Seaport: Memphis delay

TUPELO, Miss. – The Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines had hoped to begin service from Tupelo by providing flights to Memphis and Nashville, but increased costs in Memphis has put a damper on those plans for now. Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation tapped the airline to begin service in Tupelo. SeaPort may perhaps begin service in October from Silver Airways, which suffered reliability issues. But SeaPort has indicated that 18 weekly flights to Nashville and 12 weekly flights to Memphis - as proposed in its bid – from Tupelo may be phased in, starting with a Nashville-only link. (Source: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, 08/31/14)