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GEORGIA SKIESIn May 2008, Pacific Wings, of Hawaii, won the Essential Airline Service subsidy to replace ASA at Macon, GA and US Airways Express at Athens, GA. In June the company began flying between Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and both cities as Georgia Skies using 9-passenger, single-engine Cessna Caravans. Fares were $39 on both routes, which initially were also both served by Wings Air.Georgia Skies slogan is "Go Green. Save Green." and the company backs this up with a promise to plant a tree seedling for every passenger flown as a way to offset carbon emissions. Georgia Skies Cessna 208B Grand Caravans on the ramp at Atlanta on December 29, 2008. This photo was taken by Flickr photographer James Willamor.  Georgia Skies route map, 2008.  Timetable effective December 8, 2008.  In October 2009, Georgia Skies secured a gate, E-37, at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Passengers had previously been bussed to the terminal from the general aviation ramp, requiring inbound connecting passengers to recheck their bags and go through TSA security screenings a second time. Fares are still only $39. I may have to try that! Parent company Pacific Wings also operates a small hub from Nashville under the brand names Tennessee Skies (between BNA and Jackson, TN) and Kentucky Skies (between BNA and Owensboro, KY). Flights are also offered between Atlanta and Nashville under Georgia Skies, Tennessee Skies and Kentucky Skies names.
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