After 16 years as a charter carrier, Vision Airlines, announced it is expanding into a commercial passenger service with flights from 23 U.S. cities.
Most Florida-bound flights will be to and through Vision Airlines’ hub at Northwest Florida Regional Airport near Destin/Fort Walton Beach, a release from the company said.
The airline will offer direct flights from several cities to Ft. Lauderdale; Miami; Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers; Sanford/Orlando and St. Petersburg/Clearwater/Tampa and is linking Northwestern Florida with other areas of the state with flights to and from Southeastern, Southwestern and Central Florida.
Plans are also underway to grow its charter flight service from New York and Miami to Havana, Cuba.
On Friday, due to consumer demand, the airline announced an extension of its $49 introductory fare sale from January 23 to January 31, 2011.
Currently, Vision Airlines’ fares range from $49 to $199 one-way. On average, Vision Airlines’ one-way tickets from most cities to Florida cost $89.
Vision Airlines, the nation’s newest big jet, low fare, to Florida said, its business model is based on offering non-stop flights to the state from secondary U.S. cities that have been ignored by the major airlines.
“People in these cities are currently forced to fly in cramped regional jets, endure long layovers while connecting through other cities and they must pay extremely high airfares,” a company statement said.
Vision Airlines now offers non-stop and direct Boeing 737 jet flights from these cities to Florida at affordable prices.
Vision Airlines Cities
– Asheville, NC – Atlanta, GA – Baton Rouge, LA – Birmingham, AL – Chattanooga, TN –
– Columbia, SC – Destin/Ft. Walton Beach, FL – Ft. Lauderdale, FL –
– Greenville/Spartanburg, SC – Gulfport/Biloxi, MS – Houston, TX – Huntsville, AL –
– Knoxville, TN – Little Rock, AR – Louisville, KY – Macon, GA – Miami, FL –
– Niagara Falls/Buffalo, NY/Toronto, Canada – Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers, FL -Sanford/Orlando, FL –
– Savannah, GA – Shreveport, LA – St. Petersburg/Clearwater/Tampa, FL –
