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The state airport will be called “Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport” if Gov. Dan McKee signs legislation passed by the General Assembly. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
PROVIDENCE, RI The General Assembly has passed legislation introduced by Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) that would rename the state airport Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.
Airport executives had promoted the name change as a way to boost awareness of Rhode Island s main airport to travelers and to reflect the changing complexion of the airport while continuing to honor the memory of Theodore Francis Green, proponents said in a news release. Green was the 57th governor of Rhode Island and a member of the U.S. Senate from 1937 to 1959.
2021-H 6051) introduced by Majority Leader Michael J. McCaffrey (D-Dist. 29, Warwick) and House Speaker Pro Tempore Brian Patrick Kennedy (D-Dist. 38, Hopkinton, Westerly) that would rename the state airport “Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.”
“The airport is an economic engine for Warwick and Rhode Island and this opportunity to raise the airport’s brand awareness could attract even more domestic and international travelers to the Ocean State,” said Senate Majority Leader McCaffrey. “More passengers means more dollars spent at Warwick and Rhode Island businesses.”
The change has been touted by airport executives as a way to increase awareness of Rhode Island’s main airport to domestic and international travelers and more accurately reflect the changing complexion of the airport while continuing to honor the memory of T.F. Green.
Southern Airways Express flies to El Dorado, Hot Springs and Harrison.
Southern Airways Express announced Tuesday that it has added Friday and Sunday flights connecting the El Dorado, Harrison and Hot Springs airports, as well as making Memphis a connecting hub for the Hot Springs airport in June.
The El Dorado and Harrison airports already have Memphis service.
Southern has held the Essential Air Service contracts for those airports in Arkansas since 2016. The EAS is a federal program that subsidizes smaller carriers so they can profitably offer a minimal level of scheduled air service to smaller communities.
Arkansas Business first reported on the company s plans for the intra-Arkansas flights a few weeks ago. Fares for those start at $59.
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Southern Airways Express is a fast-growing regional airline based in Pompany Beaco, FL. We operate over 100 daily flights to/from our focus cities at Pittsburgh, Kahului, Nantucket, Baltimore/Washington, Dallas/Ft. Worth and West Palm Beach.
We operate both market-based and Essential Air Service routes, with a focus on reliability, stellar customer care, low fares and innovative marketing and community engagement.
We believe that having scale in the regions we serve is key to our success. We are always interested in adding new destinations which are a strategic fit and can also.
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