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]

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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. ·

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

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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. ·

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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

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

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

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

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