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Virgin America, Porter Airlines and Southwest Star in 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.

· Virgin America:
We’ve already mentioned the big new route news of the week, but we can’t resist discussing the newest option from Virgin America once again. They’re heading to the land of cheesesteaks and rowdy sports fans, as Virgin America is planning nonstop flights to Philadelphia from both San Francisco and Los Angeles. Some of these will start doing their thing as early as April, so if you’re looking for a delayed Spring Break—either on the west coast or east coast—give this new route a little consideration.

· Southwest Airlines:
They’re continuing to move in all their belongings at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but Southwest Airlines is already planning another new option to and from the airport. They’ve decided to a do a nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Atlanta beginning on June 10. This is in addition to the options that are already offered up by their best friends—and soon to be family—over at AirTran. The initial route boost from Southwest in Atlanta begins next month and continues through March, so we expect plenty of more comings and goings from ATL as 2012 chugs along.

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Transaero Busts Out an Oversized Check as They've Got 787s on Order

We knew that Russian airline Transaero was looking to order—and pack the back—some Airbus A380s, but now it seems that their attention has turned to another type of aircraft. If you were dreaming of a long-haul flight to Moscow aboard the big bird, there’s no need to worry as the planes are still on order. However, they are looking to add another type of brandy new airplane to their fleet.

Officials at Boeing and Transaero have completed their business lunch and a deal has been made, as it sounds like the airline is looking to place an order for four Boeing 787s. Auto-dimming windows, increased overhead storage, and those composite wings are now on order, and it sounds like things are definitely coming sooner than later—Transaero has already laid out a down payment.

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Get Ready to Be Squeezed! Transaero Will Pack the Back of Its A380s

We’ve known about the cool new routes and airfare offerings from Russia's Transaero, and now it looks like they’re looking for more. The airline just called up Airbus and tentatively ordered a whole bunch of A380s, so now it’s time to start taking the carrier pretty darn seriously.

It won’t be too luxurious aboard these birds—like the offerings from Singapore Airlines or Korean Air—and that’s because they’re jamming the passengers into the cabin. They’re certainly taking full advantage of the double-decker capacity, as they’re looking to cram upwards of 700 passengers into these planes.

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Transaero, Air France, and Qatar Airways Have Some of This Week's 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.

· Transaero Airlines:
Thanks to Transaero Airlines, Russia may just become a travel hotspot for 2011 (or at least 2018, with the World Cup). In addition to their nonstop options to Moscow from New York and Miami, the airline is now looking to add a little South American flavor to its route network. As of early 2011—most likely in January—Transaero will start up service between Moscow and Rio de Janeiro.

They’ll be sending a big old Boeing 747-400 back and forth on this route, so you’ll have plenty of time to review your Rosetta Stone lesson plans during the flight. The time for this flight is going to hover around a lengthy 12 and a half hours.

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$560 Total to Moscow from New York on Transaero's New US Routes

Raise your hand if you can name any Russian airlines. Wait, you didn't know there was more than Aeroflot? Well there is, and one of them has their sights firmly set on more direct routes between Moscow and the United States. We're talking about Transaero, an airline that's been around since 1990 and will now begin flying to both New York and Miami later this month.

With only 50 planes, Transaero is far from being mistaken as a huge airline, but they are pretty major over in Russia and are favorites for holiday travel, with routes like Moscow to Sharm el Sheikh and Moscow to London. The new Miami service is unique as it will make Transaero the first airline ever to have non-stop flights between Moscow and Miami.

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