Southern Skyways will offer golfers non-stop flights from Charleston (WV), Cincinnati (OH), & Allentown (PA).

Southern Skyways is coming to Myrtle Beach. Formed in 2004, with the intent of offering flights to and from Gulf Coast cities, Hurricane Katrina came along and the plan never got off the ground.

So now, the airline is coming to the Grand Strand instead, offering $99 flights on Boeing 737’s from Myrtle Beach to Charleston, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Southern Skyways picked up one of the most successful Hooters Air routes and hopes to “pick up where they left off.”

Southern Skyways chose Myrtle Beach, because it’s a leisure market that’s under served by other carriers. The new airline will offer flights two days a week, starting next spring, though the airline may add flights on more days if the demand is there.

All Southern Skyways flights will be non-stop, a big deal for golfers who like to head straight from the airport to the golf course.

For now, Southern Skyways will only fly from March through August, though they might add months next fall if they do well. The airline chose 737’s over smaller regional jets, because the bigger planes can haul more people, and even better, more golf clubs.

Source: WPDE News