FOR IMME­DI­ATE RELEASE
March 4, 2021

ECP Announces New and Return­ing Sea­son­al Service

Amer­i­can to launch ECP’s first non­stop to Philadelphia

PANA­MA CITY BEACH, Fla. (March 4, 2021) – North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (ECP) pre­pares for a sea­son­al increase in trav­el as air­line part­ners announce new and return­ing ser­vice this Spring and Sum­mer. Amer­i­can Air­lines, Delta Air Lines, South­west Air­lines, and Unit­ed Air­lines are expect­ed to increase flight activ­i­ty at ECP in March. Increased flight capa­bil­i­ties also mean new loca­tions for flyers. 

New this Spring, Amer­i­can Air­lines is start­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and Philadel­phia (PHL), and Unit­ed Air­lines is now offer­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and Wash­ing­ton – Dulles (IAD). Return­ing non­stop ser­vice includes pas­sen­ger favorites like Austin (AUS), Bal­ti­more (BWI), Chica­go (ORD/MDW), Den­ver (DEN), and St. Louis (STL), and increased fre­quen­cy to Atlanta (ATL), Char­lotte (CLT, Dal­las (DFW/DAL), Hous­ton (IAH/HOU) and Nashville (BNA).

Enhanced sea­son­al ser­vice is a huge relief to many trav­el­ers look­ing to recon­nect with loved ones this year and for those in need of a getaway.

“The oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­nect our pas­sen­gers again with even more options gives us a lot of opti­mism for the year ahead,” said Glen McDon­ald, Chair­man of the Board of Direc­tors for ECP. ​“Enhanced ser­vice will allow thou­sands of local pas­sen­gers the con­ve­nience of safe­ly trav­el­ing to even more des­ti­na­tions, while also afford­ing tourists the oppor­tu­ni­ty to vis­it our beau­ti­ful Region.”

On a Sat­ur­day in March, ECP will wel­come more than 80 com­mer­cial flights. 

“Sched­uled flights for March are com­pa­ra­ble to typ­i­cal July num­bers at ECP,” added Park­er W. McClel­lan, Jr., A.A.E., ECP Exec­u­tive Direc­tor. ​“As our Air­port grows increas­ing­ly pop­u­lar, we gain oppor­tu­ni­ties to expand our flight capa­bil­i­ties. Our facil­i­ties and staff con­tin­ue our ded­i­ca­tion to pro­vid­ing a pre­mier fly­ing expe­ri­ence and will adapt to the growth as they do every year.”

See below for the updat­ed ser­vice pro­vid­ed by ECP air­line partners. 

Amer­i­can Air­lines offer­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and: 

  • Char­lotte, NC (CLT)
  • Dal­las Fort-Worth, TX (DFW)
  • Philadel­phia, PA (PHL) Seasonal
  • Wash­ing­ton DC (DCA)

Delta Air Lines offer­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and: 

  • Atlanta, GA (ATL)

South­west Air­lines offer­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and: 

  • Atlanta, GA (ATL) Seasonal
  • Austin, TX (AUS) Seasonal
  • Bal­ti­more, MD (BWI) Seasonal
  • Chica­go, IL (MDW) Seasonal
  • Dal­las, TX (DAL)
  • Den­ver, CO (DEN) Seasonal
  • Hous­ton, TX (HOU)
  • Kansas City, MO (MCI) Seasonal
  • Nashville, TN (BNA) Year-Round
  • St. Louis, MO (STL) Seasonal
  • Wash­ing­ton DC (DCA) Seasonal

Unit­ed Air­lines offer­ing non­stop ser­vice between ECP and: 

  • Chica­go, IL (ORD) Seasonal
  • Den­ver, CO (DEN) Seasonal 
  • Hous­ton, TX (IAH)
  • Wash­ing­ton Dulles, VA (IAD)

Pas­sen­gers may begin book­ing flights immediately. 

ECP con­tin­ues to work with its part­ners and staff to ensure a safe trav­el expe­ri­ence for pas­sen­gers. For trav­el updates and more infor­ma­tion on our ECP Ready Pro­gram, vis­it ifly​beach​es​.com.

Flight sched­ules are sub­ject to change at any time.

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About North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port

North­west Flori­da Beach­es Inter­na­tion­al Air­port (ECP) offers some of the region’s low­est aver­age air­fares and is locat­ed less than 30 min­utes from Pana­ma City Beach, Pana­ma City and the beach­es of South Wal­ton. Today, with ser­vice from Amer­i­can Air­lines, Delta Air Lines, South­west Air­lines, and Unit­ed Air­lines, ECP pro­vides dai­ly flights to world­wide des­ti­na­tions. The first inter­na­tion­al air­port to be built in more than a decade, ECP pro­vides North­west Flori­da com­mu­ni­ties with first-class facil­i­ties and was strate­gi­cal­ly devel­oped for major eco­nom­ic devel­op­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties. ECP is the gate­way to vis­i­tors seek­ing North­west Florida’s famous beaches.