Alaska Airlines and Turkish Airlines Lead This Week's New Route News

June 29, 2012 at 9:26 AM | by kjb | 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:
We can�t guarantee a fare war from Washington over to Maui, but with a couple of airlines planning service in the near future it�s definitely a possibility. Alaska Airlines is planning to send plenty of planes and people between Bellingham, Washington and Kahului, Hawaii starting at the beginning of November. It�s going to be just seasonal service, as the flights are scheduled to run four times per week through April 14. Alaska Airlines� flights are set to start flying about a week before the competition from Allegiant Air begins. If you choose to go with Alaska Airlines be sure to book sooner than later, as right now they�re offering up introductory one-way fares starting from $179.

· Allegiant Air:
South Bend, Indiana is getting another affordable flight option thanks to Allegiant Air, as the carrier is looking to add a fifth nonstop flight to and from the city. This time it looks like Punta Gorda, Florida will be the latest option, as Allegiant adds to its route network. They�ve already been flying to spots in Florida as well as Las Vegas and Phoenix. Of course when flying with Allegiant you�ll need to be mindful of their tendency to tack on additional fees, charges, and other costly tidbits. However, with one-way flights starting at $95 it�s probably worth taking a chance with Allegiant.

· Turkish Airlines:
It seems that 2012 has been quite a busy year for Turkish Airlines, and it doesn�t look like they�re slowing down anytime soon. Their latest plans include sending some of their airplanes between Houston and Istanbul. Beginning on April 1 of next year, the carrier plans to link George Bush Intercontinental Airport with Istanbul Ataturk International Airport four times per week. Boeing 777-300ERs will do the heavy lifting on this long haul international route, and things are scheduled to take around 12 hours or so. The planes will depart from IAH around 8pm or so local time, and are scheduled to arrive in Turkey at approximately 4pm local time the following day.

· Frontier:
Frontier might have lost its cookies not too long ago, but that doesn�t meant that they�ve have stopped focusing on new flights to here and to there. This week it looks like they�re busy planning nonstop flights over to Durango, Colorado. The plan is to fly planes between Colorado and Las Vegas beginning on October 4 thanks to plenty of help from their fleet of Airbus A319s. The flights are scheduled to run just a couple of times per week, but thankfully that�s all you need for a weekend of fun in Sin City.

· Alaska Airlines:
Alaska Airlines is pretty darn busy this week, as we�ve got one more new route announcement to share with you. We might have mentioned this before, but as of now it�s a done deal. The airline is now flying nonstop between Seattle and Philadelphia, which is perfect for both business and leisure travelers. Boeing 737s will do the flying, and thankfully the flights times are pretty darn convenient. No red-eye options here, but you will need to depart Seattle at around 8:30am local time to arrive in Philadelphia at just before 5pm local time. Heading in the opposite direction will require you to leave the City of Brotherly Love around 6pm and get to Seattle just after 9pm local time.

[Photos: Xa'at and BriYYZ]

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