Plattsburgh International Airport adds direct flights to Philadelphia

Contour Airlines will make 12 roundtrip flights to Philadelphia per week from PBG.

Contour Airlines will make 12 roundtrip flights to Philadelphia per week from PBG.

THANKS FOR JOINING US AT NOON. I'M SARAHBETH ACKERMAN WE BEGIN THIS NOON WITH A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE PLATTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. IT WAS A SMOOTH TAKE OFF FOR THE áFIRST EVERá PHILADELPHIA FLIGHT. THE 30 PASSANGER CONTOUR AIRLINES JET.... WILL BE MAKING THE TRIP 12 TIMES A WEEK. A WATER CANNON SALUTE.... MARKING A SUCCESS FOR FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. WHO MADE THE FLIGHT POSSIBLE. <"WE THANK CONTOUR FOR IT'S COMMITMENT AND FOR T S CONFIDENCE INTHIS MARKET WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING WIHT THEM IN THE MONTHS AND YEARS AHEAD. AS ALWAYS SAY...ONWARDS AND UPWARDS"

Plattsburgh International Airport adds direct flights to Philadelphia

Contour Airlines will make 12 roundtrip flights to Philadelphia per week from PBG.

Travelers in the North Country can now take a nonstop flight from Plattsburgh to Philadelphia thanks to a new partnership between the Plattsburgh International Airport and Contour Airlines. The new direct route operates between Plattsburgh International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. Contour is offering 12 nonstop, roundtrip flights per week on a 30-passenger jet. Friday morning marked the inaugural flight, with passengers receiving free giveaway items to commemorate the start of the new route.Two round-trip flights will be available each day, with one round-trip flight available on Tuesdays and Saturdays, according to the airline. Contour Airlines is an American Airlines interline partner.The new Contour Airlines service is part of an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of continued Essential Air Service at the Plattsburgh International Airport.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. —

Travelers in the North Country can now take a nonstop flight from Plattsburgh to Philadelphia thanks to a new partnership between the Plattsburgh International Airport and Contour Airlines.

The new direct route operates between Plattsburgh International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. Contour is offering 12 nonstop, roundtrip flights per week on a 30-passenger jet.

Friday morning marked the inaugural flight, with passengers receiving free giveaway items to commemorate the start of the new route.

Two round-trip flights will be available each day, with one round-trip flight available on Tuesdays and Saturdays, according to the airline.

Contour Airlines is an American Airlines interline partner.

The new Contour Airlines service is part of an announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation as part of continued Essential Air Service at the Plattsburgh International Airport.

Plattsburgh International Airport adds direct flights to Philadelphia

Contour Airlines will make 12 roundtrip flights to Philadelphia per week from PBG.

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