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Alaska Airlines, Delta and United Load Up on New Routes

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:
Everyone loves Hawaii, and that’s especially the case over at Alaska Airlines. To fill the need for all that island love the carrier is starting up some new service. This week they’re doing the nonstop thing between San Diego and the island of Kauai. We’re not sure if the awesome new livery will be making the journey halfway across the Pacific, but it will be a Boeing 737 doing the flying fun. Flights leave San Diego around 10am local time, and they arrive over in Hawaii at 12:30pm—local time once again.

· US Airways:
It’s time for residents of Charlotte—or those just connecting through CLT—to get out of town, as US Airways is sending some planes elsewhere. This week the carrier started flying nonstop between Charlotte and São Paulo. Just in case you’re keeping score—this is destination number two down in South America for US Airways. Boeing 767s will be the planes doing the heavy lifting, so hop aboard and hit the skies.

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British Airways Forecasts a Panda Epidemic for Chengdu Flights

Are these the best promotional pictures for a new flight route you’ve ever seen? That’s a rhetorical question, by the way. Of course they are.

As you might know, British Airways is launching flights from Heathrow to Chengdu in China in September – the first direct route between the two cities. Chengdu is a huge business hub, which is presumably the reason behind the route launch, but it also happens to be home to the giant pandas – the most famous breeding center (which you can visit) is on the outskirts of the city, while there are a few other centers/sanctuaries scattered around Sichuan province, within a few hours of Chengdu.

Hence the pandas—or panbassadors, maybe?—checking in and checking out the Club World cabin.

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Delta, United, and Alaska Airlines Lead The Week's New Routes News

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.

· Delta:
If you’re thinking about heading to Costa Rica later this year, then it might be a good idea to check out what Delta has to offer. They’re expanding their offerings between Minneapolis-St. Paul and San José, as they’re starting a new seasonal nonstop option that will run on Saturdays. Boeing 757s will head back and forth, as things are scheduled to run between December 21 and March 29 of next year. If Minneapolis doesn’t work for you—or your connection—Delta will also be flying to San José from both Atlanta and Los Angeles.

· United:
No big international news from United this week, but we’ll take what we can get. This week it sounds like airline officials are ready to add a new flight—or resume an old flight—from Cleveland, as the plan is to start nonstop service between Cleveland and Austin. SkyWest will be doing the flying with some less than spacious CRJ700s, and the flights are scheduled to do the nonstop thing six times each and every week. The flying fun begins on September 25, so feel free to check things out.

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Delta, American, and Southwest Star in This Week's New Routes News

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.

· American Airlines:
Unfortunately things are starting up a little too late for the summer season, but we’re still excited to hear about American Airlines new plans for a new route. American Airlines is getting ready to link Miami with Milan, as the plan is to start flying back and forth beginning on November 21.

Tickets will go on sale later this weekend, so feel free to break out those credit card digits. The flights—operated by some Boeing 767-300ERs—will leave Florida at around 6pm local time, and the flights will arrive in Italy at around 9:30am local time the following day.

· LOT:
The time has come for LOT Polish Airlines to take one of their Boeing 787 Dreamliners out for a spin. They’re back at Chicago-O’Hare, as they’ll be flying all the way over to Warsaw beginning on June 5. In fact they’re actually running a pair of first flights.

The true inaugural is set to depart at around 5:30pm—that’s flight number 2—and then later that evening there will be a second 787 flight—that one is flight number 4. These will be the first 787 flights heading to or from Chicago-O’Hare, so it’s also a big deal for airport officials. Fun times if you can score a seat on either one of these flights, or any flight later this summer.

· United:
One of the airport’s in Puerto Rico is getting a little bit busier, as United is getting ready to bring in some more of their planes. New nonstop flights will be heading between Chicago-O’Hare and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico beginning on November 5.

Boeing 737-900s will be doing the heavy lifting on this route, and first class, economy plus, and economy will all be seating options. Now all you have to do is just find a beach, an umbrella drink, and get ready to relax.

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Kind of a Big Deal: Onboard American Airlines' First Flight to Seoul, South Korea

If we were to tell you that American Airlines only just began flying to Seoul, you'd probably say "what, they weren't flying there already?!"

As crazy as it seems, it's the truth. Prior to May 9, any traveler wanting to fly American to Seoul would actually only get as far as Tokyo, where there'd be a connection to a Japan Airlines flight onward to Seoul-Incheon (ICN). Furthermore, this new route means some very nice competition for airlines to Korea and some fresh service enhancements from American (like the bibimbap!).

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JetBlue, American, and Delta Add New Routes And New Cities

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.

· JetBlue:
Okay at this point it’s pretty much getting out of hand, as we can hardly go a week without talking about a new option from JetBlue. This week the carrier is celebrating the announcement of destination number 82, and it’s going to be Port-au-Prince in Haiti. One daily flight is an option to Toussaint Louverture International Airport from New York’s JFK Airport, and it’ll be two daily options back and forth from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Government paperwork is still pending, but it sounds like the flights should take to the skies on December 5 of this year.

· American Airlines:
We knew this one was in the planning stages, but yesterday was the official kickoff for the new American Airlines service between the United States and South Korea. To be specific, American Airlines will now be doing the nonstop thing between Dallas-Ft. Worth and Seoul each and everyday of the week all year long. It’s Boeing 777-200s that will do all the flying fun between the two counties. To celebrate American Airlines is even feeling pretty generous with their frequent flyer miles, as they’re offering up to 50,000 miles for those flying between the two cities on eligible fares between now and the middle of August.

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New Route News Thanks to JetBlue, United, and Alaska Airlines

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.

· United:
It’s time to head down to Central America, as United is getting ready to boost and improve some service to and from the area. A couple weeks ago they started weekly service between Washington-Dulles International Airport and both Guatemala City, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica.

Things will run all year long, but the carrier didn’t stop there. They’re also doing the nonstop thing between Chicago-O'Hare and San Jose—again it’s in Costa Rica. Boeing 737-800s will be operating these flights, which means plenty of room in United Business, Economy Plus, and regular ol’ United Economy as well.

· Alaska Airlines:
More flights are coming to Portland—the one in Oregon—as Alaska Airlines is getting ready to send their planes and people to both Atlanta and Dallas-Ft. Worth. The new flights will start up on September 16, and it’ll be Boeing 737s doing the heavy lifting between the new city pairs.

These flights will operate throughout the year, and the plan is to do one one-stop flight in each direction every day of the week. If you’re intrigued by these new flights head over to Alaska Airlines’ website and start booking, as they’re offering up one-way flights for as little as $129.

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JetBlue, Virgin America and Air France Lead This Week's New Route News

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.

· JetBlue:
The government seals and stamps are still pending, but if all goes according to plan JetBlue will be adding some new options sooner than later. They’re looking to head from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport down to Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima, Peru. Daily flights are scheduled to start on November 21, and if you act quickly you might be able to score a one-way seat for as low as $139. Adding Lima to their map will be destination number 81 for JetBlue, and it’s their fourth destination down in South America.

· LOT:
In case you haven’t heard the good news it’s finally time for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to head back into the skies. The battery problems have been reviewed and approved, and it’s finally time for the planes to do what they do best—fly. Plenty of airlines are working to shift their schedules to bring back the new planes, and one of them is LOT Polish Airlines. It sounds like June 5 is when they’ll bring back the 787 service between Chicago and Warsaw, and shortly after that they’ll start to link Poland with Toronto as well.

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