Salt Island Seaplanes Connects SWFL to Key West February Events

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Jan. 30, 2015 - PRLog -- During the height of season in Southwest Florida, Salt Island Seaplanes offers a convenient alternative for travel from Naples to Key West.

Vacations are exciting, but often the travel time to your destination can be anything but pleasant. To travel to Key West from Naples, residents and visitors would spend up to five hours in a car, three to four hours by ferry, or wasted time at check-in, boarding, and extended flight times on major airlines. Salt Island Seaplanes offers flights to Key West in just under an hour. Parking is free and there is no hassle boarding at the ticket counter.

Upcoming Key West events to take advantage of:

Jan. 28 – Feb. 1       Ÿ Key West Food & Wine Festival
Feb. 13 – Feb. 14    Ÿ 55th Annual Key West House & Garden Tour
Feb. 14 – Feb. 15    Ÿ Sixth Annual “Chili in the Keys” Regional Cookoff
Feb. 16 – Feb. 22    Ÿ 31st Annual Winter Star Party
Feb. 17          Celebrate Mardi Gras in Key West
Feb. 21 – Feb. 22    Ÿ 50th Annual Old Island Days Art Festival

Up to four passengers can fly at a time on the Cessna 206 amphibious seaplane that departs from the Naples Municipal Airport and arrives on the water in Garrison Bight, just northeast of Fleming Key. Passengers enjoy a chance to spot dolphins, sharks, stingrays, and manatees while flying over the flats north of Key West. Once landed, a short 7-minute boat ride takes passengers from the water to the historic Seaport, Conch Harbor Marina in Key West.

For more information on Salt Island Seaplanes and to schedule your reservation, visit SaltIslandSeaplanes.com (http://www.saltislandseaplanes.com/) or call (239) 263-SALT (7258).