Still waiting for SW to fly to the panhandle/Emerald Coast of Florida!! Fort Walton Beach, FL (VPS) - with a recently updated/constructed airport in last 4 years, with plans for more. Next choice would be Pensacola (PNS). With all of the tourists visiting the area (summer families and Northeasters in the winter), as well as government and military (and contractors) constantly going there for business or training year round, SW would do great! Not to mention those of us who visit regularly from across the country. Currently, to use SW to go to that area, one has to fly into either New Orleans, Birmingham, or Jacksonville -- all about a 4-5 hour driving radius, which is a long traveling addition if flying SW into the region.
The connection to the Florida panhandle is missing and is much needed! SW could cut out the Delta default of making us go to Atlanta from the panhandle to connect to just about anywhere else; or the Continental default of connecting in TX; or the Northwest default of connecting in Minneapolis, and so on. And you could save NW panhandle travelers driving 7-9 hours to get to Orlando or Tampa if you would fly into Fort Walton Beach or Pensacola. PLEASE!!!
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