Discount carrier JetBlue Airways Corp. said it will expand its service from the West Coast on May 21 by launching transcontinental flights from Los Angeles International Airport and adding new flights from its existing airports in Southern California.
source: The Wall Street Journal
Ryanair will invest $140m in 2 new aircraft to operate 12 routes from its new base in Reus near Barcelona.
Reus is the budget airline’s 26th European and fifth Spanish base.
“‘Ryanair will now develop the region’s massive untapped potential by giving the tourism industry year round low fare access to Europe’s largest cities,’†said chief executive Michael O’Leary.
source: Sharecast
New York-based JetBlue Airways will add its first international service from Florida next month with the launch of daily nonstop service from Orlando to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (starts March 6).
JetBlue will also add a second daily nonstop flight between Orlando and Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, beginning May 1. This summer, the airline will offer Orlando travelers a total of six daily nonstop flights to Puerto Rico, including three to San Juan, two to Aguadilla, and one to Ponce.
source: caribbeannetnews.com
Zoom Airlines, the leading low-fare transatlantic airline, has announced that it will be operating a new route from London Gatwick to San Diego in Southern California for summer 2008.
From June this year, Zoom will offer the only direct non-stop air service between Europe and San Diego when flights linking London with the southern Californian city are introduced.
source: Easier
French air traffic controllers started a five-day strike Monday that immediately forced the cancellation of several flights, mainly at Paris-Orly airport.
France’s General Directorate for Civil Aviation (DGAC) said one flight in two has been cancelled at Orly and there were average delays of two hours, which could increase during the day, according to spokesman Patrick Gandil.
At the main Paris airport Charles de Gaulle, operations were relatively normal with only half-hour delays reported on some flights, the DGAC said.
source: Inquirer.net
FlyYeti.com, Nepal’s first low-cost carrier (LCC), today launched non-stop service between Kathmandu, the carrier’s global hub, and Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital. The airline, which will provide service between the two cities five times per week, recently commenced service to Sharjah, UAE, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
source: albawaba.com
Britons wanting to enjoy the cultural attractions of the northern Spanish city of Bilbao will have a new low-cost flight option as clickair announces a new daily service from London Gatwick.
The new route will operate from March 30th, replacing a previous Iberia service, departing the UK at 09:55 GMT and returning from Bilbao at 11:35 GMT.
“‘We are very pleased to be adding another popular cultural destination to our network from London Gatwick,'” said clickair’s chief executive Alex Cruz, himself a native of Bilbao.
source: travelbite.co.uk
easyJet welcomed passengers onboard its inaugural flight from East Midlands to Palma, Mallorca thursday february 7th, providing travellers from the region with an even greater choice of destinations from their local airport.
source: Boarding.no
A Spanish clothing company is suing a charter airline for failing to deliver British actress Sienna Miller — “the face” of its company — to New York City from London for a photo shoot.
In a lawsuit filed on Thursday in Manhattan federal court, Pepe Jeans said it paid Jet Set Private Air Service $160,000 for a chartered plane that would deliver Sienna Miller, along with the actress’ associates, to a New Jersey airport.
source: Reuters
Jet Airways and American Airlines today launched their code share partnership which would benefit passengers and frequent flier members of both airlines.
The frequent flier members of both carriers would have the benefit of earning points as they travel on these code share flights, Jet Airways said in a statement. They would be able to redeem these points on the route network of either airline.
source: India Times
