Ponce: Spirit’s third destination in Puerto Rico

Spirit Airlines’ (NYSE: SAVE) bright yellow planes are shining bright along Puerto Rico’s sunny southern coast. The carrier launched service from Mercedita International Airport (PSE) in Ponce today, adding the second-largest city on the island to its growing route map. The new service provides Ponce travelers with daily flights to Orlando (MCO) and marks Spirit’s […]

Avelo Expands To East Coast; Announces Tweed New Haven Airport Base

America’s first new mainline airline in nearly 15 years — Avelo Airlines — today announced its first East Coast base at Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN). Avelo will start operations at HVN in 3Q 2021, bringing choice, low fares, and convenience to Southern Connecticut with a mix of popular to-be-announced nonstop flights to popular destinations. […]

UNWTO and IATA Collaborate on Destination Tracker to Restore Confidence in Travel

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announce a Destination Tracker in preparation for the restart of international travel. It is the result of both organizations joining efforts to boost confidence and accelerate recovery of the tourism sector when borders reopen. The UNWTO-IATA Destination Tracker is a new free online […]

Americans Looking to International Travel for Early 2021

Americans are poised to travel abroad in early 2021, according to new data from travel insurance aggregator Squaremouth, which found that 65 percent of trips booked for next year are to international destinations. It appears that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a pent-up demand among travelers to venture abroad. Squaremouth reports that international destinations […]

Qatar Airways unveils eight new routes for 2020

Qatar Airways has revealed its new destination plans for 2020 at the Kuwait Aviation Show. Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways group chief executive, said: “The Kuwait Aviation Show is the perfect platform for us to kick start the New Year and unveil some of our exciting plans for 2020. “Eight new destinations will be joining […]

Southwest Airlines to add new Hawaii destination: Hilo

Southwest Airlines is adding another destination in Hawaii but has not revealed the timing or flight details. The airline, which began flights to Hawaii in March, plans to offer interisland flights to Hilo International Airport, on the island of Hawaii or «Big Island.» Flights from the mainland to Hilo will not be offered. Travelers will […]

GOL Announces Six New Destinations

GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. («GOL» or «Company»), (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s premier domestic airline, announces six new destinations in the Company’s domestic network. As of the second half of this year, the cities of Cascavel, in the State of Paraná, Passo Fundo, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Vitória da […]

American Airlines Enhances 2019 Schedule

American Airlines serves more destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America from the U.S. than any other carrier. And next summer, that list will grow even longer. American will add a sixth destination in Cuba with a new daily flight from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Antonio Maceo Airport (SCU) in Santiago de Cuba […]

LATAM Airlines Group to introduce SITA"™s baggage services across 12 airports

LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America"™s largest airline group, is introducing a new baggage system that will give real-time status reports on passenger"™ baggage across 12 airports. The airline handles more than 30 million bags a year and the new technology, provided by global air transport technology specialist SITA, will be instrumental in reducing the number […]