Sun Country Airlines to Add 12 New Routes in 2020
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal today revealed that Sun Country Airlines, a privately-held, low-cost airline based in Eagan, Minnesota, will soon be introducing new flight options for Twin Cities travelers who need to reach Washington, D.C. and the Baltimore area. Beginning May 8, 2020, Sun Country will offer seasonal, non-stop service with two weekly roundtrip […]
Delta Adds More Regional Flights From Atlanta Hub
Delta Air Lines announced Monday it would be expanding regional service in Georgia from its central hub in Atlanta. Officials from Delta revealed Albany, Brunswick, Columbus and Valdosta would see one additional daily frequency to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport beginning next spring. The additional service will increase seat capacity to and from the Georgia communities […]
Air France Flies the A350 to Toronto
One of the world’s top airlines has a spiffy new plane flying in and out of Toronto. Air France’s first Airbus A350, named “Toulouse,” flew into Toronto this week for the first time and will be flying daily throughout the winter season. Air France/KLM put on a breakfast in downtown Toronto on Monday after flying […]
Alaska Q3 profit driven by Hawaii routes
Alaska Air Group reported a net profit of $322 million during the third quarter, compared to $217 million during the same quarter in 2018 as the company continues its aggressive cost management mentality. The Seattle-based parent company of Alaska Airlines and regional carrier Horizon Air on 24 October reported operating revenue grew by 8% to […]
Virgin Atlantic Is Adding More Barbados Flights
Virgin Atlantic is ramping up its flight service to the island of Barbados for the upcoming winter travel season. Virgin will be adding more flights from Manchester to Barbados beginning this winter, with the addition of a third weekly flight out of Manchester Virgin will also be increasing its flights to Barbados from London Gatwick, […]
Bombardier brings big data to business aviation
Bombardier is to offer to install a health monitoring unit (HMU) in every Global and Challenger free of charge, as part of an initiative to bring the growing world of big data to business aviation. The Canadian manufacturer revealed at NBAA it is teaming up with GE Aviation to fit the smart boxes to around […]
Amadeus Launches NDC-Enabled Selling Platform Connect
Amadeus announces that Selling Platform Connect, its cloud-based booking platform, now allows travel sellers to shop, order, pay and service airline travel offers via an NDC connectivity. A main advantage for travel sellers is that they can now view and compare all available airline flights and related services for any given trip on one single […]
LATAM Airlines cancels hundreds of flights amid unrest in Chile
LATAM Airlines was continuing to cancel domestic and international flights from Chile on 22 October as civil unrest affected operations from its main hub in the country. The operator’s website lists some 299 services that have been cancelled between 20 and 22 October. The vast majority are flights that touch Santiago International airport. At around […]
American Airlines Celebrates 30 Years of Leadership in Miami
This month, American Airlines celebrates the 30th anniversary of its bold move to establish a hub at Miami International Airport (MIA). In October 1989, American operated just 19 flights a day to six cities from MIA. Today, Miami’s hometown carrier operates more than 350 flights a day to nearly 130 destinations from the hub — […]
Spirit Airlines Announces New Service to Cancun for 2020
Spirit Airlines announced Wednesday it will expand its nonstop service to Cancun from five new cities in the United States. The new flights from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Austin, Nashville and Philadelphia to the Mexican leisure destination will begin operating in February and March 2020. With the low-cost carrier’s continued expansion into Cancun, Spirit will soon serve […]
