Alaska Airlines will operate 4X-weekly Portland, Ore.-Kauai service Nov. 5-April 7; 4X-weekly Bellingham-Maui Nov. 8-April 14; and Anchorage-Kona Nov. 10-April 7. It will also launch 2X-daily Seattle-Salt Lake City April 4. Southwest Airlines took over former AirTran Key West (EYW) service to Orlando (2X-daily) and Tampa Bay (2X-daily). It will also launch daily EYW-New Orleans service March 9.
The UAE is spearheading the surge in Middle East online tourism with 60% of all web-based travel bookings originating from the Emirates, Travelport co-sponsored research has revealed.
Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has confirmed that a chartered Boeing MD-82 aircraft - on a flight operated by Global Aviation carrying 120 passengers and seven crew members - aborted take-off at around 07h15 this morning at OR Tambo International Airport en route to Lilongwe, Malawi.
Aero Contractor - Nigeria's second largest domestic airline - has acquired two additional Boeing 737-400 aircraft, increasing its total fleet of aircraft to 12.