# Williamsport Regional Airport to Name New Carrier After Losing Southern Airways Express

Williamsport Regional Airport in Pennsylvania will announce a new airline Wednesday after losing its only carrier, Southern Airways Express, last month.

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Williamsport Regional Airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, lost its only commercial air service provider, Southern Airways Express, which abruptly terminated service in 2026-03. [^1]

According to NorthCentralPa.com, Lycoming County officials will announce the airport's new airline at a press conference on 2026-04-08. [^2]

Southern Airways Express told AirlineGeeks that the Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority gradually fell behind on contributions to a minimum revenue guarantee, and that it dropped its flights to Dulles when the authority failed to pay on time. [^3]

During a Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 flight from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles, the article's author visited the aircraft's lower-deck lavatories, reached by a staircase located in the middle of the economy cabin. [^4]

Lufthansa is retiring its A340-600 fleet, and with it the aircraft's distinctive downstairs lavatories will disappear from commercial aviation. [^5]

Lufthansa placed the lavatories downstairs to free up main-deck space for passenger seats, but the tradeoff consumes lower-deck cargo volume and some main-deck floor area for the staircase. [^6]

The Airbus A340-600 features five lavatories located on a lower deck below the passenger cabin, a configuration made possible by Airbus offering lower-deck facilities on the A330 and A340 aircraft family. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Williamsport Regional Airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, lost its only commercial air service provider, Southern Airways Express, which abruptly terminated service in 2026-03. (AirlineGeeks.com, News)
2. According to NorthCentralPa.com, Lycoming County officials will announce the airport's new airline at a press conference on 2026-04-08. (AirlineGeeks.com, News)
3. Southern Airways Express told AirlineGeeks that the Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority gradually fell behind on contributions to a minimum revenue guarantee, and that it dropped its flights to Dulles when the authority failed to pay on time. (AirlineGeeks.com, News)
4. During a Lufthansa Airbus A340-600 flight from Frankfurt to Washington Dulles, the article's author visited the aircraft's lower-deck lavatories, reached by a staircase located in the middle of the economy cabin. (Live and Let's Fly, News)
5. Lufthansa is retiring its A340-600 fleet, and with it the aircraft's distinctive downstairs lavatories will disappear from commercial aviation. (Live and Let's Fly, News)
6. Lufthansa placed the lavatories downstairs to free up main-deck space for passenger seats, but the tradeoff consumes lower-deck cargo volume and some main-deck floor area for the staircase. (Live and Let's Fly, News)
7. The Airbus A340-600 features five lavatories located on a lower deck below the passenger cabin, a configuration made possible by Airbus offering lower-deck facilities on the A330 and A340 aircraft family. (Live and Let's Fly, News)

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