Airline Flight Service Updates
Aeromexico
Aeromexico will launch nonstop service from Fort Lauderdale to Mexico
City July 7. The four weekly flights will make Fort Lauderdale the airline's
17th U.S. gateway.
AeroMexico said it is adding the service because of the expanding business,
leisure and ethnic markets north of Miami in Broward and Palm Beach counties,
and their increasing demand for travel to Mexico from a more convenient
gateway.
Airtran
AirTran Airways has launched nonstop daily jet service between Milwaukee's
General Mitchell International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International
Airport, with continuing service to Boston. The service is operated with
Boeing 717 aircraft.
AirTran Airways has also enhanced service between Atlanta and Greensboro/High
Point/Winston-Salem starting August 5. The airline will add two new daily
nonstop flights between the airline's Atlanta hub and Greensboro/High
Point/Winston-Salem, NC's Piedmont Triad International Airport. AirTran
Airways will operate a total of six daily flights once new service begins.
AirTran has launched new daily nonstop service to Los Angeles International
Airport with two daily flights between Los Angeles and Atlanta with connections
to many of the airline's destinations across the country. Los Angeles
is the airline's first destination on the West Coast, and LAX is the preferred
airport in the Los Angeles area. All flights to/from Los Angeles will
be operated by Ryan International Airlines using A320 aircraft.
Starting October 4, Airtran will offer new nonstop service to Orlando
from Dallas/Ft. Worth and Minneapolis/St. Paul. All flights will be operated
with Boeing 717 equipment. Tickets are now available for purchase.
AirTran Airways has launched new daily nonstop service to Las Vegas-McCarran
International Airport (LAS) with two daily flights between Las Vegas and
Atlanta with connections to many of the airline's destinations across
the country. With Las Vegas, the low-fare airline has 43 markets.
American
Beginning August 5, American Eagle will begin nonstop service between
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
The carrier will begin the service with one round trip per day, conveniently
timed for the business traveler. The flight will be operated with the
newest aircraft in Eagle’s fleet, the popular 70-seat CRJ-700 regional
jet. In addition, American Eagle will provide light meal service on the
flight, along with its regular beverage service.
America West
America West resumed flight service between Spokane, WA and Las Vegas,
after nearly a three-year break. The resumed daily service will be via
a smaller aircraft, a 64-seat Canadair Regional Jet operated by Mesa Air
Group. flying as America West Express.
Winston Super Lights
Continental
Continental Airlines has begun providing nonstop daily service between
George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and the International
Airport in Morelia, Mexico. With the addition of Morelia, capital of the
state of Michoacan, Continental will serve 21 cities in Mexico. The airline
already serves more Mexican destinations than any other U.S. airline,
with approximately 350 departures each week. Continental will utilize
the 50-passenger Embraer regional jet, known as ExpressJet, on its nonstop
service to Morelia.
Starting August 1, Continental will resume nonstop service between Newark
and Hong Kong with four flights a week on 777 aircraft. The flights, which
have a scheduled flying time of 15 hours, 45 minutes, will depart Newark
on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Flights will depart Hong
Kong on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Continental.com is offering
special fares to reintroduce the flights. Check with a NTM agent for rates
and availability.
Delta
Beginning July 15, Delta Connection will offer customers in Appleton,
WI nonstop jet service to Delta’s hub at Atlanta Hartsfield International
Airport. Delta Connection carrier Comair will operate two daily round-trip
flights between Atlanta and Appleton's Outagamie County Regional Airport
using the Bombardier CRJ regional jet.
Delta Air Lines will begin nonstop service between Cincinnati and Honolulu,
Hawaii effective November 1. Delta will offer customers one round-trip,
nonstop flight daily between its Cincinnati hub and the island paradise
of Hawaii using 285-seat Boeing 767-400 aircraft (36 first class, 249
coach). Delta already serves Hawaii from Atlanta, Salt Lake City, San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
Finnair
Finnair will operate twice-weekly, nonstop winter service between Miami
and Helsinki starting October 23. Boeing MD-11 aircraft will serve the
route on Thursdays and Saturdays through May 28. The flights also will
provide travelers with connections to Finnair's many Scandinavian, Russian,
Baltic and east European destinations. Finnair also operates daily nonstop
service between Helsinki and New York Kennedy.
Midwest
Midwest is launching nonstop service from Kansas City, MO to Orange County,
CA effective October 1. Midwest is offering two daily flights on weekdays
and one on Saturdays and Sundays.
The airline noted Orange County airport is 35 miles south of Los Angeles,
providing what Midwest touted as a "convenient airport alternative"
for L.A.-bound travelers.
Northwest
Northwest is expanding service to Alaska. Northwest will add a second
seasonal daily nonstop between Minneapolis and Fairbanks, for travel June
7 through September 1. The carrier will offer two daily flights operated
with a Boeing 757.
In addition, Northwest will again increase its twice-daily year–round
frequencies to Ancorage to five daily flights on a seasonal basis. All
five frequencies will be operated with a 757.
Northwest is offering one daily nonstop between Detroit and Anchorage
between May 15 and September 1, using a 757 aircraft.
United
Starting in July 1, United will reinstate service between San Francisco
and Hong Kong, which had been suspended earlier in June when passenger
traffic dropped because of the SARS outbreak in several countries in Asia.
The carrier also said it will increase--from three to five days a week--service
between San Francisco and Shanghai. Overall, United intends to add 54
flights systemwide to its schedule in July, including expansion in Eugene,
OR; Fresno, CA; and Nashville, TN. United Express also will
launch new service between Washington (Dulles) and Montreal.
US Airways
US Airways initiated a new, seasonal, nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale,
its sixth U.S gateway, and Bermuda. The flight uses an Airbus A319 aircraft,
with seating for 120 passengers, including 12 seats in First Class and
108 seats in Coach.
Effective September 5, US Airways plans to reduce service to the U.S.
Virgin Islands, primarily to St. Croix, when the current schedule of six
weekly flights (Sundays through Fridays) from Philadelphia to St. Thomas
and on to St. Croix will cease. With the change, the Philadelphia-St.
Thomas flight will operate Saturdays only until October 26 and then revert
back to six days a week.
A spokesperson said economic problems as well as seasonal adjustments
are the reasons behind the pullout. Others, though, are pointing to the
U.S.V.I Port Authority's 25% increase in airport landing and passenger
fees.
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