Middle Ga. Regional Airport will begin flying to Washington D.C., upstate NY
Contour Airlines, the sole commercial airline flying out of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, will replace its flights to Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Macon’s regional airport will replace flights to Baltimore with flights to Washington Dulles International Airport starting May 1, increasing access for travelers not wanting to make the trek to Atlanta.
The airline will also start offering flights to Plattsburgh, New York starting May 1.
Contour Airlines, a commercial airline flying out of the Middle Georgia Regional Airport, currently only sends passengers to Baltimore / Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
One or two flights will run per day, all week. The airline is offering an introductory $99 ticket, which includes a checked bag, according to a Macon Bibb-County press release. A one-way ticket normally costs about $140.
“This change not only opens connections for Macon travelers, it creates a new audience of visitors to Middle Georgia from across the country,” said Gary Wheat, president and CEO of Visit Macon. “We now have the opportunity for a broader reach in our marketing efforts in showcasing our community as a premier destination.”
The airport received $4 million from the Georgia Department of Transportation last summer to construct new hangars and build out other infrastructure. The grant came as the airport looks to build a new guitar-shaped fixed base operation and work on its runway expansion project.
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