Air service out of Jackson took its next step, when Air Choice One began offering direct flights from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport to Atlanta, Thursday.
“We currently have a flight to St. Louis, so now we’ll have a flight directly from Jackson to St. Louis and Atlanta,” Ryan Porter said. ” I told Shane Storz, the president and CEO of Air Choice One we are very pleased, with those services, very pleased with the destinations of Atlanta and St. Louis – but we’re not content.
“We want to be aggressive and add new destinations – and hopefully that will come later this year.”
Ryan Porter is the chairman of the board of commissioners of the McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport authority.
The flight to Atlanta is viewed as a bonus for manufacturers considering locating in Jackson and West Tennessee, while looking for a way to commute from Europe.
Shane Storz, said the goal for Air Choice One is to make Jackson accessible to the world, and the world accessible to Jackson.
“This is an exciting day for Air Choice One, which celebrates the launch of our new air service to Atlanta,” Shane Storz said. “We began here in Jackson in 2015 (and) it was important to us that we serve the community and consistently seek ways to enhance opportunities for business and individuals of the community to overall help the economy of the Jackson area.”
Air Choice One will offer six flights each week – initially – out of McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
The 1.5 hour flight will leave Jackson at Noon, Monday through Friday, with a return flight from Atlanta scheduled for 3:30 p.m., Eastern time.
Air Choice One will leave Jackson at 9 a.m., Sunday, and a return flight will leave Atlanta at 12:30 p.m., Eastern time.
The carrier continues to offer three round trip flights, Monday through Friday, from Jackson to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
One flight is offered each Saturday and two flights on Sundays.
(PHOTO: Flights from Jackson to Atlanta are now available following a ribbon cutting at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Thursday)
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