Pass the Primanti's: Myrtle Beach Direct Air Expands Pittsburgh Offerings

We should've seen this coming two years ago, when the Grand Strand seemed abnormally awash in black & yellow as the Steelers made their run to Super Bowl glory.

But I guess 20,000 airline passengers can’t be wrong: that’s how many have taken advantage of the Myrtle Beach-Pittsburgh flight since its debut by Myrtle Beach Direct Air earlier this year. Now, the upstart carrier is expanding this offering from a seasonal service to a year-round enterprise connecting these two markets.

"We started out slow, but word got out about us and by May we were starting to stretch apart at the seams," said Direct Air President Ed Warneck to the Beaver County Times. Sure enough, demand for the service grew to the point where flights quickly sold out, forcing the carrier to upgrade from 124-seat to 150-seat jets. Demand remained strong through the summer, during which Myrtle Beach Direct Air filled a staggering 96 percent of its available seats.

As a frequent visitor to the ‘Burgh over the years, I can give you several reasons why it’s always a great trip: good friends, Primanti Bros. sandwiches, Iron City Beer and the best ballpark in Major League Baseball, for starters.

Now I turn to you, my Steel City friends, to tell us why you’ve made Myrtle Beach your destination of choice. Let us know!