New Flight Service Launched From Austin To Little Rock, Arkansas

AUSTIN, TX – ViaAir inaugurated new nonstop service from Austin’s South Terminal to Little Rock, Arkansas on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Inaugural ceremonies included a live music performance by Michael Fracasso, a ribbon cutting, cake and remarks from airline and airport officials. The Austin to Little Rock route marks the fourth nonstop added by ViaAir since December.

Tickets are now available for purchase at www.flyviaair.com. The flight will operate six days a week, Sunday – Friday between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s South Terminal (AUS) and Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, Arkansas. The ViaAir AUS to LIT nonstop will depart Austin’s South Terminal at 8:30 a.m. and arrive in Little Rock at 9:42 a.m. Flights will depart Little Rock at 10:17 a.m. and arrive at Austin’s South Terminal at 11:41 a.m.

“ViaAir is expanding their service and we welcome their growth at the Austin airport,” said Jim Smith, Executive Director, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. “The new service to Little Rock links Austin, the Live Music Capitol of the World, to the capital city of Arkansas.”

Along with new service to Little Rock, ViaAir’s nonstop options from Austin include Tucson, Arizona (TUS), Oklahoma City (OKC), and winter seasonal flights to Steamboat Springs / Hayden, Colorado (HDN). ViaAir also announced it will start service from Austin to Tulsa, Oklahoma (TUL) on May 6 and seasonal service to Branson, Missouri (BKG) on May 25.

“Austin is an amazing, fast-growing city. We are thrilled to bring the convenience of direct flights to the markets of Little Rock, Oklahoma City and Tulsa as part of our expansion as we hope to be known as Austin’s hometown airline,” said Matthew Macri, Vice President of Operations.

The airport of choice for Central Texas is Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). New nonstop international flights include London Gatwick, United Kingdom (LGW) on Norwegian Air,www.norwegian.com/us, Punta Cana (PUJ), Dominican Republic on Vacation Express,www.vacationexpress.com, Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL) on Volaris, www.volaris.com, and Mexico City, Mexico (MEX) on AeroMexico, www.aeromexico.com. New for SXSW 2018: Delta to Amsterdam (AMS), www.delta.com, and SAS to Stockholm (ARN) www.flysas.com/en/us/. Find all nonstop routes with the free interactive flight guide on www.abia.org. Connect with us on Twitter,@AUStinAirport, Facebook, www.facebook.com/abia and on Instagram, @AUSairport.

>>> Photo: ViaAir celebrates the launch of new nonstop service between The South Terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) and Little Rock’s Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT). Cutting the ribbon on the inaugural flight from Austin to Little Rock are from left Ernie Saulmon, Austin Airport Advisory Commission Chairman; ViaAir Austin Station Manager Thomas Jones; Austin singer-songwriter Michael Fracasso; and Jeff Pearse, CEO of LoneStar Airport Holdings, LLC, the developer and operator of the South Terminal.