US Airways and US Airways Express aircraft at Washington’s Reagan National Airport.   US Airways announced today that it will add nonstop service from Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) to San Diego and five other cities.   The other five routes from DCA will be to: Augusta, Ga.; Fayetteville, Ark.; Minneapolis/St. Paul; Montreal and Toronto. [...]

Aeromexico, one of the largest intercontinental airlines in Mexico, recently transported 1,097,000 thousand passengers in February, an 11-percent, year-on-year increase compared to 2011.   The numbers were a result of a a 15-percent increase in international passenger traffic and a 10-percent increase in domestic passenger traffic.   During the first two months of the year, [...]

A view of 2012 London Olympics signage in Terminal 5 of the Heathrow Airport Four of Britain’s biggest airlines are warning of severe delays and flight disruptions during the Olympics unless the government takes “urgent” action.   British Airways, bmi, easyJet and Virgin Atlantic said in a letter to the government published Saturday that an [...]

  Chicago’s Lake Michigan shoreline as seen on July 11. 2009, from an American Airlines flight on approach to Chicago O’Hare.   American Airlines parent AMR is open to the idea of merging American with another airline. But not right now.   That’s according to the Chicago Tribune, which hosted AMR CEO Tom Horton for [...]

What a difference a few years makes. Back in June of 2009 – in the throes of the recession – our deals blog featured some great ticket prices to Europe, such as Philadelphia to Madrid for an incredible $209 round-trip – including all taxes and fees.   Today, that kind of money would barely get [...]

The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), the state’s tourism agency, is expecting to see “notable growth” in total scheduled nonstop air seats to Hawaii in 2012. The projection is based on flights appearing in OAG and Sabre Airlines schedules as of February 2012:   Total scheduled seat capacity is expected to climb 7.7 percent in 2012 [...]

This weekend marks one of the final steps in the merger between United Airlines and Continental Airlines. While agents and passengers can go back and forth for years over the merits of the merger and what it will mean for domestic and international travel, at least one U.S. tourism board is keeping a careful eye [...]

  The tails of two American Airlines passenger jets are shown at Miami International Airport on April 20, 2011.     American Airlines is joining the list of carriers that will offer premium seating in coach.   The carrier announced this morning that it will add a “Main Cabin Extra” seating section that will offer [...]

The Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau announced Monday the launch of several new non-stop flights to San Jose del Cabo International Airport (SJD) from Orange County California (SNA) and Chicago, Illinois (ORD).   In December, AirTran Airways announced its intent to launch new non-stop service to Los Cabos from Orange County, effective as of [...]

  If you’re buying an airline ticket soon, get ready to pay a few bucks more.   According to fare trackers, JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines are leading a round of price increases that will boost the base fare on many medium-length and long flights by $10 per round trip.   United, Delta, American and [...]