Swoop this week celebrates the launch of two new inaugural flights fromย Edmonton International Airport with the start of nonstop service toย Palm Springs, California on December 16 and to Sanford, Floridaย onย December 17.
The airline’s twice weekly nonstop service to Palm Springsย operates on Mondays and Thursdays, while flights betweenย Edmonton and Sanfordย will operate weekly on Fridays.
Frontier Airlines this week launches three new nonstop routes from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Bloomington, Ill., Columbus, Ohio and Green Bay, Wisconsin.
New Routes from Tampa International Airport (TPA):
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Green Bay, Wisc. (GRB)
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Dec. 16, 2021
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2x Weekly
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$59*
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Bloomington, Ill. (BMI)
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Dec. 17, 2021
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2x Weekly
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$69*
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Columbus, Ohio (CMH)
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Dec. 17, 2021
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3x Weekly
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$49*
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Frontier Airlines this week launches four new nonstop routes to Cancun from Baltimore, Boston, Detroit and Minneapolis/St. Paul, with fares to Cancun starting at $79*. With the addition of this new service, plus Columbus and Raleigh beginning in Jan. 2022, Frontier now offers 21 nonstop Cancun routes this winter, more than any other U.S. airline.
New Cancun International Airport (CUN) Routes:
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Boston (BOS)
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Dec. 16, 2021
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Daily
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To CUN: $79*
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Detroit (DTW)
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Dec. 16, 2021
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3x Weekly
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To CUN: $79*
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Minneapolis (MSP)
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Dec. 16, 2021
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Daily
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To CUN: $79*
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Baltimore (BWI)
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Dec. 17, 2021
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4x Weekly
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To CUN: $79*
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New 2022 Cancun International Airport (CUN) Routes:
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Columbus, Ohio (CMH)
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Jan. 21, 2021
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2x Weekly
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Raleigh / Durham (RDU)
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Jan. 22, 2021
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1x Weekly
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Frequency and times are subject to change
Icelandair announced today new seasonal service from its newest North American gateway: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (RDU) to Keflavik serving Reykjavik, Iceland. The new route will operate four times a week beginning May 12, 2022, on Tuesday, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays on a 160-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8.
ย The new service from RDU provides travelers with easy nonstop connections to more than 25 destinations in Iceland, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia and Continental Europe and allows passengers to take an Icelandair stopover for seven days at no additional airfare.
Southwest Airlines has extended its schedule through September 6, 2022 with these highlights:
Beginningย June 11, 2022, Southwest will offer new nonstop service on Saturdays between:
Austinย andย Cozumel, Mexico (below)ย (Subject to government approvals)
Nashvilleย andย Portland, Maine
Denverย andย Eugene, Ore.
Startingย June 5, 2022, Southwest will resume nonstop service between:
Denverย andย Amarilloย (Sundays-Fridays)
Denverย andย Lubbockย (Daily)
Denverย andย Midland/Odessaย (Sundays-Fridays)
Houston (Hobby)ย andย Louisville, Ky.ย (Sundays-Fridays)
Chicagoย (Midway)ย andย Montego Bay, Jamaicaย (Daily)
Chicagoย (Midway)ย andย Rochester, N.Y.ย (Twice a day Sundays-Fridays)
Chicagoย (Midway)ย andย Tulsa, Okla.ย (Daily)
International Routes Returning for Summer 2022
Southwest also announced today that inย June 2022, it resumes several international nonstop routes from cities acrossย the United Statesย including:
Orlandoย andย Arubaย (Daily)*
Austinย andย Puerto Vallarta, Mexicoย (Saturdays)**
Baltimore/Washington (BWI)ย andย Grand Cayman,ย Cayman Islandsย (Saturdays)**
Milwaukeeย andย Cancun, Mexicoย (Saturdays)**
Denverย andย Cozumel, Mexicoย (Saturdays)**
*Service beginsย June 5, 2022
**Service beginsย June 11, 2022
Also onย June 5, 2022, the carrier will increase from Saturday-only to daily service on already-served routes betweenย Austinย andย Cabo San Lucas/Los Cabosย and betweenย San Antonioย andย Cancun, Mexico.
Avelo Airlines is launching three new routes this week across the East and West Coast โ expanding the airline’s nationwide network to 18 destinations.
Yesterday, Avelo inaugurated service between Las Vegas’ย Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) andย North Denver’sย Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) inย Fort Collins. FNL is the third destination Avelo serves from LAS, in addition toย Sonoma Countyย /ย Santa Rosa, CAย andย Eureka, CA.ย Avelo will begin flying to a fourth LAS destination โย Redding, CAย โ onย January 6. LAS is the second destination served by Avelo from FNL โ in addition toย Los Angeles, which commenced service in October. These routes are operated by Boeing Next Generation 737-800 aircraft.
Today, Avelo will commence service on two new routes. On the East Coast, the airline’s first flight betweenย New Haven, CT (above) and West Palm Beach, FLย will take flight. The new route toย Palm Beachย International Airport (PBI) is Avelo’s fifthย Floridaย destination from its East Coast base atย Southern Connecticut’sย most convenient airport โ Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN). Onย January 13, 2022 Avelo will begin flying to a sixth Floridaย destination from HVN โย Sarasotaย /ย Bradenton. These routes are operated by Boeing Next Generation 737-700 aircraft.
This afternoon, Avelo will also inaugurate its 18th destination, flying between Hollywood/Burbank (above) and Tucson. This new route is the 10th destination served by Avelo’s West Coast base at LA’s most convenient airport โ Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR). This route will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
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Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has announced the delivery of one new Airbus A350-1000 aircraft on long-term lease to Air Caraibes Atlantique and one new Airbus A350-1000 to French Bee, both part of Groupe Dubreuil Aรฉro, from ALCโs order book with Airbus.ย The aircraft delivered to French Bee is the first A350-1000 to operate in the airlineโs all-A350 fleet.
In addition to these two new A350-1000s, Groupe Dubreuil Aรฉro currently has three A350-900s on lease from ALC.
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Avianca has unveiled a “Disney Encanto” special livery on Airbus A320-214 N939AV (msn 4939).
Ottonomyย announces that Ottobots, a fleet of fully autonomous delivery robots for food and retail, are now available atย Cincinnati/Northern Kentuckyย International Airportย (CVG). Thisย is the first autonomous robotic delivery of food, beverage and lifestyle products in an airport environment.
Officially launched for the holiday travel season, passengers are now able to order contactless delivery directly to their location in Concourse B of the airport, delivered by an autonomous robot. Customers can select grab and go, beverage and travel items sold at select retail stores operated by Paradies Lagardere via orderatcvg.com on mobile devices.
Customers receive status updates on their phone and a unique QR code, which can be scanned by the robot’s top camera to open the secure compartment and retrieve their items. The entire delivery experience is contactless and fully autonomous, a first in the industry.
The original pilot of Ottobots at CVG started running in late 2020. The partners gathered feedback from participating passengers including details on the experience, cost and desire to have autonomous delivery in airports. These live robot deliveries will gather additional research to further develop the program and user experience.
Ottobotsย navigate autonomously through crowds and unpredictable environments using Ottonomy’sย proprietaryย Contextual Mobilityย navigation tech. The overall system is highly scalable and flexible utilizing aย comprehensive suite of cloud tools that manages a fleet of robots deployed throughout different areas of an airport.
JetBlue Airways and American Airlines today announced that customers in New York and Boston will have more reasons to make the Northeast Alliance (NEA) their preferred travel provider as the airlines add new routes, improved schedules and enhanced product offerings. Nine new routes go on sale this week across both airlines in New York and Boston. With these new routes, the NEA offers more frequencies in New York and Boston than any other airline.
Record-Setting Service in New York and Boston
With the addition of new destinations, new markets and added frequencies on variety of existing routes in New York and Boston, JetBlue and American are on track for a record-setting year in the Northeast in summer 2022.
At New York-JFK, the NEA will offer up to 300 daily departures, with JetBlue operating a record 195 flights. Along with the introduction of JetBlueโs new Vancouver service, the airline will also add frequencies on a variety of existing routes between New York-JFK and:
As part of the customer-focused NEA, in 2022, American will enhance its global reach with new, nonstop service between New York-JFK and Doha, Qatarโs Hamad International Airport (DOH), becoming the only U.S.-based carrier to serve the Middle Eastern destination.
In the past year, American has provided New York customers with new international travel options, including JFK to Santiago, Chile (SCL); Tel Aviv, Israel (TLV); Athens, Greece (ATH) and Delhi, India (DEL).
At New York-LGA, the NEA will offer nearly 200 daily departures, which includes JetBlue tripling their departures compared to 2019. Along with the introduction of JetBlueโs new Portland, Maine service, the airline will also add frequencies on a variety of existing routes between LGA and:
American has also added new LGA routes to Houston; Kansas City, Mo.; Oklahoma City; and Omaha, Neb. The airline has also added more seats to routes to St. Louis; Raleigh, N.C.; and Nashville, Tenn. Bolstered by the NEA, American has strengthened its offering at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), with better frequencies to its hub airports.
As part of the LaGuardia redevelopment project, American is completing its move of operations to the new Terminal B, Western Concourse starting today. The airline will no longer operate out of the old Central Terminal Building, which has been home to Americanโs operation since the 1960s. Additionally, JetBlue will be fully operating out of LaGuardiaโs Terminal B when completed in summer 2022, providing easy connections for customers traveling on the Northeast Alliance. The LaGuardia Terminal B redevelopment includes a new 1.3 million square foot terminal with 35 gates, an array of New York City-inspired shops and dining options, permanent pieces of art by leading artists and a one-of-a-kind water feature.
Beginning in June, customers in Boston will enjoy greater connectivity with six new U.S. domestic routes and two new options to Canada. With these new routes, the NEA will serve 46 of the top 50 U.S. domestic mainland markets from Boston. Tickets will be available for sale starting Dec. 20.
In Boston, American today announced new nonstop service operated on Embraer E175 aircraft between Boston and:
These new routes follow recently announced American routes from Boston to Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis; Wilmington, North Carolina; St. Louis; and Toronto.
Along with JetBlueโs introduction of new service to Vancouver and Asheville, the airline will add even more flying between Boston and Washington, D.C. (DCA) with up to 16 daily departures. Additionally, service at Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) will return in summer 2022 with up to five daily flights between Baltimore and Boston starting June 9.
In summer 2022, the NEA will offer more than 200 daily departures in Boston, with JetBlue operating more than 150, to more nonstop destinations than any other carrier.
All-New JetBlue Cities and New Routes Now On Sale
In June 2022, JetBlue will touch down for the first time at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) โ JetBlueโs first-ever Canadian destination โ and at Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) in North Carolina. JetBlue will serve Vancouver daily from New Yorkโs John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and daily throughout the summer season from Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). Asheville service will operate daily throughout the summer.
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JFK – YVR Flight #1975 |
YVR – JFK Flight #1974 |
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7:18 p.m. โ 10:49 p.m. |
11:59 p.m. โ 8:13 a.m. (+1) |
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BOS – YVR Flight #2149 |
YVR – BOS Flight #2150 |
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5:55 p.m. โ 9:19 p.m. |
10:29 p.m. โ 6:46 a.m. (+1) |
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Schedule between Boston (BOS) and Asheville (AVL) |
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BOS – AVL Flight #2277 |
AVL – BOS Flight #2278 |
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11:15 a.m. โ 1:40 p.m. |
2:15 p.m. โ 4:35 p.m. |
JetBlue is also now selling seats for an all-new route at New Yorkโs LaGuardia Airport (LGA), with service to Portland International Jetport (PWM) in Maine. Flights will operate daily throughout the summer season beginning in July 2022.
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Schedule between New York (LGA) and Portland (PWM) |
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LGA – PWM Flight #1382 |
PWM – LGA Flight #1383 |
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3:29 p.m. โ 4:57 p.m. |
6:20 p.m. โ 7:32 p.m. |
JetBlue will operate these new routes using a variety of aircraft which all offer the airline’s award-winning service featuring the most legroom in coach (a); free Fly-Fi, the fastest broadband internet in the sky (b); complimentary and unlimited name-brand snacks and soft drinks; free, live DIRECTVยฎ programming and 100+ channels of SiriusXMยฎ radio at every seat.
New JetBlue Routes, Special JetBlue Fares
To celebrate the launch of the four all-new new routes, JetBlue is offering limited time introductory fares (c):
These fares are available online only at JetBlue.com and on the JetBlue mobile app. Travelers who book directly through jetblue.com are guaranteed to find the airlineโs best and lowest fares, and can enjoy additional benefits including access to all of JetBlueโs fare options, as well as fare sales and promotions, some of which may not be available through other third-parties.
Codeshare Expands
Todayโs newly announced 2022 schedules come just as JetBlue and American have activated a key component of its codeshare agreement with more connecting markets now available through JFK. The airlines are now codesharing on 185 routes, as American will have its code placed on 70 JetBlue routes while JetBlue will place its code on 115 American routes. This gives the pair a combined schedule with the number of markets and seats that allows JetBlue and American to offer their respective customers options that stack up against larger, dominant carriers. JetBlue and American customers purchasing a codeshare itinerary benefit from having a single ticket that includes flights operated by both carriers, as well as conveniences on their day of travel like one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.
More connecting markets through other New York airports and Boston are set to become available to book soon.
Top Copyright Photo: JetBlue Airways Airbus A320-232 N605JB (msn 2368) (Boston Red Sox) DCA (Brian McDonough). Image: 956141.
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