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To celebrate it’s 3rd anniversary on 19 June, OpenSkies is offering €200 discount per person on flights from Paris to New York and Paris to Washington.
To get a €200 off your flight, use discount code 3ANS200E when booking. All flights must be taken before 31st July 2011.
Offer expires on 19 June.
Brussels Airlines confirmed it wants to launch flights from Brussels to the US, but stressed the plans are conditional on obtaining transatlantic antitrust immunity (ATI) with its Star Alliance partners and inclusion in their Atlantic Plus-Plus joint venture (JV).
A company source, however, told ATW that the carrier hopes to be included in the JV by year-end and possibly launch its first service to the US in the next IATA summer schedule, pointing out that New York JFK is not currently served directly from Brussels by any Star carriers. United Airlines has flights from Washington Dulles to Brussels and from Chicago to Brussels; Continental flies from New York Newark to Brussels and US Airways – which is not part of the JV – has flights from Philadelphia to Brussels.
“Our CEOs have repeatedly stated that we want to expand our long-haul network in the near future to other continents besides Africa; North America is one of the possibilities,” said VP-Communications Geert Sciot, acknowledging that “one of the conditions to start operating flights to the US on our metal is the ATI with our Star partners.”
Read more on ATW
Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Alitalia will sharply reduce flights across the Atlantic starting this fall, after airlines added too many flights on those routes just as fuel prices shot up.
The change will leave travelers between the U.S. and Europe with fewer choices. Delta began adding more trans-Atlantic flying toward the end of 2010. In November it announced new flights from Boston to London and flights from Miami to London, as well as additional flights from New York to Paris and flights from Seattle to Amsterdam, among others.
Delta and its partners said they will cut flying capacity by seven percent to nine percent starting this fall. The reduction means that the amount of flying they do will drop about 15 percentage points compared to the growth they had planned previously, Delta President Ed Bastian said on Thursday.
Read more on The Seattle Times
Since yesterday, 17th May, Icelandair has restarted the flights to Washington Dulles International Airport.
Icelandair operates flights from Reykjavik to Washington, but also from a range of European airports (connecting via Reykjavik): Amsterdam, Stockholm, Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Glasgow, Helsinki, London, Manchester, Milan, Munich and Oslo. The added advantage of flying Icelandair is that it allows for a free stopover in Iceland on your way to Washington.
Once in Washington, Icelandair have put together what they call “5 of the coolest things to do”:
US Airways have started this weekend a new seasonal Summer service from its Charlotte, NC hub to two European capitals: Dublin, Ireland and Madrid, Spain.
The new flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport will operate through Sept. 30. Flights from Charlotte to Madrid begun on Friday, May 13, and flights from Charlotte to Dublin start today, Saturday, May 14.
Suzanne Boda, US Airways’ senior vice president of airport customer service, international and cargo said, “We’re deepening our commitment to growing our Charlotte hub by adding daily flights to two major European business and tourist destinations.”
The new flights will complement US Airways’ daily nonstop flights to Madrid and Dublin from Philadelphia, the airline’s international gateway. Last week, the airline reinstated seasonal summer flights from Philadelphia to Athens, Greece; Glasgow, Scotland; Lisbon, Portugal; and Venice, Italy. Seasonal summer service to Barcelona, Spain, began in March.
From June 2011, every Monday and Thursday, Condor will launch new nonstop flights from Frankfurt to Seattle (Washington, USA), an important hub of Alaska Airlines.
“We are constantly searching for new exciting destinations for our guests”, underlines Achim Lameyer, Vice President Passenger Sales at Condor. “Seattle itself offers a great variety of attractive outdoor leisure and urban activities. Furthermore, our cooperation with Alaska Airlines allows connections with many cities along the US West Coast and within the Pacific region.”
Seattle is a perfect starting point for Alaska cruises and for walking and hiking tours in the famous Mount Rainier National Park. With a large number of museums and theaters, the well-known Seattle Symphony Orchestra or the Pacific Northwest Ballet, the cultural life leaves nothing to be desired. Or discover Seattle at night and follow the tracks of rock legend Jimi Hendrix.
German charter airline, Condor, included San Juan, Puerto Rican lively capital in their 2011/12 winter flight schedule. Flights from Frankfurt to San Juan will run twice a week.
Mountainous Caribbean state Puerto Rico has plenty on offer for all types of vacation: white sandy beaches with turquoise blue seas and stunning waterfalls in the midst of rich green rainforests captivate tourists as much as the historic buildings in San Juan, dating back to the era of Christopher Columbus. Savor a fruity piña colada, which was allegedly invented here, as you discover the colorful island nightlife. More than enough reasons to take an unforgettable trip to Puerto Rico.
From 6 June to 4 September 2011, Air France will operate daily flights from Paris to San Francisco by Airbus A380.
Over the summer period, Air France is offering its customers the opportunity to discover the West coast of the United States on board this super jumbo with three bars divided between the two decks.
Flights from Paris CDG to San Francisco: 10:30 – 12:40
Flights from San Francisco to Paris CDG: 16:10 – 11:35 the next day
During summer 2011, Air France is operating 10 weekly flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and San Francisco, including one daily flight by A380 from 6 June to 4 September. This service is operated in partnership with Delta as part of the largest North-Atlantic joint venture with close to 250 daily flights.
Edelweiss Air, a subsidiary of Swiss, announced it will operate new direct flights from Zurich to Orlando.
The flights will operate every Saturday between 2nd July and 10th September 2011:
Flights from Zurich to Orlando: 17:05-21:25
Flights from Orlando to Zurich: 23:15-14:30
Due to a joint agreement with American Airlines and British Airways, Iberia is launching new transatlantic routes.
Iberia will introduce flights from Los Angeles to Madrid on March 28th. The route will be operated three times per week – Monday, Wednesdays, and Saturdays – and a fourth flight will be added in the July-September period.
The Spanish flag carrier states it will carry about 68,000 passengers in the first 12 months. Iberia network will also include connecting flights to and from Fresno, Medford, Santa Barbara, Honolulu and Sacramento.
Iberia’s routes from Barcelona will list a new transatlantic flight from Miami to Barcelona, that will be operated from March 29th every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Iberia expects to carry 53,000 passengers on this route in the first year of operation.
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