Athens-To-Atlanta Flights Begins Monday

Wings Air is set to begin flights between Athens and Atlanta on Monday and another carrier, Georgia Skies, plans to begin the same service soon.

Wings will leave Athens-Ben Epps Airport at 7 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays for a one-way fare of $49. The return flight will leave Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport at 6:30 p.m. on the same days. The flights will take about 20 minutes.

Wings Air flies Piper Navajo Chieftains, two engine prop planes that carry 7-9 passengers.

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The airline plans daily flights between Atlanta and Athens when it gets government approval.

Georgia Skies will begin daily flights between Athens and Atlanta after it works out contracts with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for access to gates and ticketing areas. The company says that could take a month.