum and memorial, the same type aircraft used to transport supplies into Germany during the Berlin Airlift. P-51D Mustang fighter plane that began its service in 1945 at Page Field. Experimental, antique and military plane exhibits, plane rides, children’s activities and character appearances, demonstrations by airport police and fire departments, refreshments and more.
CURRENT RSW NONSTOP DESTINATIONS
Domestic
Air Tran Airways (FL) • Akron-Canton (CAK) seasonal • Atlanta (ATL) • Buffalo (BUF) • Boston (BOS) seasonal • Baltimore-Washington (BWI) • Chicago-Midway (MDW) seasonal • Columbus (CMH) Starts November 6 • Detroit (DTW) seasonal • Flint (FNT) seasonal • Indianapolis (IND) • Milwaukee (MKE) • Pittsburgh (PIT) seasonal • Reagan Washington-National (DCA) • White Plains (HPN) seasonal American Airlines/American Eagle (AA) • Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) • Miami (MIA) • Saint Louis (STL) Continental Airlines (CO) • Cleveland (CLE) • Houston-Intercontinental (IAH) • Newark (EWR) Cape Air / Continental Connection (9K) • Key West (EYW) • Marathon (MTH) Starts December 19 • Tampa (TPA) Delta Air Lines/Delta Connection (DL) • Atlanta (ATL) • Boston (BOS) • Cincinnati (CVG) • Hartford-Bradley (BDL) seasonal • New York-LaGuardia (LGA) JetBlue Airways (B6) • New York-Kennedy (JFK) • Newark-Liberty (EWR) • Boston (BOS) • Buffalo (BUF) seasonal • Washington D.C.-Dulles (IAD) Starts December 18 • White Plains (HPN) Midwest Airlines (YX) • Milwaukee (MKE) Starts December 20 Northwest (NW) • Detroit-Metro (DTW) • Flint (FNT) seasonal • Indianapolis (IND) • Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) • Memphis (MEM) seasonal Southwest Airlines (WN) • Baltimore-Washington (BWI) • Chicago-Midway (MDW) • Long Island-Islip (ISP) • Orlando (MCO) • Philadelphia (PHL) • Saint Louis (STL) Starts November 2 Spirit Airlines (NK) • Atlantic City (ACY) • Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) • Detroit-Metro (DTW) Sun Country Airlines (SY) • Minneapolis (MSP)
United Airlines / United Express (UA) • Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) USA 3000 (U5) • Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) • Cincinnati (CVG) • Cleveland (CLE) • Detroit-Metro (DTW) • Milwaukee (MKE) Starts December 18 • Pittsburgh (PIT) • Philadelphia (PHL) • Saint Louis (STL) US Airways (US) • Charlotte (CLT) • Philadelphia (PHL) • Pittsburgh (PIT) • Reagan Washington-National (DCA) INTERNATIONAL
Air Canada (AC) • Toronto, Canada (YYZ) weekly service Sunwing Airlines (SW) • Toronto (YYZ) seasonal service resumes November 3 WestJet (WS) • Toronto, Canada (YYZ) weekly service Air Berlin / LTU (AB / LT) • Düsseldorf, Germany (DUS)
Domestic Nonstop Destinations International Nonstop Destinations 1. Akron-Canton (CAK)-AirTran 2. Atlanta (ATL)-Air Tran, Delta 1. Düsseldorf, Germany (DUS)-Air Berlin/LTU 3. Atlantic City (ACY)-Spirit 2. Toronto, Canada (YYZ)-Air Canada, WestJet, Sunwing 4. Baltimore (BWI)-AirTran, Southwest, 5. Boston (BOS)-JetBlue, Delta, AirTran 6. Buffalo (BUF)-AirTran, JetBlue 7. Chicago (MDW)-Southwest. AirTran 8. Chicago (ORD)-American, Spirit, United, USA3000 9. Charlotte (CLT)-US Airways 10. Cincinnati (CVG)-Delta, USA3000 11. Cleveland (CLE)-Continental, USA3000 12. Columbus (CMH)- AirTran, starts November 6 13. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)-American 14. Detroit (DTW)-AirTran, Northwest, Spirit, USA3000 15. Flint (FNT)-AirTran 16. Key West (EYW)-Cape Air 17. Hartford (BDL)-Delta 18. Houston-Intercontinental (IAH)-Continental 19. Indianapolis (IND)-AirTran, Northwest 20. Long Island-Islip (ISP) - Southwest 21. Marathon (MTH)- Cape Air, starts December 19 22. Memphis (MEM)-Northwest 23. Miami (MIA)-American Eagle 24. Milwaukee (MKE)-AirTran, Midwest, USA3000 25. Minneapolis (MSP)-Northwest, Sun Country 26. New York (LGA)-Delta 27. New York (JFK)-JetBlue 28. Newark (EWR)-Continental, JetBlue 29. Orlando (MCO)-Southwest 30. Philadelphia(PHL)-Southwest, US Airways, USA3000 31. Pittsburgh (PIT)-US Airways, USA3000, AirTran 32. Saint Louis (STL)-American, USA3000, Southwest 33. Tampa (TPA)-Cape Air 34. Washington D.C, National (DCA)-Air Tran, US Airways 35. Washington D.C. Dulles (IAD) JetBlue, starts December 18 36. White Plains (HPN)-AirTran, JetBlue
Please note: cities mentioned are served nonstop in/out of RSW. Other cities may be available through connecting cities. Airline schedule information is provided by the respective airlines and is subject to change without notice. For more information about airline schedules, please contact the airline directly or your travel agent.
If you need further information please contact:
Brian M. Solis, Coordinator, Aviation Market Development Lee County Port Authority, Southwest Florida International Airport Phone: (239) 590-4509, [email protected]