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Katie Spillman, PR Counsel
Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
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For Immediate Release:
Southwest airlines announces summer 2020 service at northwest Florida beaches international airport
Southwest to increase summer weekend service at ECP, adds daily nonstops to Atlanta
PANAMA CITY, FL (December 12, 2019) – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) and Southwest Airlines announce the airline’s summer 2020 service at the Airport. In addition to returning Southwest weekend summer nonstop service to Denver (DEN), Austin (AUS), Kansas City (MCI), Baltimore (BWI), Dallas (DAL), St. Louis (STL) and Chicago (MDW), the airline will be adding daily nonstop service to Atlanta (ATL).
“On Saturdays this summer we will have 21 flights from Southwest,” said Parker W. McClellan, Jr., A.A.E., Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Executive Director. “The Northwest Florida Region continues to be a successful destination for Southwest and their passengers across the country, and we are excited to offer even more options for our local passengers this summer.”
Southwest begins their enhanced summer schedule at ECP on June 7 and ends on August 10. Passengers may begin booking these flights Thursday.
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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 Delta, Southwest, and United, ECP provides daily flights to worldwide destinations, including nonstop flights to Atlanta (ATL), Austin (AUS) Baltimore (BWI), Charlotte (CLT), Dallas (DAL/DFW), Denver (DEN), Houston(HOU/IAH), Kansas City (MCI), Nashville (BNA), St. Louis (STL), Austin (AUS), Chicago (MDW / ORD), and Washington DC (DCA). 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.