Frontier Airlines adds six new routes and its 100th City: Harlingen, Texas

Frontier Airlines has announced the one-hundredth city in the low-fare carrier’s network and the addition of six new routes to its network.

The airline will add new, low-fare service to/from Harlingen, Texas with the only non-stop service to Denver and Chicago as well as international service from Las Vegas with nonstop flights to both Cancun and Cabos San Lucas, Mexico.

In addition to low fares for Harlingen being the carrier’s 100^th city served, the nonstop flights to Denver mark an important milestone for Denver International Airport (DEN). The addition of Frontier service to Harlingen brings the number of domestic destinations available from DEN to 179, which represents the most domestic routes that any U.S. airport serves. Frontier is proud to help its hometown airport achieve this success.

Additionally, Frontier will introduce new service from Chicago O’Hare with flights to Palm Springs, California and from Philadelphia to Sarasota/Bradenton, Fla. This means Frontier will now offer 31 nonstop destinations to/from Las Vegas, 19 destinations to/from Chicago, 24 destinations to/from Philadelphia, and 2 destinations to/from Sarasota/Bradenton.

Summary of New Service:

CHICAGO O’HARE (ORD) – HARLINGEN (HRL)

Depart ORD: 1:54 p.m. Arrive HRL: 5:15 p.m.

Depart HRL: 6:05 p.m. Arrive: ORD: 9:19 p.m.

Frequency: Wednesday, Saturday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Nov. 21

Seasonal

CHICAGO O’HARE (ORD) – PALM SPRINGS (PSP)

Depart ORD: 7:50 a.m. Arrive PSP: 10:12 a.m.

Depart PSP: 5:12 p.m. Arrive: ORD: 11:18 p.m.

Frequency: Monday, Friday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Dec. 14

Seasonal

DENVER (DEN) – HARLINGEN (HRL)

Depart DEN: 6:15 a.m. Arrive HRL: 10:02 a.m.

Depart HRL: 10:55 a.m. Arrive: DEN: 12:52 p.m.

Frequency: Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Nov. 22

Seasonal

LAS VEGAS (LAS) to/from SAN JOSE DEL CABO (SJD)

Depart LAS: 12:09 p.m. Arrive SJD: 4:05 p.m.

Depart SJD: 5 p.m. Arrive LAS: 7:02 p.m.

Frequency: Saturday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Dec. 15

Seasonal

LAS VEGAS (LAS) to/from CANCUN (CUN)

Depart CUN: 6:19 p.m. Arrive LAS: 8:20 p.m.

Depart LAS: 9:56 a.m. Arrive CUN: 5:24 p.m.

Frequency: Monday, Friday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Dec. 21

Seasonal

PHILADELPHIA (PHL) – SARASOTA (SRQ)

Depart PHL: 4:52 p.m. Arrive SRQ: 7:45 p.m.

Depart SRQ: 8:43 p.m. Arrive: PHL: 9:18 p.m.

Frequency: Monday, Friday

Aircraft: Airbus A320

Service Start: Dec. 10

Seasonal

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Frontier): Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-214 N216FR (msn 4745) (Mountain Goat) SNA (Michael B. Ing). Image: 943098.

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UPS celebrates 111 years as a company

UPS Airlines has issued this statement on social media:

It’s our birthday! UPS (as a company) was founded 111 years ago, but of course we don’t look a day over 30.

Photos: UPS.

Aer Lingus to operate flights between Dublin and London City

Starting on October 28, 2018, Aer Lingus will operate six daily round trips from Dublin to London City Airport on weekdays, with a reduced service on the weekend.

This new service will be in addition to the current extensive services between Dublin and both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

The new route will be operated by CityJet for Aer Lingus. CityJet is planning to operate two RJ85s for Aer Lingus livery (as it was in the past).

CityJet also announced it will no longer operate flights under its own brand. CityJet issued this statement:

In recent years CityJet has transitioned from being an airline serving scheduled markets under its own brand to becoming a provider of capacity to customer airlines throughout Europe.

CityJet has announced that effective from October 27, 2018 it will no longer operate scheduled services marketed under its own brand.

Also announced, the company has entered a leasing arrangement between Aer Lingus and CityJet that will see CityJet provide two aircraft to Aer Lingus to operate the Dublin-London City route. Commencing October 28, 2018, Aer Lingus will operate six daily round trips from Dublin to London City Airport on weekdays, with a reduced service at the weekend.

Intending passengers holding bookings to/from London City on CityJet flights will be transferred to Aer Lingus flights.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Aer Lingus): CityJet (Ireland) BAe RJ85 EI-RJZ (msn E2326) BSL (Paul Bannwarth). Image: 943334.

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LOT Polish Airlines is coming to Miami

LOT Polish Airlines will start nonstop service between Warsaw and Miami on June 1, 2019.

The new route will operate four days a week with Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

LOT Polish Airlines announced on September 5, 2018 the launch of Miami–Warsaw nonstop passenger service scheduled for June 1, 2019, giving Miami International Airport (MIA) the only nonstop route between Florida and Eastern Europe, as well as the airport’s first-ever service to Poland. Warsaw will further expand MIA’s current network of 20 European destinations, while Miamiwill join LOT’s five other nonstop destinations in North America.

(PRNewsfoto/Miami International Airport)

LOT will operate four weekly flights with new generation Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft that seat 252 passengers. LOT’s hub operation at Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) provides passengers more than 350 daily flights to 100 destinations worldwide, as well as extensive connections throughout Central and Eastern Europe.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by LOT): LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner SP-LRH (msn 35943) (Proud to fly the Polish Olympic Team) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 940211.

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Kenya Airways to start New York flights on October 28

Kenya Airways, as planned, will launch its new nonstop flights from Nairobi to New York (JFK) on October 28, 2018.

The airline will operate its state of the art Boeing 787 Dreamliner with a capacity of 234 passengers.

The new route will depart every day from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport hub in Nairobi at 23:25 arriving at JFK airport in New York at 06:25 the following day. From New York the flight will depart at 12:25 landing at Nairobi at 10:55 the following day. The duration will be 15 hours east bound and 14 hours west bound.

Top Copyright Photo (all other by Kenya Airways): Kenya Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner 5Y-KZE (msn 36042) ZRH (Ton Jochems). Image: 942202.

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United Airlines adds more seats to popular college football towns

United Airlines is giving sports fans something to cheer about this football season. As college football kicks off, the airline is adding more seats to top college football markets, making it easier for fans across the country to travel to see their favorite team play. United is adding seats with additional flights and using larger aircraft to get our customers to their favorite college town.

“Each fall, football fans travel from near and far to cheer on their alma matter or favorite college team,” said Ankit Gupta, United’s vice president of Domestic Network. “Football brings families, friends and classmates together for thrilling and memorable moments, which is why we’ve added over 204,000 seats to top college markets this fall to help our customers more easily get to these exciting games.”

United is adding more than 204,000 total seats from September through November, for an average daily increase of 2,200 seats to these markets compared to 2017.

Image: United.

Swoop introduces new service between Edmonton and Winnipeg

Swoop has announced a new domestic route providing direct service four times weekly between Edmonton International Airport (YEG) and Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG). Service begins October 11, 2018 and will operate through to April 27, 2019.

“This is a welcome addition to our western base of Edmonton,” said Steven Greenway, President of Swoop. “We are witnessing a positive response to our ultra-low-cost model in both Edmonton and Winnipeg. Connecting these two cities is a natural progression of our network strategy as we continue to stimulate more travel, more often for our savvy travellers.”

Flights are now available for booking through to April 27, 2019.

Service Between	Service starts	Service Offered	Frequency
Edmonton and Winnipeg	October 11, 2018	Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun	4x weekly

All images by Swoop.

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Virgin Australia converts ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 to the larger MAX 10

Boeing has made this announcement:

Boeing and the Virgin Australia Group announced the airline is adding the largest and most efficient member of the 737 MAX family to its growing single-aisle fleet. The carrier has converted ten orders for the 737 MAX 8 (above) for the larger MAX 10 variant (below).

Aerial view of Sydney, Australia

The airline, which has a number of 737 MAX 8s on order, said it saw the value of adding the MAX 10 to the mix as the aircraft will provide additional capacity and flexibility.

Virgin Australia Group Chief Financial Officer Geoff Smith said, “We are pleased to be welcoming the 737 MAX 10 aircraft into our expanding fleet in 2022. The addition of the 737 MAX 10 will provide us with additional flexibility and capability to support our network and operations. We are proud to become Australia’s first operator of the 737 MAX and we look forward to the opportunities that operating this type of aircraft will open up to us.”

With its headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, the Virgin Australia Group is the country’s second-largest airline with a fleet of more than 130 aircraft. The Next-Generation 737 has formed the backbone of the Group’s fleet with more than 80 currently in operation and the 737 MAX is expected to bolster the Group’s fleet.

The MAX 10 is the largest member of the 737 MAX aircraft family. The airplane will offer operators the lowest cost per seat mile of any commercial aircraft and fly 200 nautical miles (370.4 km) farther than today’s Next-Generation 737s. This extended range means that the 737 MAX 10 will be able to cover 99 percent of single-aisle routes around the world.

Virgin Australia joins more than 20 customers who have placed over 500 orders and commitments for the MAX 10. In all, the 737 MAX is the fastest-selling airplane family in Boeing history, having attracted more than 100 customers and nearly 4,700 orders.

Images: Boeing.

British Airways to add more aircraft and routes from London City

British Airways has made this announcement:

British Airways is celebrating its busiest ever summer at London City Airport with news that more aircraft, more routes and more frequencies will be added to the network this winter.

BA at LCY

Four additional Embraer E190 aircraft will join the BA CityFlyer fleet during 2019, bringing the total fleet number to 26 aircraft.

These aircraft will add nearly 20 percent more seats from London City Airport in 2019 and enable the launch of new destinations.

From November 11, 2018 a new year-round service will be launched to Rome from the Docklands airport, with one-way hand baggage only fares from £55.

In addition a fifth daily service will be added to the popular Zurich route on week days.

Rome is the first of a number of new routes and extra flights to be announced for next year.

British Airways’ £4.5 billion investment for customers over the next five years, also includes the installation of the best quality WiFi and power in every seat, fitting 128 long-haul aircraft with new interiors and taking delivery of 72 new aircraft.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by British Airways): British Airways-BA CityFlyer Embraer ERJ 190-100SR G-LCYX (msn 19000178) BHX (Fred Freketic). Image: 942630.

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WOW Air to start service to New Delhi, India in December

Wow Air will launch its much anticipated flight service from the U.S. to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) in New Delhi, India via Iceland beginning on December 5, 2018.

To celebrate, Wow Air is offering one-way tickets to the Indian capital for $199*.

The one-way $199* sale price tickets to DEL will be available from Boston (BOS), Washington D.C./Baltimore (BWI), New York (EWR), Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), Los Angeles (LAX), and San Francisco (SFO) via Iceland (KEF).

At the end of 2018, the airline will offer service to New Delhi from Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), New York (EWR), Los Angeles (LAX), Pittsburgh (PIT), San Francisco (SFO), St. Louis (STL), and Washington D.C./Baltimore (BWI).

Wow Air will use brand new Airbus A330neo aircrafts on the Delhi route, which are outfitted with WOW premium seats offering at least 37 inches of legroom.