Getting and keeping intrastate flights isn’t easy for Southwest Florida International Airport
Southwest Florida International Airport’s air service has increased significantly over its 35 years. But out-of-state destinations propelled that growth. Local service within Florida? It’s more like one step forward, two steps backward. On Dec. 19, RSW will regain seasonal nonstop service to Miami after several years’ absence, thanks to American Airlines. However, as of Sunday […]
Looking to Istanbul’s New Airport
The opening of Istanbul’s new mega-airport, meant to help alleviate the difficulties that have arisen from operating the current Ataturk Airport at full capacity, has been plagued with difficulties and delays as the initial stage passes three and a half years of construction. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially opened the airport on Oct. 29, […]
Norwegian launches nonstop service to Tampa, Florida
Norwegian has begun nonstop service to Tampa Bay, Florida from London, adding the west coast Florida city as its 15th US gateway. The service will run twice-weekly from London Gatwick (LGW) to Tampa International Airport (TPA). Tampa Bay will join Fort-Lauderdale and Orlando as the low-cost carrier’s third major gateway in the state. Norwegian offers […]
Turkish Cargo switches hubs in Brazil from Sao Paulo to Viracopos
Turkish Cargo has announced a change in its Brazilian operations, moving from Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport to the Viracopos gateway about 100km away. The Istanbul-based carrier said: “Having a strong cargo traffic of perishable goods with Europe and textile products with Asia and the Middle East, Sao Paulo has become an even more important […]
Mexicans to decide fate of new international airport
Mexicans will vote Oct. 25 to decide the fate of the new Mexico International Airport (NAIM) project, which has come under fire from the country’s president-elect over construction costs and environmental impacts. Just over one million people—2% of the country’s population—are expected to vote during the four-day referendum in 1,000 voting stations set up in […]
A4A Urges Continued Construction of Mexico City’s International Airport
Airlines for America (A4A), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, today wrote to President-Elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador voicing support for the continued construction of the New Mexico International Airport (NAIM). In the letter, A4A President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio explained why the new airport is necessary to meet the needs […]
Swoop’s U.S. Operations Still Awaiting Full Regulatory Approval, Forced to Cancel Flights
Swoop, the ultra-low-cost subsidiary of Canada’s WestJet, has postponed the commencement of U.S. services until Oct. 27 as all regulatory approvals have not yet been granted to the airline. Under the “Advisories” section of its website, the airline has apologized for the inconvenience to customers, giving the following reason for the delays: “Unfortunately, several U.S […]
Delta to add Ontario-Atlanta double-daily service by next summer
Delta Air Lines will launch new daily nonstops between Ontario International Airport (ONT) and its Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL) hub next April and move to double-dailies in June, further illustrating the growing California airport’s resurgence as a gateway to the Los Angeles area. The Atlanta-based carrier plans to operate 180-seat Boeing 737-900ERs on the route. […]
FAA permits airlines to resume flights to three Ukraine airports
The FAA has modified areas in Eastern Ukraine that are off-limits to US airlines and their foreign codeshare partners, citing a stabilization in security conditions in the region. The directive, which will remain in effect until October 2020, will open up takeoffs and landings at three Ukrainian international airports, as well as flights over four […]
Mexico City airport consultation will take place October 25-28
A public consultation on the future of the new Mexico City International Airport (NAICM) project will be held between October 25 and 28, a spokesman for president-elect López Obrador has announced. Jesús Ramírez Cuevas told the newspaper El Universal that the consultation will take place in the 538 most populous municipalities of the country and […]
