Question: The world’s first scheduled passenger airline flight connected which two Florida cities?
Answer: St. Petersburg and Tampa. On Jan. 1, 1914, pilot Tony Jannus carried former St. Petersburg Mayor Abram C. Pheil across Tampa Bay in a “flying boat,” completing the 17-mile journey in 23 minutes. The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line operated for only four months but paved the way for modern commercial aviation.
