Nashville International Airport to add new airline with 5 new destinations

A new airline will be added to the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, airport officials said Monday.

The new airline, bringing five new domestic destinations to Nashville, will be announced Wednesday.

The announcement comes on the heels of the airport adding a direct Southwest flight to Atlanta. Last year, the airport announced an international flight to London with British Airways that will begin in May.

At the Atlanta flight's announcement, Doug Kreulen, Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority CEO, said adding flights to Portland, Oregon, was among the airport's top priorities, given demand from health care leaders in Nashville.

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