Regional carrier Silver Airways is adding flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Orlando and Tallahassee and weekend service to two Bahamas islands beginning Nov. 21.
Based in Fort Lauderdale, Silver Airways Corp. is a U.S.-owned and operated airline with nearly 200 daily scheduled flights .Orlando will be Silver Airways’ third nonstop destination offered from Tallahassee. The airline also flies direct to Tampa and to Fort Lauderdale from Tallahassee.
“This latest expansion in our operations is all about better serving the broader needs of our customers here in Florida,” said David H. Pflieger Jr., the airline’s president and CEO. “Within the state, we’re improving connectivity from north to south and extending our reach to the Bahamas.”
“Florida and the Bahamas are our bread and butter and the cornerstone of our network,” added Pflieger.
Silver will operate its Saab 340Bplus fuel-efficient aircraft on the new routes, which can carry 34 passengers. The planes feature leather seats, large and accessible overhead bins, flight attendant service, on-board lavatories and an active noise-reduction system, officials said. It has 27 of the aircraft in its fleet.
Chief Commercial Officer Travis Christ said the airline will scale back the Tampa-Tallahassee route to two daily flights as it adds service to Orlando and Tallahassee directly. In-state service will be more “balanced,” he said.
Round-trip flights will operate daily to Orlando, and continue on to Tallahassee, during the weekdays, and Bahamas flights will be offered over an extended weekend period. The weekday nonstop flight will offer travelers from Palm Beach International Airport the only non-stop flight between the two cities. Passengers will also be able to fly Silver to Tallahassee via Orlando.
