British Airways to grow long-haul network next month
British Airways will operate 52 long-haul routes alongside its short-haul network next month as the airline continues to adapt to changing restrictions around the globe as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Services will continue to operate to US gateways including New York JFK, Boston, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco, with Newark added to […]
Low-cost carries cut capacity as second Covid-19 wave bites
New data from Cirium suggests low-cost airlines in Europe have further scaled back flight operations in recent weeks. Carriers are reacting to a second wave of Covid-19 across the continent and the associated travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. The principal operating divisions of Eurowings, Ryanair, easyJet, Vueling Airlines and Wizz Air had collectively clawed their […]
Virgin Atlantic to return to two more Caribbean destinations
Virgin Atlantic will relaunch flights to Antigua and Grenada on Monday, with two flights a week planned for each island. The services will join the four weekly flights to Barbados and twice weekly flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica. Both Antigua and Grenada are currently included in of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office travel corridor list, […]
Lufthansa Cargo outlines winter freighter plans
Lufthansa Cargo has revealed its freighter schedule for the winter season, with an average of 35 flights per week to Asia. The cargo airline said that its Asian network would focus on the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai (PVG), the South Korean capital Seoul (ICN), Japan’s capital Tokyo (NRT) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region […]
Alaska Airlines begins E175 routes in Alaska
Alaska Airlines has added Embraer 175 service in the state of Alaska, operated by partner Horizon Air. The E175 jet gives the carrier the flexibility to increase daily frequency between Anchorage (ANC) and Fairbanks (FAI), and to provide year-round service to King Salmon (AKN) and Dillingham (DLG). Previously the airline was flying Boeing 737s within […]
Eastern Airlines expands Latin America focus
Eastern Airlines has earmarked Argentina and Bolivia as the next two countries it hopes to add to its low-cost, long-haul route network. The US carrier, which relaunched in February, has applied to the US Department of Transportation to serve Buenos Aires and Santa Cruz de la Sierra during the upcoming winter season. Flights to both […]
United plans ‘aggressive’ competition on transcon routes from JFK
United Airlines is pushing ahead with a return to New York John F Kennedy (JFK) after a five-year hiatus, with CEO Scott Kirby hinting at potential markets the carrier plans to serve. Speaking on an Oct. 15 earnings call after announcing a net loss of $1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2020 (Q3), Kirby […]
JetBlue Adds New Flight Routes to Popular Colorado Ski Destination
JetBlue announced on October 14 that it will be launching nonstop winter service to Telluride, Colorado from three new routes across the country, beginning on December 19, 2020. JetBlue will service Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), a 90-minute drive to Telluride. The three new routes will be from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), New York John […]
American Airlines Relaunches Bahamas, Grenada, Barbados Flights
American Airlines has kicked off its latest relaunch of Caribbean service, this time with resumed flights across The Bahamas, Grenada and Barbados. American Airlines just resumed flights from Miami to Freeport, North Eleuthera and George Town, Exuma in The Bahamas. Each of those flights is operating five times each week. The carrier also relaunched flights […]
Volotea adds more domestic connections
Volotea is adding 10 routes across France, Italy and Spain over the Christmas 2020 holiday period and increasing the frequency of existing connections. Between Dec. 17 and Jan. 11, the leisure-focused LCC plans to fly 143 routes across all its markets, including 60 monopoly routes. More than 500,000 seats will be offered, an increase of […]
