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Copyright Photo:ย Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner VT-ANL (msn 36283) LHR (SPA). Image: 924377.
On August 15, 2016, Air India will restore the Ahmedabad โ London Heathrow โ Newark route with Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft according to Airline Route. The restored route will be operated three days a week. It was last operated in 2009.
EasyJet (UK) (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) expects first half losses to shrink, helped by growing capacity and record number of business passengers in the first quarter.
The economy airline expects losses of between ยฃ10 million ($15.1 million) and ยฃ30 million ($45.5 million) in the first half of the year, compared with ยฃ53 million ($80.4 million) last year. The company also hopes to pass lower fuel costs on to passengers.
Easyjet chief executive Carolyn McCall said in a statement:
“We further strengthened our network in the quarter adding around 500,000 seats, the majority of which are from airports where EasyJet has a number one or number two position,”
“This combined with our new TV ads aimed at business travellers enabled EasyJet to sell record numbers of seats to business travellers in the first quarter,” she added.
Oil prices:
The largest carrier in the UK said it expects to pass fuel cost savings on to passengers, probably cutting around ยฃ2 off its average fare.
“EasyJet expects that lower fuel costs will be beneficial for its customers as fares adjust,” it said.
Oil prices have fallen by more than half since the summer, and the firm expects its annual fuel bill to be between ยฃ90m and ยฃ130m less than it was in the 12 months to 30 September 2014.
Competitor Ryanair (Dublin) is also trying to attract more business travellers, with the Irish carrier adding new routes and boosted capacity, and has made moves to improve its customer service. Its shares hit an all-time high this month after a surge in passenger numbers.
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Assistant Editor Oliver Wilcock reporting from Manchester.
Copyright Photo: SPA/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A320-214 G-EZWV (msn 6177) with Sharklets arrives back at bLondon’s Gatwick Airport.
EasyJet (UK) aircraft slide show:
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United Airlines (Chicago) launches its new daily flights between Houston (Bush Intercontinental) and Santiago, Chile, this Sunday (December 7), offering the only nonstop service between the airline’s principal Latin American gateway and the Chilean capital.
Flight UA 847 will depart Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston daily at 9:35 p.m. (2135), arriving at Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Santiago at 10:10 a.m. (1010) the following day (all times local.) On the return, flight UA 846 will depart Santiago at 11 p.m. (2300), arriving in Houston at 5:55 a.m. (0555) the next day.
United will operate the flights using Boeing 767-300 aircraft with a total of 214 seats โ 30 flat-bed seats with 180 degree recline in United BusinessFirst and 184 seats in United Economy, including 49 Economy Plus extra-legroom seats. Every customer on the aircraft will have personal on-demand in-seat entertainment.
Other New Flights to Latin America and the Caribbean
In addition to the new Santiago service, United is also adding flights to other destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean from several of its hubs. New daily flights between Denver and Panama City, Panama, began on December 3. The airline will also launch new weekly flights from Chicago (O’Hare) to Belize City, Belize, and from Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Denver to Panama
The new daily flights to Panama City, operating with Boeing 737-700 aircraft, depart Denver International Airport at 12:10 p.m. (1210) and arrives at Tocumen International Airport at 8 p.m. (2000) (all times local). The return flights depart Panama City at 9:15 a.m. (0915) and arrives in Denver at 1:25 p.m. (1325). United will operate the flights five times weekly in September and October 2015.
United has been serving Panama City since 1990 and operates one daily nonstop flight from the New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and two daily nonstop flights from the Houston hub.
Additional flights to Belize and Dominican Republic
Beginning on December 20, 2014, United will add previously announced weekly Saturday service from Chicago (O’Hare) to Belize City, Belize, and from Houston (Bush Intercontinental) to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Belize flights will operate through August 15, 2015, and the Punta Cana flights will operate year-round, increasing to daily service for the summer peak-travel period from June 4 to August 17, 2015.
United, the U.S. airline with the most comprehensive global route network, serves a total of 62 destinations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean with more than 930 flights.
Copyright Photo: SPA/AirlinersGallery.com. Boeing 767-322 ER N648UA (msn 25285) climbs gracefully away the runway at Heathrow Airport.
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