New Florida Airport Announces Name Change, Set to Open in 2010

Last month, Southwest was one of the first airlines to announce flights to the new airport in Florida, scheduled to open in 2010. The airport, then deemed the Northwest Florida –Panama City International Airport, is the first airport to open since September 11, 2001.

It’s making news this week, because as of Wednesday morning, it has yet another new name (it has had several since its inception), and is now called the Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport. Although its location makes it easy for spring-breakers to access attractions in that area of the state, officials wanted to change the name in to attract tourists of other age groups as well.

It is set to open in May of 2010 on a 4,000 acre plot in Bay County near Panama City.

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