Airline News

JetBlue Airways Corporation will waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked to travel to, from or through New York metro airports (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark, Newburgh or White Plains) on Saturday, Mar. 13

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will introduce daily flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Dammam, its third daily service from India to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, effective March 28, 2010.

UK’s Number One Domestic Airline Adds seats at London Gatwick, Southampton, Jersey, Aberdeen and Dusseldorf to keep Britain on the Move.

American Airlines announced today that it will be an official sponsor of the USA Pavilion at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.

Alaska Airlines today will inaugurate thrice-weekly service between San Jose, Calif., and Kahului, Maui, and four-times-weekly service between San Jose and Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii starting March 12, 2010.

American Airlines AAdvantage® members now have the ability to redeem AAdvantage miles for flights on GOL, one of South America’s largest airlines.

Global airline capacity for March 2010 shows positive growth, when compared to the same month in both 2009 and 2008, reports OAG, the global leader in aviation intelligence, in its monthly report on trends in the supply of airline seats and flights.

British Airways and Meridiana-Eurofly have announced a new codesharing agreement on Meridiana’s services between London Gatwick and Florence.

Swiss International Air Lines has recorded a sharp fall in profits over the last year, as a “difficult economic environment” continues to impact upon the airline. While the flag-carrier reported an operating profit of CHF146 million for 2009, this is down from CHF472 million the previous year.

For the second time in just three months, Flybe is pleased to announce it has increased frequency on the Birmingham and Edinburgh route with seats available now for booking at www.flybe.com.