June 12, 2002
Lehigh
Valley International Airport Announces Two New Nonstop Flights To
Florida By Southeast Airlines
Contact: Susan
Kittle
Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority
1-800-FLY-LVIA
Lehigh Valley,
Pa. - The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority and Southeast
Airlines, Inc. announced today that Southeast will inaugurate new
nonstop service to the Orlando, FL and Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
regions on August 9, 2002. Service will be with a Boeing MD-80 aircraft
and will begin with one nonstop and a one-stop flight to each city
five days per week. Passengers will soon be able to make convenient
connections to several Caribbean destinations.
Fares to Florida will be as low as $59 each way. Service
will be to the uncrowded and easy to use Orlando-Sanford International
Airport and the St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport.
"We are excited about this major new service that restores
our nonstop link to the Orlando area and provides new service to
the Tampa Bay area one of our other popular destinations,"
commented George F. Doughty, Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority
Executive Director. He went on to say, "In the year ended June
30, 2001, 185,000 passengers flew from LVIA on other carriers that
no longer serve this route nonstop."
Tom Kolfenbach,
President of Southeast Airlines said, "We look forward to providing
an excellent and reliable service linking Eastern Pennsylvania and
Northern New Jersey with these important Florida regions."
He added, "We believe that this service will be the first of
several new destinations we plan to fly from Lehigh Valley International
Airport."
For more information on this new service, travelers should contact
Southeast Airlines toll free at 1-800-FLY-SEAL (359-7325). Travelers
can also contact the Lehigh Valley International Airport toll free
at 1-800-FLY-LVIA (359-5842) or visit the Airport's website at www.lvia.org
for more information on services and facilities.
Lehigh Valley International Airport is located near Allentown, Pennsylvania
and serves a twelve county area with a population of 2.5 million
people. The Airport is easily accessible from communities in the
eastern Pennsylvania and northern New Jersey areas.
Schedule:
Allentown,
PA (ABE) - Orlando/Sanford, FL (SFB)
Departs - 7:00am Arrives - 9:30am Except Tue/Wed Nonstop
Departs - 2:45pm Arrives - 6:30pm Except Tue/Wed via PIE
Allentown,
PA (ABE) - St. Petersburg/Clearwater, FL (PIE)
Departs - 7:00am Arrives - 10:45am Except Tue/Wed via SFB
Departs - 2:45pm Arrives - 5:15pm Except Tue/Wed Nonstop
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Orlando/Sanford, FL (SFB) - Allentown (ABE)
Departs - 10:15 am Arrives 2:00pm Except Tue/Wed via PIE
Departs - 7:15pm Arrives 9:45pm Except Tue/Wed Nonstop
St. Petersburg/Clearwater,
FL (PIE) - Allentown, PA (ABE)
Departs - 11:30am Arrives - 2:00pm Except Tue/Wed Nonstop
Departs - 6:00pm Arrives - 9:45pm Except Tue/Wed via SFB
