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US Airways Is Hoping For a Summer of European Love

It's too bad that for the next few months at least, US Airways will continue to be known as "the one that went into the Hudson River," or "the one that charges for pillows and blankets" when they've got so many other bits of good news to share.

In a time when other airlines are cutting routes, US Airways is spending 2009 expanding their trans-Atlantic service to some seriously intriguing destinations. Are you a Birmingham fan anxious to catch some footballer action in person? US Airways' direct to the UK city from Philadelphia began two weeks ago. Anyone for some lutefisk in Oslo, Norway? This route just took off at the end of last week.

Hopefully this spells the end of the staycation, as US Airways plans 23 transatlantic destinations for summer and a Tel Aviv direct within the next five weeks. La Chaim!

Related Stories:
· US Airways calls Philly-Oslo nonstop 'second phase' of trans-Atlantic expansion [Today in the Sky]
· US Airways [Official Site]
· US Airways Begs You to Go To Europe This Summer [Jaunted]

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