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Route changes NewsSuspension of acceptance operations for Myair.com flights23-Jul-2009Sacbo announces that, in compliance with the provisions of article 802 of the Code of Navigation, acceptance operations for flights operated by the airline Myair.com from Orio al Serio airport have been suspended. New one-way fares between Australia and Los Angeles from just $579!20-Jul-2009V Australia continues to shake up the market with the introduction of super cheap one-way tickets between Australia and Los Angeles offering more flexibility for travellers, which are on sale from 20-Jul-2009. Virgin Blue commences new daily Perth-Darwin27-Apr-2009AUSTRALIA : Increases total Darwin services from 7 to 20 flights per week on 28-Apr-09 Virgin Blue will launch a new sector, flying daily between Perth and Darwin - just two months after announcing these services. Tomorrow also marks the resumption of Virgin Blue’s Melbourne-Darwin services, operating six times per week (a doubling of previous three per week operations). Allegiant Air announces termination of Bellingham-Reno services06-Apr-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Allegiant Air, LLC today announces it will end its scheduled service between Bellingham, Wash. and Reno, Nev. The carrier’s last day of service to the Reno/Tahoe International Airport will be 29-May. Customers with reservations 01-Jun and beyond will be contacted directly by Allegiant for reaccomodation. AirTran Airways advises passengers affected by winter storm for Denver area06-Apr-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc advises passengers that due to severe winter weather forecasted for the Denver area, some flight operations may be affected on Saturday, 4-Apr-09. Cebu Pacific starts direct Cebu-Roxas flights06-Apr-2009PHILIPPINES : Low-fare airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) will offer a direct service from Cebu to Roxas City starting May 2, 2009. The new service is introduced with a promotional ‘Go Lite’ fare of P488 all-in. The seat sale will run from April 4 to 9 and is valid for travel from 2-May-09 to 31-July-09; and is non-refundable. Tiger Airways to launch flights between Melbourne and Sydney03-Apr-2009SINGAPORE : Tiger Airways announced plans to launch flights between Melbourne and Sydney. Flights are scheduled to commence from 03-Jul-2009 with up to four flights between both destinations daily. Jetstar increases Gold Coast-Tokyo frequency30-Mar-2009AUSTRALIA : Jetstar has commenced its daily Gold Coast to Tokyo service, adding two weekly services to its existing five-times weekly Gold Coast-Tokyo offering to boost the airline’s services between the Gold Coast and Japan to twice daily. Air Berlin to launch services to Krakow and Oslo18-Feb-2009GERMANY : Air Berlin announced (16-Feb-09) plans to operate a new route from Berlin-Tegel to Kracow in Summer 2009. In addition to the route network, Air Berlin will also launch non-stop flights from Berlin-Tegel to Oslo, the capital of Norway. This is the first time that Air Berlin will be serving the Norwegian market. bmibaby increases services from Birmingham for Summer17-Feb-2009bmibaby announced (16-Feb-09) extra flights from the Midlands to the Mediterranean this Summer. The airline increased capacity on its routes from Birmingham International Airport to Murcia, Faro, Malaga and Alicante. Air Berlin to launch Stockholm Arlanda-Hanover service16-Feb-2009GERMANY : Air Berlin announced (13-Feb-09) plans to fly non-stop to Hanover from Stockholm-Arlanda from 20-Apr-09. There will be four flights each way per week using its Airbus 319 aircraft seating 144 passengers. Ryanair to launch Bristol-Belfast City service13-Feb-2009IRELAND : Ryanair announced (12-Dec-09) the introduction of a new route from Bristol to Belfast City. The new service will commence on 30-Mar-09 and operate daily. This follows Ryanair's recent announcement of an additional aircraft and 12 new routes from Bristol International. Ryanair to launch Liverpool-Ibiza service05-Feb-2009IRELAND : Ryanair announced (04-Feb-09) the addition of a further destination to its route network from Liverpool John Lennon (JLA) with flights to Ibiza to start at the end of March. Flights will operate three times per week departing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting on 30-Mar-09. easyJet expands Summer 2009 services05-Feb-2009UNITED KINGDOM : easyJet announced (04-Feb-09) that it is opening an additional 13 new routes across Europe, for Summer 2009 bringing the total number of routes to 416. Five of the new routes will operate from UK airports. Fares for the new routes will start from just GBP29.99 including tax. Air Berlin to launch Hanover-Stockholm service05-Feb-2009GERMANY : Air Berlin is offering two new routes as soon as its Summer timetable comes into effect. From 01-May-09 the carrier will be flying from Hanover to Stockholm for the first time and re-launching its service between Stuttgart and Nice. Norwegian Air Shuttle expands London Gatwick route network to Norway05-Feb-2009NORWAY : Norwegian Air Shuttle announced plans to launch services from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo, Copenhagen, Bergen, Stravanger, Aalborg and Tromsø. Norwegian Air Shuttle, which already operates a programme from London Gatwick Airport, is set to start operating a three-times daily service to Oslo, twice-daily to Copenhagen and daily services to Bergen, Stavanger and Aalborg. JetBlue Airways launches Bogota service02-Feb-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : JetBlue Airways launched (29-Jan-09) Orlando's first and only nonstop daily service to El Dorado International Airport in Bogota. Flights originate at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, providing one stop service between Bogota and New York. Jetstar launches new services to Adelaide and Cairns02-Feb-2009AUSTRALIA : Jetstar will celebrate the further growth of its domestic services from its expanding operations in Perth, with the commencement of a new daily service to Adelaide and introduction of 3 times weekly direct Perth-Cairns services commencing 06-Feb-09. JetBlue Airways to launch Los Angeles service30-Jan-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : JetBlue Airways announced (29-Jan-09) plans to expand in California with a new service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning 18-June-09. LAX will be JetBlue's third Los Angeles-area airport, and the 55th destination in the airline's route network. Sky Express releases sale for Summer schedule29-Jan-2009RUSSIA : Sky Express announced (29-Jan-09) sale of flights for Summer schedule is open. The new schedule is effective from 29-Mar-09 through 24-Oct-09. Passengeres can purchase flights for 9 destinations in the Ural, North-West and South regions of Russia. bmibaby to launch Birmingham-Newquay service29-Jan-2009bmibaby announced (28-Jan-09) a new Summer service to Newquay from Birmingham International Airport. The new service will operate from 22-May-09 to 20-Sep-09, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. bmibaby to launch Cardiff-Almeria service29-Jan-2009bmibaby announced (28-Jan-09) a new service to Almeria in Spain. Flights to Almeria will operate from 22-May-09 to 22-Oct-09, on Mondays and Fridays. bmibaby expect to carry over 13,500 passengers on the new service over the summer months. Prices start from just GBP41.99 one way including taxes and charges. Flybe increases frequency on London Gatwick service27-Jan-2009UNITED KINGDOM : Flybe is adding a sixth daily flight on its Guernsey to London Gatwick service. The extra flight will begin on 09-Jun-09. Mike Rutter, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer says: “Flybe’s established services to and from the Channel Islands are a testament to the reliable and affordable model that has made us the Channel Islands’ most successful airline. Jet2.com to continue Sharm el Sheikh, Tenerife and Lanzarote service23-Jan-2009UNITED KINGDOM : Jet2.com announced (22-Jan-09) plans to continue three of its routes across numerous bases throughout the Winter period. Due to overwhelming customer demand, Sharm el Sheikh, Tenerife and Lanzarote will now feature on the Winter 2009/2010 schedule and are on sale now. Ryanair expands route network at Barcelona Reus23-Jan-2009IRELAND : Ryanair announced (22-Jan-09) the introduction of eight new routes throughout Europe including four new routes from Reus (Barcelona) where it will base a third new Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an expansion which will bring four new routes to the airport from June. AirAsia to increase services to Macau21-Jan-2009AirAsia announced (20-Jan-09) additional flights to Macau to be effective from 01-Mar-09. Air Asia is currently operating 6 daily flights linking Macau with Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok, with 3 daily flights to each of those cities. Southwest Airlines adds services form Nashville Airport16-Jan-2009Southwest Airlines has notified Nashville International Airport (BNA) that effective 08-Mar-09 08-May-09, Southwest is adding one additional flight each to five markets it currently serves from BNA and beginning 09-May-09 through 26-Jun-09, is adding back nonstop service to Oakland and Seattle plus an additional flight each to four other markets. AirAsia to resume Kota Kinabalu-Macau service16-Jan-2009AirAsia announced (15-Jan-09) that it will resume its Kota Kinabalu-Macau and Kuching-Macau routes effective 01-Mar-09. The airline is also increasing frequency for its Kuala Lumpur-Macau service to 4 flights daily also from 01-Mar-09. AirAsia currently has 3 daily flights from Kuala Lumpur to Macau. Southwest Airlines expands California services15-Jan-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Southwest Airlines announced (14-Jan-09) an expansion of its California service with five new nonstop flights between San Francisco International Airport and John Wayne Airport. This is a new route for the carrier which currently operates 362 daily flights within California. The service will begin 09-May-09. Ryanair expands at three bases, launches new routes15-Jan-2009IRELAND : Ryanair announced (14-Jan-09) that it will add new Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Alicante (up one to four) from June, Bristol (up two to four) from July and Edinburgh (up two to four) from March in an expansion which will bring four new routes to Alicante, 12 to Bristol and seven to Edinburgh. Jazeera Airways launches services to Deir Ez Zoor, Syria15-Jan-2009Jazeera Airways announced (14-Jan-09) the launch of its newest route from Kuwait to Deir Ez Zoor, Syria. The carrier will be flying twice weekly from Kuwait on Tuesdays and Fridays at 13.05. Monarch to launch services to Volos13-Jan-2009Monarch announced plans to launch charter services between the UK and Volos for Summer 2009. Monarch’s new charter flights will depart from Gatwick and Manchester each Friday between 15-May-09 and 09-Oct-09, with fares from GBP239 return, including all taxes and charges*. Wizz Air to launch services from Prague12-Jan-2009POLAND : Wizz Air announced (10-Jan-09) that it would enter the Czech market by opening six new routes to be operated from Prague International Airport, starting from as early as 19-Feb-09. The initial route network will include services to London Luton, Rome, Milan Bergamo, Brussels Charleroi, Paris Beauvais and Eindhoven. Spirit Airlines expands Caribbean route network12-Jan-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : Spirit Airlines announced (09-Jan-09) that it is further expanding its Caribbean route network with the introduction of new service between its Fort Lauderdale home and Santiago, Dominican Republic. Cebu Pacific to take delivery of ATR 72-50009-Jan-2009PHILIPPINES : Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to take delivery of its seventh ATR 72-500 aircraft which it will use to fly to Catarman and Calbayog in Samar, Virac in Catanduanes, and Cauayan, Isabela starting next month. easyJet to launch Newcastle-Malta services09-Jan-2009UNITED KINGDOM : easyJet announced (08-Jan-09) that it is opening a new route from Newcastle to Malta. The twice weekly service (Monday and Friday) will commence on 02-Apr-09. Fares will be from GBP26.99 one way. AirTran Airways to launch Fort Lauderdale services07-Jan-2009UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : AirTran Airways announced (06-Jan-09) plans to begin flights between Columbus, Ohio, and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., effective 05-Mar-09. The carrier will be the only airline to offer nonstop daily service between Port Columbus International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. easyJet expands services for Summer 200907-Jan-2009UNITED KINGDOM : easyJet announced (06-Jan-09) that it is opening 14 new routes across Europe for Summer 2009. Nine of the new routes will operate from UK regional airports. Fares for the new routes will start from GBP22.99 including tax. Ryanair to close Fuerteventura routes from Jan-0911-Dec-2008IRELAND : Ryanair confirmed (10-Dec-08) that it will close all of its routes to and from Fuerteventura from 31-Jan-08 after local tourism group AIE failed to honor the commercial agreement it entered into with Ryanair to promote Fuerteventura as a tourist destination. |