Possible new airlines for Athens

Athens airport could attract two commercial airlines. The Athens-Banner Herald reports that Florida-based Gulfstream International has applied to replace Air Midwest at Athens-Ben Epps Airport. Gulfstream has proposed two flights a day to Charlotte, North Carolina on 19-seat turboprops. But airport officials plan to ask the Federal Aviation Administration to make Gulfstream offer more flights to more places on bigger planes. Also, a Wisconsin consortium wants to start new routes next year between Athens Gary, Indiana and Clearwater, Florida.