The four US-based airlines bidding to win landing rights to the future ‘prestigious and lucrative´ rights on the U.S.-China route have upped their ante by lobbying future passengers for support.
The four carriers –American Airlines, United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Northwest Airlines- have devised separate strategies to add the service to their Asia routes by wooing support from the public and businesses, in addition to pitching a winning bid to the United States Department of Transportation.
KLM has decided to outsource all its sales and reservations operations to Amadeus Altea Reservation, the travel industry´s only community-based, multi-channel sales and reservation platform.
KLM is the third SkyTeam carrier –after Air France and CSA Czech Airlines- to pick Altea Reservation, which today drives airline ticket sales representing over 400 million passengers boarded every year.
JetBlue Airways begins new nonstop service between the island of Aruba and its home base, New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
The daily flight will increase to seven the number of Caribbean/Atlantic destinations served by the low-cost airline.
Lush green mountains, world-class nature trails, deserted dark sand beaches, and untouched reefs are just a few things visitors to Montserrat can experience alongside a quiet friendly charm reminiscent of the way the Caribbean used to be.
Those traveling to Montserrat through the month of September can take advantage of a special Winair anniversary fare of $45 one-way fare ($80 roundtrip) from Antigua.
Swiss International Airlines announced that it will add a new frequency to the five weekly flights it operates between Santiago de Chile and Europe beginning in late September.
A spokesperson for Lufthansa and Swiss operations in Chile said the new flight will give passengers the option of a stopover in Brazil’s Sao Paulo and fly on to Zurich in Switzerland.
Taca has strengthened operations in Lima by resuming its daily flights to the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz, in Bolivia. The flights are being carried out with an Airbus A320 with capacity for 150 passengers.
Aerolineas Argentinas, for its part, is adding frequencies to Buenos Aires. Beginning in October, Aerolineas Argentinas will offer nine weekly frequencies in its Lima-Buenos Aires route to be operated with a Boeing 737-500.