May 2003

Airline News

Airtran New Flight Service
Beginning July 2, 2003, AirTran Airways will add one daily nonstop flight from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport to New York's LaGuardia Airport, bringing the total number of daily nonstop flights to three. All direct service will feature new Boeing 717 jet aircraft.

AirTran has also enhanced service between Akron-Canton and New York – Laguardia, adding a third daily nonstop flight beginning July 2, 2003.

Starting July 2, 2003, Airtran Airways will add new daily nonstop flights to three destinations from the airline's hub at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. New daily service will include one additional flight each to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Denver International Airport, and Buffalo/Niagara International Airport. All flights will be operated with Boeing 717 equipment.

American Increased Ticket Fee
Effective May 1, American increased their paper ticket fee from $25 to $50. American reservationists, airport ticket counters, Travel Centers and AA.com will no longer issue paper tickets for any e-ticket eligible domestic itineraries. Effective May 12, 2003, U.S. travel agencies will not have the option to print an e-ticket to paper.

Continental New Flight Service
Continental Airlines announced the addition of seasonal nonstop service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma, San Francisco and Phoenix, and additional year-round Continental Connection service to several Midwest cities. New nonstop service to San Diego and Seattle/Tacoma, and additional service to San Francisco and Phoenix, will operate from June 12 through Sept. 3.

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Continental Airlines will increase service to Hawaii, adding a daily non-stop flight between its Houston hub and Kahului, Maui effective June 28, 2003. To introduce the new service, Continental is offering a special roundtrip fare of $477 for travel between Houston and Maui through July 31, 2003. Valid to Maui on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from Maui on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the introductory fare requires a 21-day advance purchase with a three night minimum stay. The introductory fare does not include the Sept. 11 Security Fee of $5, which must be paid by the passenger. Other restrictions apply. For more information, contact your NTM agent.

Delta Restores Flight Service
Delta is anticipating an increase in demand for some of the domestic and international routes where service was suspended or reduced because of the war in Iraq. Delta will begin restoring service in June, including the reinstatement of Atlanta-Madrid service. Delta isn’t, however, bringing back all of the capacity because future bookings have
not returned to pre-war levels. June capacity will still be 7% lower than originally planned, compared with a 12% reduction in May.

Northwest New Flight Service
On April 6, Northwest will begin new service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Harrisburg, PA.

Northwest Airlines is proud to announce new service between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Portland, Maine. This new service will begin June 21, 2003 and operate through September 1, 2003.

Northwest Airlines has discontinued its seasonal service to Ely on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.

Song’s New Flight Service
Song, Delta's new low-fare carrier, will launch Orlando-San Juan and Orlando-Las Vegas service in July at introductory one-way fares ranging from $119 to $299. Song plans to offer 144 daily flights by this fall, with service that includes Atlanta; Boston; Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and Tampa, FL; Hartford, CT; Newark; New York (LaGuardia); and Washington.

United Resumes Paris Flights
United Airlines plans to resume daily flights between San Francisco and Paris on May 5. United had previously suspended daily, nonstop service in March, as the war in Iraq discouraged travelers. United will revive the route with a Boeing 777 airliner, which seats about 350 passengers.

US Airways Flight Service
US Airways will suspend service from Pittsburgh to both London (Gatwick) and Frankfurt for May, temporarily leaving it with no transatlantic service from the hub. The airline said the May suspensions are due to the airline's commitment to provide aircraft to the Civil Reserve Air Fleet for the movement of troops to and from the Middle East. That commitment includes two widebody aircraft. Service on both routes is scheduled to resume June 1, or "as soon as the economic conditions and CRAF commitments allow," US Airways said.

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