Wayne-based Eastern Airlines is the newest carrier to launch at Philadelphia International Airport, with service slated to begin Dec. 14, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported.<\/p>\n
The airline will offer nonstop flights twice per week to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n
Eastern Airlines will use Boeing 767 aircraft, which also enables the company to carry cargo.<\/p>\n
Having Eastern as one of our partners supports a local company and helps connect underserved markets to the Greater Philadelphia region, saidChellie Cameron, CEO at Philadelphia International Airport.<\/p>\n
Eastern Airlines will offer the highest baggage allowance at PHL, with passengers able to check up to six bags. The first two (up to 70 pounds) are free.<\/p>\n
Click here for PBJ.com's look back on Eastern Air's move from North Carolina to the Philadelphia suburbs last summer and the history of the Eastern name in aviation.<\/p>\n
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