Southern Airways to begin Non-Stop Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Flights on October 31st

Southern Airways to begin Non-Stop Harrisburg to Pittsburgh Flights on October 31st

(Middletown, PA – August 15, 2016)  This is no trick!  For the first time in eight years, nonstop flights between Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will be available on Halloween.

Beginning October 31st, 2016, Southern Airways will offer three non-stop flights each weekday and one flight each day on Saturdays and Sundays, between Pennsylvania’s Capital City and the Steel City.   “Southern Airways is proud and honored to serve more Pennsylvania cities from Pittsburgh than any other airline,” said Keith Sisson, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Southern. “Harrisburg to Pittsburgh is destined to become one of our signature routes.”

Schedule of service between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh effective 10/31/16:

Departs MDT Arrives PIT Frequency
8:55 am 10:30 am M-F
2:30 pm 4:00 pm M-F
6:55 pm 8:25 pm M-F
10:05 am 11:35 am Sat
8:25 pm 9:55 pm Sun

Schedule of service between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg effective 10/31/16:

Departs PIT Arrives MDT Frequency
7:00 am 8:30 am M-F
12:30 pm 2:00 pm M-F
5:00 pm 6:25 pm M-F
8:05 am 9:35 am Sat
6:30 pm 7:55 pm Sun

“Today, we are pleased to announce that tickets are on sale at Iflysouthern.com or by calling our call center at 1-800-329-0485,” said Mark Cestari, Executive Vice President, Business Development of Southern.  “All tickets purchased during the month of August for any future flight will be $99 each way, before taxes and fees.  For tickets purchased on or after September 1st, 2016, fares will begin at $128 each way, before taxes and fees.”

Cestari explained that Southern flies dozens of flights each day in the Mid-Atlantic Region between Pittsburgh and various communities in Pennsylvania, in addition to locations in Maryland and New York.  “The Caravans we fly are reliable, comfortable and provide a similar experience to owning your own private plane.  We give business travelers to Pittsburgh the opportunity to relax or be productive while traveling.”

“The ability to get to western PA and back in one day will save business travelers hours of driving through construction zones, tunnels and over hills,” said Timothy J. Edwards, Executive Director, Harrisburg International Airport.  “We are grateful that Southern Airways will once again connect our two regions by air.”