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US Airways to launch four new international routes from Charlotte in the spring

US Airways (Phoenix) will launch new nonstop service between its largest hub at Charlotte, North Carolina and Barcelona, Spain; Brussels, Belgium; Lisbon, Portugal and Manchester, England this spring.ย  The four flights from Charlotte supplement the airline’s current service to these destinations from its international gateway at Philadelphia International Airport. Service to Barcelona, Lisbon and Manchester will begin on May 22, 2014.ย  Service to Brussels will launch on June 5, 2014. The new flights bring the number of international destinations US Airways serves from Charlotte to 38 โ€“ ten cities in Europe and 28 in Canada, Mexico, Latin America, South America and the Caribbean.ย  US Airways now serves 145 airports in 28 countries from Charlotte.

The flight schedules are as follows:

From Charlotte (CLT) to: Departure Arrival Aircraft Type First Day of Service Last day of service
Barcelona (BCN) 6:35 p.m. 9:10 a.m. Airbus A330-200 with Envoy Suite May 22, 2014 Oct. 24, 2014
Lisbon (LIS) 8:25 p.m. 9:20 a.m. Boeing 757 May 22, 2014 Sept. 28, 2014
Manchester(MAN) 8:35 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Boeing 757 May 22, 2014 Sept. 28, 2014
Brussels (BRU) 4:30 p.m. 7:00 a.m. Boeing 767 June 5, 2014 Sept. 1, 2014
To Charlotte(CLT) from: Departure Arrival Aircraft Type First Day of Service Last day of service
Barcelona (BCN) 2:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Airbus A330-200 with Envoy Suite May 23, 2014 Oct. 25, 2014
Lisbon (LIS) 11:20 a.m. 3:15 p.m. Boeing 757 May 23, 2014 Sept. 29, 2014
Manchester (MAN) 2:25 p.m. 6:20 p.m. Boeing 757 May 23, 2014 Sept. 29, 2014
Brussels (BRU) 10:15 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Boeing 767 June 6, 2014 Sept. 2, 2014

Customers traveling between Charlotte and Barcelona inย Envoy, US Airways international business class, will experience theย Envoy Suite, which is featured on all of the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft. The Envoy Suite features an adjustable seat that reclines into a fully flat bed, personal in-flight entertainment and a standard 110-volt universal power outlet so customers can work, play or relax.

Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A330-243 N279AY (msn 1011) climbs away from the runway at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) hub.

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US Airways awarded the Charlotte-London Heathrow route, flight attendants vote to strike

US Airways (Phoenix) has announced it has been awarded operating slots to inaugurate daily, nonstop service between its Charlotte hub and London’s preferred business airport, Heathrow, beginning in March 2013. US Airways will operate the service between Charlotte and London Heathrow with Airbus A330 aircraft that features Envoy, the airline’s international business class. ย Specific schedule and fare details will be released at a later date.

The new service from Charlotte, N.C. will supplement the airline’s existing daily service between its international gateway in Philadelphia and London Heathrow.

The flight will originate in Miami, offering customers in South Florida convenient one-stop service to London via the airline’s Charlotte hub.

On the flip side, US Airways’ flight attendants have voted by a 94 percent margin to authorize a strike should the continued negotiations fail according to this report by Reuters.

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Copyright Photo: Bruce Drum. Airbus A330-243 N279AY (msn 1011) climbs away from the runway at the Charlotte hub.

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US Airways starts Philadelphia-Tel Aviv

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US Airways (Phoenix) yesterday (July 1) launched its new route from the Philadelphia hub to Tel Aviv with its new 258-seat Airbus A330-200.