PITTSTON TWP. — After a long absence, direct flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Orlando, Florida, will resume, with the first flight scheduled for take-off on Tuesday, Jan. 30.
Eric McKitish, Director of Marketing, Communications & Air Service Development at the airport, said a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the occasion on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m.
The airport has not offered direct flights to Florida since Allegiant Air left in December 2017.
The announcement was made as the board elected a new chair and vice chair — Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin was named chair and Luzerne County Council member LeeAnn McDermott vice chair.
On Nov. 8, 2023, Carl Beardsley, Executive Director at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, announced that Breeze Airways would provide service from the airport to Orlando, Florida, starting Jan. 30, 2024.