JetBlue Set to Bring Transatlantic Travelers Low Fares, New Choices and Incredible Service as It Lands at Both London Heathrow and London Gatwick
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced it will make its highly anticipated entrance into the transatlantic market with nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy international Airport (JFK) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR) starting August 11, 2021. New York’s Hometown Airline® will further enhance its U.S. and U.K. schedules with nonstop service between New York-JFK […]
Viva Aerobus expands Mexico-US service
Viva Aerobus is expanding the number of travel options between Mexico and the US with the launch of four new transborder routes. Two of the nonstop services are to new destination Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS), connecting the Texas airport with Mexico City (MEX) and Monterrey (MTY). MEX-AUS will be seasonal from June 20 through Oct. 25, […]
United Airlines Takes Big Step Toward Returning July Flying to Pre-Pandemic Levels
United Airlines is announcing today more options for customers to take long-awaited summer vacations by adding more than 400 daily flights to its July schedule and increasing service to reopened European destinations. This is United’s largest monthly schedule since before the pandemic – United plans to fly 80% of its U.S. schedule compared to July […]
Turkish Airlines To Fly To Newark For First Time In 27 Years
Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul to Newark service is going ahead in just four days. Relaunching after 27 years, it effectively replaces JFK’s third-daily service, with near-identical timings. The B787-9 and B777-300ER operate at first, before the A330-300 takes over until winter. The 5,014-mile (8,059 km) route has the following schedule until winter, with all times local: […]
American Airlines Welcomes All Customers on Quarantine-Free Flights to Italy
American Airlines has offered customers quarantine-free flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Milan (MXP) since April 2 and on flights from JFK to Rome (FCO) as of May 8. With the recent change in Italy’s travel restrictions, any customers, whether traveling for leisure or essential business, are eligible to fly on American’s […]
Airline CEOs call for summit to speed relaunch of UK-US travel
Bosses of major U.S. and UK airlines called on Tuesday for a summit between the two governments to speed the reopening of transatlantic travel, still paralyzed even though the countries have among the world’s highest COVID-19 vaccination rates. «The airline industry needs adequate lead time to establish a plan for restarting air services, including scheduling […]
Transat extends suspension of operations through July 29, 2021
Transat has extended its suspension of operations through to almost the end of July. A new Travel Advisory update was posted on the company’s site today. “Due to continued travel restrictions, both in Canada and in the destinations we serve, our operations are temporarily suspended until July 29, 2021, inclusively,” says Transat. “Clients affected by […]
GOL discloses preliminary traffic figures for April 2021
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and B3: GOLL4), Brazil’s largest domestic airline, announces preliminary air traffic figures for the month of April 2021, compared to the same period in 2020. Highlights: In the domestic market, demand (RPK) for GOL’s flights increased 294% and supply (ASK) increased by 280%. GOL’s domestic load factor was […]
New direct Los Angeles-Cozumel flight makes first landing
A new direct flight from Los Angeles to Cozumel landed on the island Saturday. Acting mayor Elías Farah Ceh said the airport received the plane of United Airline passengers, which is scheduled to be a new regular flight. Farah Ceh says that the new route significantly increases Cozumel’s connectivity with the United States. “The arrival […]
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. […]
