Silver Airways (Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood and Gainesville) tomorrow (August 1) will expand its East Coast route network with the launch of its first-ever flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). New flights begin August 1 offering nonstop service from Atlanta to Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), serving the Greater Gainesville and Alachua County area in northern Florida, and Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) in Lewisburg, West Virginia. Schedules are as follows:

Atlanta – Gainesville

Atlanta – Lewisburg/Greenbrier Valley

On August 1 Silver Airways is also coming to Washington (Dulles). This will be the first-ever flights from Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD) by Silver Airways. The new routes, which fall under the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Essential Air Services (EAS) program, cover five gateways in West Virginia, two in Pennsylvania and one in Virginia as follows:

• West Virginia – Beckley (BKW), Clarksburg (CKB), Lewisburg (LWB), Morgantown (MGW)
• Pennsylvania – Altoona (AOO) and Johnstown (JST)
• Virginia – Staunton/Shenandoah (SHD)

Silver Airways will operate its new IAD routes as United Express through its ongoing codeshare agreement with United Airlines. Schedule highlights include:

Altoona, PA (AOO); Johnstown, PA (JST); Clarksburg, WV (CKB); Morgantown, WV (MGW); Staunton/Shenandoah, VA (SHD)

• Three daily weekday flights and three weekend departures (one on Saturdays, two on Sundays).

Beckley, WV (BKW)

• Two daily weekday flights and two weekend departures (one each on Saturdays and Sundays).

Lewisburg/Greenbrier (LWB)

• One daily departure seven days per week.

Copyright Photo: Tony Storck.