Delta, US Airways, Southwest Increase Service to Key West

Two airlines have begun nonstop seasonal service between Key West and both New York and Washington. Delta Air Lines is offering direct flights from New York’s LaGuardia Airport daily through Jan. 5, and each Saturday from March 2 through April 6. The 1,211-mile flight is the longest commercial route ever to serve Key West, Keys airport officials said.

Direct US Airways flights from Washington’s Reagan National Airport are being offered once daily through Jan. 5, and will continue each Saturday through April. Southwest Airlines is to begin daily service between New Orleans and Key West on March 9.

By the end of November, Key West International had already passed last year's passenger count of 677,581, according to Peter Horton, director of Monroe County airports. Horton anticipates the passenger count to reach more than 730,000 by Dec. 31.

The airport also achieved point-of-entry status to Cuba from federal officials this year, which permits the airport to stage flights directly to and from the island nation that is just 90 miles to the south of Key West. Officials at South Florida-based Golden Air Charters say they have plans to begin charter service from Key West this year.

Source: Travel Pulse, http://www.travelpulse.com/delta-us-airways-southwest-increase-service-to-key-west.html