Beau Rivage Resort & Casino already offers packages from southern cities to the Gulfport/Biloxi Regional Airport on AirTran Airways. The casino reopened last summer after Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the area.
Now the resort’s management is pitching the idea of charter flights from Albany and other Northeast cities as it attempts to rebuild business. The casino already met with Albany International Airport officials to offer nonstop charter flights to the Gulf Coast as early as this winter.
It’s not clear whether AirTran or another carrier would provide the charter service. Albany is among about four dozen cities AirTran is considering expanding into, according to an online poll it is conducting. The airline plans to start service from Stewart International Airport on Jan. 11.
Owner MGM Mirage spent $500 million on repairs to the hotel and casino complex, which employs 3,800 people.
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