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New Routes Bring Aloha and College Football to Even More Cities

July 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM | by | Comments (0)

Sometimes it’s hard to stay on top of all the new route announcements that come our way, so we’ve complied a little bit of a rundown below. As long as you can afford the fares, this should definitely help add to your passport stamp collection.

· Alaska Airlines:
As the economy begins to improve, airlines seem to be working overtime to get vacation-starved passengers to warm and sunny destinations. Alaska Airlines has announced several new routes to the Aloha State, and their latest route will send passengers from San Jose to Kauai. The new route won’t begin until early next year, but come next March it will be possible to fly nonstop from the fancy new airport to Kauai, Kona, and Maui. Sorry Honolulu, but it seems that there’s no reason to get stuck with a stopover anymore.

· Frontier Airlines:
Fresh off their rebranding and merger-thing, the airline that loves furry animals is mixing things up to and from its hub in Milwaukee. Frontier Airlines has announced new flights from its hub to Hartford and San Antonio this fall. Connecticut flights will begin September 27, and flights to Texas begin November 19. These routes aren’t too exciting by themselves, but if you love Frontier the new connection opportunities should help you get where you need to be.

· Hawaiian Airlines:
They just started getting their new Airbus aircraft, and now they are looking to send those old Boeing jets elsewhere. Hawaiian Airlines announced this week that they will begin nonstop service to South Korea beginning in January with Boeing 767 aircraft. The flights will head from Honolulu to Seoul—and back—four times a week, but the airline eventually wants to expand the route to daily service. Let’s just hope that they can carry that Aloha spirit the other way across the Pacific as well.

· Aeromexico:
If you need to go to Colombia or Mexico, and don’t want to stop in the United States, Aeromexico has you covered. Beginning July 6, the airline will start daily flights between Mexico City and Bogotá. With plenty of flights available out of Mexico, travelers looking to head out from Colombia can do so without a stop in the nifty fifty. That’s a good thing because Uncle Sam requires a visa for any stops in the US. The new flights leave Bogotá at 1:00am—oof—and get to Mexico City at 5:35am.

· American Airlines:
Fall football weather is only months away, so we’re thinking that there are many Gator fans pumped about this latest route announcement. American Airlines is adding Gainesville, Florida to its regional route network just in time for college football season. Beginning October 1, the airline will complete two daily roundtrip flights from its hub in Miami. This will connect travelers to at least 50 spots across the country, and more than 60 destinations overseas. They better stock extra alcohol on these routes on Fridays before game day.

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[Photos: as737700 & Jaunted]

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