Allegiant Announces Major Service Expansion With 22 New Nonstop Routes
Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) announces 22 new nonstop routes, expanding service in 25 cities across the United States. To celebrate, Allegiant is offering one-way fares on the new routes as low as $39.* «A hallmark of Allegiant’s service is to connect travelers to warmer destinations where they can enjoy a variety of outdoor leisure activities,» said […]
British Airways adds extra seats between the USA, EU and UK to reunite families as bookings surge by 95%
British Airways is adding thousands of extra seats on key routes to the UK from the USA and EU, following a huge increase in interest in travel to London since the UK Government announced that quarantine restrictions would be lifted for fully-vaccinated US and EU customers when travelling to the UK. Within a couple of […]
American Airlines and JetSMART Sign Letter of Intent to Create the Broadest and Most Rewarding Network in the Americas
American Airlines and JetSMART have signed a letter of intent to create the broadest network and most rewarding customer offering in the Americas. This proposed partnership would uniquely tie together the full-service, global presence of American with the complementary network of ultra-low-cost carrier JetSMART in South America to offer competitive fares and expanded travel options […]
Air Cargo Posts Strongest First Half-Year Growth Since 2017
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air cargo markets for June showing a 9.9% improvement on pre-COVID-19 performance (June 2019). This pushed first half-year air cargo growth to 8%, its strongest first half performance since 2017 (when the industry posted 10.2% year-on-year growth). As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results […]
Spirit plans first international route from Atlantic City
Spirit Airlines plans to begin overseas services from Atlantic City (ACY) this fall with routes to Cancun (CUN) in Mexico and San Juan (SJU) in Puerto Rico. The Florida-based carrier has also reaffirmed its commitment to launching the previously announced daily route between ACY and Miami (MIA) from Oct. 6. The expansion increases the ULCC’s […]
JetBlue and American Airlines Partnership Makes it Easier Than Ever for Customers to Return to Travel
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) and American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL) are providing customers the most choice in the Northeast, on the best product, and with a premium experience, as travelers return to the sky. As part of their Northeast Alliance (NEA), JetBlue and American will operate more than 700 daily flights from New York and Boston this […]
American Airlines Celebrates 80 Years of Service to Canada
On June 24, 1941, American Airlines operated its first-ever international passenger flight from Buffalo, New York, to Toronto, Canada. The aircraft operating this historic flight was a Douglas DC-3 aircraft with 21 customers onboard. Eighty years later, and despite the toughest year on record for the aviation industry due to the coronavirus (COVID-19), Canada remains […]
State of Yucatán Continues Proactive Campaign to Recover U.S. Connectivity
Yucatán’s Tourism Minister, Michelle Fridman Hirsch, continues to spearhead a proactive campaign to not only reestablish airport and cruise port connectivity but add new routes as part of the state’s Economic and Tourism Recovery Plan. Last week, it was announced that Yucatán has already seen the return of 100% of U.S. flights and the return […]
IATA: Government policies risk jeopardizing network recovery
Almost 1,800 routes across the Americas have been lost during the pandemic and connectivity in the region will continue to suffer unless governments put a roadmap in place toward ending travel restrictions, IATA has warned. Speaking at Routes Americas 2021 on June 23, IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda (pictured) said about 1,100 […]
Air Canada plans domestic network restart, adds three new routes
Air Canada plans to operate an extensive domestic schedule this summer as it seeks to move past COVID-19 and the related restrictions that largely shut down air travel in Canada for over a year. In addition to a widespread resumption of domestic routes planned for this summer, the Canadian flag-carrier will also start three completely […]
