Alaska Airlines expands Finnair codeshare agreement for deeper global reach
Alaska Airlines has announced today a significant codeshare expansion with our European oneworld partner Finnair, the latest in a series of partnership expansions for Alaska since joining the global alliance in March 2021. Beginning now, Finnair passengers can book connecting flights through Seattle – our hometown airport – to more than 60 destinations throughout Alaska’s […]
Avianca To Launch Seven New Routes, Plans London Return
Seven new routes are to be opened by Avianca over the coming months, including two services between Colombia and the US. The planned network additions follow the inauguration of 17 routes during 2021 as part of an ambition to launch 50 new routes in three years. The latest services to be announced mean the Star […]
Avelo Airlines Adds Another California Route
US startup Avelo Airlines continues to grow its Las Vegas (LAS) schedule, adding service to Redding (RDD), California. Flights on the route started this week and will be operated 2X-weekly. The route marks the third route that Avelo will fly from LAS since launching flights from the Nevada city in November 2021, although it has […]
Increase air connectivity with the inauguration of the LATAM Quito-Loja route
On Tuesday, January 4, flight LA 1363 departed from the Quito International Airport to the Catamayo City Airport in Loja- Ecuador, becoming the first flight that LATAM airline operates in this route, which will have operations on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursday. With this new route, which will operate with an A319 aircraft with a capacity […]
Dominican Republic authorized 48 new international air routes in 2021
The Dominican Republic’s international air market has proven its resilience during 2021 by achieving higher traffic figures during the last part of the year than in the pre-pandemic period. In addition, the Civil Aviation Board (JAC) granted 48 new international routes to both Dominican and foreign companies. New services have been inaugurated to Kazan (Russia); […]
JetBlue Eyes Opportunities For Unserved Markets In Europe
JetBlue believes that its incoming fleet of Airbus A321LR and XLR jets will make opportunities in unserved and underserved European markets available that “aren’t viable with widebody economics.” The carrier, which recently launched its first transatlantic services to London in Gatwick and Heathrow, said it was actively exploring new opportunities in Europe at World Routes […]
KLM schedules US expansion
Two more points in the US will return to KLM’s network in December after Washington announced plans to ease restrictions for vaccinated travelers from Europe and the UK. The Dutch government has also decided to withdraw previously announced quarantine regulations for vaccinated passengers from the US. In response, the flag-carrier plans to restart nonstop service […]
Avianca to launch five new US routes
Avianca is planning to add more flight options between Latin America and the US by launching five new routes before the end of the year. Three services are being opened to New York John F Kennedy (JFK), while Los Angeles (LAX) and Washington Dulles (IAD) will each receive one. In addition, the airline intends to […]
United is adding 3 new routes to the Caribbean, Latin America
The latest pandemic-era network adjustment spells good news for the Caribbean and Latin America. United Airlines is adding three new routes to the region from two of its current domestic hubs, as well as one former hub. Beginning on Dec. 18, United will start Saturday-only service in the following markets: Cleveland (CLE) to Nassau, Bahamas […]
Barbados Welcomes New Direct Virgin Atlantic Route From Edinburgh
On December 5, 2021, Barbados is set to become Scotland’s only direct route to the Caribbean, as Virgin Atlantic launch their new direct route from Edinburgh (IATA: EDI) to Bridgetown (IATA: BGI, Grantley Adams International Airport), Barbados. Virgin Atlantic’s new flight connecting Scotland to Barbados will operate twice weekly, Wednesday and Sunday, on an Airbus […]
