MEMPHIS, TENN. (September 30, 2020) – Southwest Airlines will launch its new nonstop service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on Thursday, November 5. The service, which was announced in May, ran from July 26 until August 10 and was scheduled to launch full-time on December 17. The flight…
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MEMPHIS, TN (September 22, 2020) — Vacation Express has announced it will resume its summer nonstop weekly service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Cancun International Airport (CUN) in May 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour operator was unable to offer the service this year. The flights will depart on Sundays from May…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (September 3, 2020) – The Labor Day holiday weekend is a popular one for travel, with students getting a break from school and adults taking advantage of vacation time. In light of COVID-19, MEM continues to prioritize cleanliness and safety for our passengers and wishes to make sure all travelers are aware of…
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Includes “Stable” outlook from Moody’s Investor Service and KBRA MEMPHIS, Tenn. (September 1, 2020) – Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has received updates from financial rating agencies Moody’s Investor’s Service, Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) and Fitch Ratings. Moody’s assigned an “A2” to rating to MSCAA’s forthcoming bonds and affirmed its “A2” rating on outstanding…
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MEMPHIS, TENN. (August 29, 2020) – Delta Air Lines has announced that it will launch daily nonstop service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Indianapolis International Airport (IND) starting October 1, 2020. Delta will utilize a 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft for the route, which will operate daily. Tickets are on sale at www.delta.com. Delta previously operated…
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Project on schedule to be completed in mid-2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 27, 2020) – Despite the pandemic’s effects on passenger travel, Memphis International Airport’s (MEM’s) concourse modernization project continues to progress. With exterior work nearly completed, the focus of the project has shifted to the interior of the redesigned concourse, with tasks including the installation…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (August 20, 2020) – Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority (MSCAA) has announced the promotion of Jason McBride to Director of Properties. McBride is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the organization’s Properties department, which manages areas such as concessions, ground transportation, public and employee parking, telephone systems and general aviation airports. His duties…
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MEMPHIS, TENN. (July 30, 2020) – Delta Air Lines will launch its nonstop service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) on Saturday, August 1. The service was announced in December. Delta will utilize a 76-seat Embraer 175 aircraft for the route, which will operate daily. Tickets are on sale…
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (July 23, 2020) – Memphis International Airport (MEM) has announced the winners of its 13th annual High School Visual Arts and Photography Competition. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, there was no public art exhibition this year. Judging was conducted virtually by a panel that included local artists and photographers along with representatives from Shelby…
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MEMPHIS, TENN. (July 16, 2020) – Southwest Airlines will now launch its new nonstop service between Memphis International Airport (MEM) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on Sunday, July 26. The service will run until August 10 and then resume on its original launch date of December 17. The flight will operate once a day,…
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