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It's British Airways, Alaska Airlines and Frontier Up and Away with New Routes

February 10, 2012 at 9:21 AM | by | Comment (1)

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:
All that Starbucks has them buzzing about the nifty fifty, and that’s why Alaska Airlines is looking to expand towards the East Coast. The carrier is launching a nonstop option to Philadelphia all the way from Seattle beginning on June 11.

The flights will run each and every day of the week, and the planes leave from Seattle and in the morning and depart from Philadelphia in the evening—no red-eyes needed. Alaska Airlines is also connecting to one other new spot, as they’ll also be sending jets back and forth between Seattle and Ft. Lauderdale each and every day of the week. These Florida flights start up on July 16, and if you book before February 13 there’s even some introductory fares where you might just score a deal.

· Air New Zealand:
If you’re looking to head to Bali you might as well stop over and check out New Zealand first, as the airline is launching some new nonstop service between Bali and Auckland a couple times per week. It will just be seasonal service for them between June and October, and the new options will all get done thanks to some of the airline’s Boeing 767-300s. The flight will take about eight hours or so, and that should save you a decent amount of time by not needing a layover. Tickets for the new flights go on sale later this month, so if you’re thinking about adding on a little bit of paradise to your Kiwi adventure now’s the time to do it.

· British Airways:
It’s much easier to get to and from London City Airport when compared to the city’s other behemoth options like Gatwick or Heathrow, so that’s why we’re happy to hear about some new routes from British Airways. The airline is tapping the smaller airport for new fights to Mahon—that’s in Spain—along with the French cities of Angers and Quimper. The flights will arrive—or depart—just in time for the summer season, as the plan is to get the flights up in the air starting around May 25. That should give you somewhere fun to go if you’re trying to escape the city before the influx of flag-waiving Olympic visitors.

· Frontier:
We say it all the time, but onboard chocolate chip cookies make new route announcements from Frontier Airlines that much better. This week the furry-animal-tailed carrier is looking to welcome a few new cities to its route network. Starting during the middle of May, Frontier is bringing new nonstop service to Bellingham, Washington; Great Falls, Montana; Bloomington, Illinois; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. All the new options will head back and forth from the airline’s hub at that big airport in Denver, so with a connection there’s even more places to visit and vacation. The bummer is that only two routes will be sticking around after the warm weather ends—Bloomington and Cedar Rapids.

· Spirit Airlines:
We can hardly contain our excitement over this one—kidding—as it’s time for Spirit Airlines to head to some new locations. They must be doing something right, as it seems like they’re always looking to bring their fee-for-all system to new cities. This week Spirit announced plans to do a nonstop flight between Atlanta and Atlantic City beginning during the middle of May. It’s going to do this flight back and forth each day of the week, but they didn’t mention when it would disappear for the fall or winter. That’s not all for Atlantic City, as the city will also be getting seasonal nonstop service aboard Spirit to spots like Boston, Detroit, and Chicago. Just don’t gamble away all your spending cash, as you’ll need a couple bucks for your carry-on bag on your return flight.

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partnership bugs!! not worked out

Please note that I booked with you,Alaska Airlines, and the partner British Airlines,.. from US to Italy no problems with baggage or checking/boarding pass in Feb..But on return April 28th. British Airlines would not give boarding pass nor check luggage thru to return to Alaska.. in London and again in Seattle had to get my bags form baggage claim then go in line to check the bags and get a boarding pass.Even being in the Business class did not speed things up..It was an extraordinary difficult situation to catch each flight with the added steps.
Gail S Flippo on April 29, 2012 at 3:04 PM #Permalink

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