Southern Airways Express Faces a Smaller Essential Air Service Network
Southern Airways Express is scheduled to hold three Essential Air Service contracts after other agreements end in February 2027, according to a published account.
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A published account says Southern Airways Express is scheduled to retain three Essential Air Service contracts after other agreements expire in February 2027. Hot Springs and Harrison contracts remain open to bids, so the airline’s future service at those locations has not been decided.
Key details
- Southern Airways Express began operations in 2013, initially serving the southeastern United States.
- The airline entered the Essential Air Service program in 2015.
- It acquired Sun Air Express in 2016, Mokulele in 2019, and Air Choice One in 2022.
- Southern Airways Express was sold to Surf Air in 2023.
- Mokulele continues to operate scheduled services in Hawaiʻi, including island Essential Air Service routes.
Southern Airways Express entered the Essential Air Service program in 2015.
Why it matters
Essential Air Service contracts support scheduled air service to communities that might otherwise lack it. The reported contracts give Southern Airways Express a continuing role in that network while bids for Hot Springs and Harrison remain under consideration.
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