Locals looking to leave the Keys for a few days, and visitors eager to arrive on the island, will have more options for direct flights starting this fall.
Starting Oct. 3, Allegiant Air will offer twice-weekly nonstop service to Knoxville, Tennessee’s McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS). Nestled in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Knoxville and the surrounding area, including western North Carolina, are popular outdoor recreation destinations.
Allegiant also offers twice-weekly nonstop flights to Asheville, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Additional flights may be added during the holiday season. The airline also services Clearwater/St. Pete six days a week.
Tickets start at $66 one-way aboard the airline’s 156-seat Airbus A319.
In addition to Allegiant’s new fall flights, Breeze Airways will start on June 12 offering nonstop flights to Orlando and Tampa.
Additionally, starting this fall, Breeze will offer service to Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and one-stop service to Akron-Canton (CAK) in Ohio.
Travelers can now book nonstop flights on Breeze starting June 12 from Key West to Orlando (MCO) on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from $39 one way; and to Tampa (TPA) on Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from $39 one way.
This fall, the Raleigh-Durham (RDU) flights will be offered Mondays and Fridays, starting from $79 one-way, and the Akron-Canton (CAK) flights with one stop/no change of plane service on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, starting Oct. 2.
