The island of Tobago is pleased to announce the return of weekly non-stop service on Delta Airlines beginning December 20, 2008. The carrier will offer much needed airlift service to Tobago from the United States and will give travelers a chance to enjoy the destination’s pristine tropical surroundings and distinct culture this winter travel season.

British Airways recorded its best global punctuality performance for seven years as Terminal 5 at London Heathrow continues to improve customer service levels. Almost 87 percent of short haul flights across the British Airways network departed on time in November. British Airways’ operations out of London Gatwick were the best ever on record for any significantly sized carrier with 94 percent of all flights departing on time in November.

Air Jamaica is offering sale fares from selected gateways in the U.S. to Kingston or Montego Bay and Barbados. The one-way sale fares are good for departure on Dec. 8 and Dec. 9 and are combinable with any available fare for the return trip to the U.S. Government taxes and fees are additional.

Air Canada and Jazz have reported a record consolidated load factor of 77.6 percent for the month of November, according to preliminary traffic figures. The result was an increase of 1.9 percentage points over its 75.7 percent load factor in November 2007.

Delta Air Lines reported November traffic results for both Delta and Northwest operating units. Delta’s system traffic in November 2008 decreased 4.9 percent versus November 2007 on a capacity decrease of 5.3 percent.

JetBlue Airways Corporation reported that its traffic in November decreased 7.8 percent from November 2007, on a capacity decrease of 6.3 percent. Load factor for November 2008 was 75.7 percent, a decrease of 1.3 points from November 2007. JetBlue’s preliminary completion factor was 99.4 percent and its on-time performance was 82.7 percent. JetBlue’s preliminary passenger revenue per available seat mile for the month of November increased 5 percent year over year.