Iberia launched twice-weekly Madrid-Brussels and weekly Madrid-Gran Canaria-Nouakchott Boeing 737F cargo service. United Airlines launched daily Los Angeles-Hilo service. It will launch weekly San Francisco-Hilo service June 11. Flights are operated by Continental Airlines. SkyWest Airlines launched daily United Express San Francisco-Idaho Falls service.
Panama-based Copa Airlines announced plans to launch service to Chicago O'Hare; Cucuta, Colombia; and Asuncion, Paraguay in December, bringing total destinations added in 2011 to seven. It commences service to four destinations on Wednesday: Toronto Pearson, Nassau, Brasilia and Porto Alegre. On the same day it will add two connecting banks at its Panama City Hub of the Americas, raising the total to six.
Value carrier Bahrain Air has announced that flights to Beirut will resume on June 22 marking the peak season of travel between the Arabian Gulf region and Lebanon.