US Airways (Phoenix) is adding daily, seasonal service to Barcelona, Spain; Athens, Greece; Glasgow, Scotland; Venice, Italy; and Lisbon, Portugal from the airline’s hub at Philadelphia. Daily, seasonal service will also be added from the airline’s Charlotte, N.C. hub to Dublin, Ireland; Madrid, Spain; and Rome. Additional seasonal frequencies are also being added to Frankfurt, Germany from both Philadelphia and Charlotte giving its customers a first ever choice of four daily nonstop flights from the east coast. The new flights supplement existing year-round service to 13 destinations in Europe and the Middle East.
Additionally, customers traveling in Envoy, US Airways’ international business class, on the airline’s fleet of Airbus A330 aircraft can now experience the remarkably comfortable, peaceful and private Envoy Suite to many new destinations. Equipped with an adjustable seat that reclines into a fully flat bed, the Envoy Suite also features personal in-flight entertainment and a standard 110-volt universal power outlet so customers can work, play and relax. The Envoy Suite is now available on the airline’s entire Airbus A330 fleet of 16 aircraft and on most flights between the U.S. and Paris, London, Madrid, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Munich, Manchester, Rome, and Tel Aviv.
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The flight schedule for the airline’s trans-Atlantic routes is as follows:
From Philadelphia (PHL):
| Service start date: | Service end date: | Equipment: | |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands (AMS) | Annual | Annual | Boeing 757-200 |
| Brussels, Belgium (BRU) | Annual | Annual | Boeing 767-200 |
| Paris, France (CDG) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite |
| Dublin, Ireland (DUB) | Annual | Annual | Boeing 757-200 |
| Rome, Italy (FCO) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite** |
| Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite** |
| London-Heathrow, England (LHR) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite |
| Madrid, Spain (MAD) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite** |
| Manchester, England (MAN) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite ** |
| Munich, Germany (MUC) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite |
| Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite |
| Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH) | Annual | Annual | Boeing 767-200 |
| Barcelona, Spain (BCN) | Currently operating | 26 October 12 | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite |
| Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) | Currently operating | 26 October 12 | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite** |
| Venice, Italy (VCE) | Currently operating | 26 October 12 | Boeing 767-200 |
| Lisbon, Portugal (LIS) | Currently operating | 26 October 12 | Boeing 757-200 |
| Athens, Greece (ATH) | Currently operating | 29 September 12 | Boeing 767-200 |
| Glasgow, Scotland (GLA) | 25 May 12 | 26 October 12 | Boeing 757-200 |
| Dublin, Ireland (DUB)* | 13 July 12 | 28 July 12 | Boeing 757-200 |
From Charlotte, N.C. (CLT):
| Service start date: | Service end date: | Aircraft Type: | |
| Paris, France (CDG) | Currently operating | 26 October 2012 | Boeing 767-200 |
| Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) | Annual | Annual | Airbus A330-300 with Envoy Suite** |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (GIG) | Annual | Annual | Boeing 767-200 |
| London-Gatwick, England (LGW) | Annual | Annual | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite** |
| Dublin, Ireland (DUB) | Currently operating | 3 September 2012 | Boeing 757-200 |
| Rome, Italy (FCO) | Currently operating | 26 October 2012 | Airbus 330-300 with Envoy Suite** |
| Madrid, Spain (MAD) | 24 May 2012 | 3 September 2012 | Boeing 767-200 |
| Frankfurt, Germany (FRA)* | 24 May 2012 | 26 October 2012 | Airbus 330-200 with Envoy Suite** |
*New second frequency added Friday & Saturday Eastbound, Saturday & Sunday Westbound for the 2012 trans-Atlantic season.
**Envoy Suite introduced in spring 2012 on this route.