Magnum9 wrote:flymco753 wrote:DL is adding a Saturday 717 flight between DTW and VPS beginning in June. Good use for a 717 when the schedule dips on Saturdays.
Curious why DL would add service to VPS in June. As someone who grew up in the FL panhandle not that far from VPS I can tell you firsthand it’s unbearable this time of year anywhere in the FL panhandle. Meanwhile, June is beautiful in Michigan and Michigan has beautiful lakes and beaches along Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, VPS is hot & humid as hell, it’s well into Hurricane season and the beaches and water start to turn horrid brown because of the constant intense afternoon thunderstorms. The season to add service for VPS is Feb-May.
I hear what you are saying, but peak season for air traffic to the Florida Panhandle is May through July. Allegiant for example has their highest volume month in July at VPS. And almost all of Allegiant’s traffic is tourists from the Midwest and northeast to VPS. It’s true for other carriers as well and true for PNS and ECP too….though ECP definitely gets a slight surge in March.