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AMERICAN ADDS SIX FLIGHTS AT LOGAN
(source: The Wall Street Journal)
American Airlines announced it is adding six new daily flights this Spring, including the return of service to San Diego, additional flights to London, Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, and St. Louis and seasonal service to Paris.
"Despite the difficult economic environment, we are pleased to be able to step up and meet the demand in the New England market with these new flights," said Charlie Schewe, American's Director of Sales - Northeast and Canada. "These additional flights will give our customers -- especially our business customers -- valuable new options for domestic and international travel on American."
DELTA TO ROLL OUT WI-FI ON SOME FLIGHTS
(source: ChattahBox.com)
Delta Air Lines began offering Wi-Fi service to its passengers on Tuesday, December 22. The service is available on shuttle flights between Reagan National, LaGuardia and Logan airports. The Atlanta-based airline plans to eventually outfit its domestic fleet of 330 aircraft with Wi-Fi, which amounts to around 60 percent of Delta’s seats flown every day. The wireless service allows passengers to connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi-enabled laptops, PDAs or smartphones.
Virgin America rolled out its Gogo Inflight Internet service to passengers on a single Wi-Fi-enabled plane on November 24. By the second quarter of 2009, the company expects to offer Wi-Fi on its entire fleet of planes. Several other airlines, including American Airlines and JetBlue, have announced similar in-flight Wi-Fi plans.
DOT PUSHES VOLUNTARY LAGUARDIA CUTS
(source: Business Travel News)
Two weeks after an appeals court delayed its plan to auction slots at the three major New York-area airports, the U.S. Department of Transportation called on carriers to voluntarily reduce scheduled operations at La Guardia Airport from 75 departures and arrivals per hour to an average of 71.
"Too many flyers know that LaGuardia's delays are the worst of the worst, and we want to use every tool at our disposal to help passengers stuck with this grueling congestion," said Transportation Secretary, Mary Peters in a statement. However, “Caps alone are not the long-term solution.”
DOT had planned to gradually auction "up to 10% of the landing and takeoff slots these airlines currently operate free of charge today" at the three airports to promote competition and curb delays.
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19 New Bridge Street
London
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400 Crescent Court
Dallas
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1750 Welton Street
Denver
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455 Madison Avenue
New York City
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505 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago
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