Direct Air

Direct Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
D1 — —
Founded2006 (as Myrtle Beach Direct Air)
Ceased operations13 March 2012
AOC #Various
Hubs
Focus cities
Destinations18
Parent companySky Air & Tours LLC [1]
HeadquartersMyrtle Beach, South Carolina
Key peopleEd Warneck
Judy Tull
Marshall Ellison
Kay Ellison
Robert Keilmann

Southern Sky Air Tours, d/b/a Direct Air was an airline business based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States.[2][3] Direct Air started in 2007 and leased aircraft with charter airlines. Its main base was Myrtle Beach International Airport. Direct Air's flights were operated by Sky King, Inc., Xtra Airways, World Atlantic Airlines, and USA Jet. In March 2012 Direct Air ceased operations, stranding many of its passengers.[4] The airline planned to resume operations on May 15, 2012,[5] although this was contested by the U.S. Department of Transportation.[6] The charter carrier was subject to Chapter 7 liquidation on April 12, 2012.[7]

  1. ^ "Direct Air Suspends All Flights; Parent Files Chapter 11". WTAE Pittsburg. March 19, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  2. ^ "Contact Us." Direct Air. Retrieved 2010-07-18. Archived April 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. April 10, 2007. p. 53.
  4. ^ SC-Based Charter Airline Cancels Flights, Associated Press, March 13, 2012.[dead link]
  5. ^ Bomkamp, Samantha (13 March 2012). "Direct Air suspends flights for at least 2 months". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  6. ^ Federal Aviation Administration. Information for Consumers Regarding the Cessation of Operations by Southern Sky Air Tours d/b/a Myrtle Beach Direct Air and Tours Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Heath, Dan (April 12, 2012). "Direct Air bankruptcy goes to Chapter 7". Plattsburgh Press-Republican. Retrieved April 12, 2012.