Frontier Airlines Launches 13 New Nonstop Orlando Routes in November
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines this week launches 13 new nonstop routes from Orlando International Airport (MCO), including service to five international destinations: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico and The Bahamas. The new service expands Frontier’s Orlando route map to 81 nonstop destinations, the most of any airline at...
Disruptor Volaris El Salvador On Its Central America Plans
The Mexican ultra-low-cost carrier Volaris recently opened up a new branch in Central America called Volaris El Salvador. The latest addition has already launched a couple of routes from San Salvador International Airport and aims to become the low-cost operator in the region. How will it become a disruptor? Let’s investigate further....
Cuba Expects Over 400 Weekly Flights with Reopening of Borders
With the reopening of air borders on November 15, as part of the de-escalation carried out by the country, the number of weekly flights will rise to more than 400, said today Eduardo Rodriguez Davila, Cuban minister of transport. At a press conference, the minister said that the resumption of air operations, which will be …...
Viva Aerobus’ November Schedule To Cuba
On Saturday Sept 25th, the airline’s inaugural flight to Varadero arrived from Mexico City. The company’s Airbus A320 landed at the Juan Gualberto Gómez Ferrer International Airport with 21 passengers on board, according to the airport terminal’s social networks. The company’s flight schedule from Mexico City to Varadero is as...
United Is Adding 3 New Routes to The Caribbean, Latin America
The latest pandemic-era network adjustment spells good news for the Caribbean and Latin America. United Airlines is adding three new routes to the region from two of its current domestic hubs, as well as one former hub. Beginning on Dec. 18, United will start Saturday-only service in the following markets: Cleveland...
Global Airline Industry Sees $201bn in COVID-Related Losses
Airline losses from the coronavirus pandemic are set to surpass $200 billion as travel curbs weigh on corporate and long-haul demand well into 2022, according to the industry’s main lobby. Carriers are poised to post a collective deficit of $11.6 billion next year, the International Air Transport Association said Monday in Boston at...
Southwest Will Implement Federal Vaccine Mandate, Airline Confirms, Despite Pilot Objections
Southwest Airlines said Monday that it would implement the federal vaccine mandate announced by President Joe Biden, disregarding objections raised most prominently by its pilots’ union. The mandate, which Biden announced as part of an executive order, would require companies with more than 100 employees to implement vaccine...
Canada Will Reactivate Air Operations to Costa Rica in October
The Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) reported this past week that four Canadian-flagged airlines will return to Costa Rica’s international air terminals as of October 2nd, after an absence of seven months due to the health crisis. The return of Air Canada, Air Transat, Sunwing and WestJet will be staggered and will be completed in...
Caribbean Airlines and Btmi Partner to Offer Holiday Package Savings
Caribbean Airlines and the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) have joined efforts to offer holidaymakers travelling into Barbados through 31st October, super savings on airfare and hotel accommodations. For the same period, Caribbean Miles customers get 50% discount on miles needed for travel to/from Barbados for the destinations...
Airlines to resume commercial service to Cayman starting today
Minister of Transport and Tourism, Kenneth Bryan, has confirmed that airlines will resume commercial services to the Cayman Islands on Thursday, September 9 — the first day of Phase 3 of the country’s phased reopening. This will be the first time that commercial carriers other than national airline Cayman Airways, and...
