Northeast Arkansas’ Air Choice One is adding six weekly round-trip flights from Jonesboro to Nashville International Airport. The flight options will be added to Jonesboro’s Air Choice One service beginning in March 2022, Mayor Harold Copenhaver announced Tuesday.
Air Choice One currently connects Jonesboro with St. Louis Lambert International Airport, and Copenhaver has been working to find a complementary service to other destinations. The Jonesboro Airport Commission requested the addition of Nashville as a destination for Air Choice One flights.
“We’ve been eager to get things going at our airport since the storm destroyed so much in 2020,” Copenhaver said. “And I think this is a wonderful step to realizing its full potential.”
The service will complement 12 weekly round trips to St. Louis for the next four years, thanks in part to a federal Department of Transportation subsidy of $9.2 million in Essential Air Service funding for the contract that runs through February 2026.
The flights are “not only a very affordable option to hub airports, but quick trips to two cities that are common weekend or overnight getaways,” said Copenhaver. “I think adding Nashville will be beneficial for families and businesses in Jonesboro alike.”
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