Service

Flight Wisdom Briefing 4

Flight Wisdom Briefing 4

Thus ends the first week of the Flight Wisdom Briefing. How are you enjoying it so far? Comments are open, as in Twitter. If you are interested in submitting a commercial aviation related story to the Briefing, please contact us. We'll be back next week with new briefs and we'll keep tweaking it to...
Read more...

Posted in Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Podcast, Porter Airlines, Service, US Airways | 1 Comment »

Flight Wisdom Briefing 2

Flight Wisdom Briefing 2

For those of you who enjoyed the first brief, here's the second one. If you want to subscribe to the brief in your podcatcher, our podcast only RSS feed is here.
Read more...

Posted in American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Podcast, Service, TSA, US Airways | 2 Comments »

Flight Wisdom Briefing #1

Flight Wisdom Briefing #1

We've decided to try a little experiment here at Flight Wisdom. We're going to record our news and service roundups that you can subscribe and listen to in your favorite podcast software. The new service, which we are calling the Flight Wisdom Briefing, will, if popular, come out at least once a week, if...
Read more...

Tags: , ,
Posted in AirTran Airways, Allegiant Air, Continental Airlines, Podcast, Service, Westjet | 3 Comments »

This Week in Routes

This Week in Routes

This week in Routes...Southwest to start Philly-Boston, United adds service in 13 markets, and more.
Read more...

Tags: , ,
Posted in American Airlines, Cape Air, Frontier Airlines, Service, United Airlines, Westjet | 1 Comment »

What’s New in Aviation

What’s New in Aviation

We haven't been writing enough lately. That does happen sometimes when real life interferes with this(which is unfortunately a hobby). Here's what we've been reading about. If Pat Kiernan of New York City based station NY1 can make a name for himself reading the newspaper and running Pat's Papers online, we can try to...
Read more...

Tags: ,
Posted in Air Canada, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Midwest Airlines, News, Ryanair, Service, Virgin America | 6 Comments »

Southwest Once Again Grows in Denver

Southwest Once Again Grows in Denver

When Southwest says, "It's On," they truly mean it. After losing the fight to take over Frontier, Southwest Airlines is simply going to take over Denver without their help.
Read more...

Tags:
Posted in News, Service, Southwest Airlines | Comments Off

Southwest’s Surprise Entry into Panama City, Florida

Southwest’s Surprise Entry into Panama City, Florida

Image by Getty Images via Daylife We’d talked about Northwest Florida – Panama City International Airport before. It is a new airport being constructed to replace the old Bay County Airport. When it opens on Memorial Day, the old airport will close. Delta is currently the only carrier serving Panama City, offering regional service to Memphis...
Read more...

Tags:
Posted in Opinion, Service, Southwest Airlines | Comments Off

Southwest Fills the Void Left By American In St. Louis

Southwest Fills the Void Left By American In St. Louis

Southwest Airlines announced today they are coming to the rescue of St. Louis, MO, which lost a great deal of service when American Airlines cut deep into what was once a major hub for TWA, which they absorbed. Beginning in May of next year, they will add the following routes:
Read more...

Tags: ,
Posted in News, Service, Southwest Airlines | Comments Off

Roundup Friday – Going Anywhere?

Roundup Friday – Going Anywhere?

Image via Wikipedia Welcome to another additional of roundup. Today we have some continuing news and route developments. Remember, for more details/information, a link appears to a press release or other story inside each notice. This week, AirTran announced increases to its winter Florida schedule. Daily flights will be added to both Orlando and Ft. Myers,...
Read more...

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Cape Air, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Service, Westjet | Comments Off

Roundup: End of September Edition

Roundup: End of September Edition

This is a busy month for us, and it is often hard to keep up on things. So we want to try to catch up on some route developments over the last few days we may have missed. Matching competitor AirTran, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate mainline service on December 18th from Atlanta to Key...
Read more...

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Midwest Airlines, Service | Comments Off

Roundup in Service – New Routes and Developments

Roundup in Service – New Routes and Developments

We haven't done a service roundup in a while. Mostly because there hasn't been as much news in this area as there once was. Airlines don't announce discontinuance as much as they do inauguration. But this week had some interesting developments.
Read more...

Tags: , , , , ,
Posted in AirTran Airways, British Airways, Midwest Airlines, Service, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines | Comments Off

JetBlue Launches Service from BWI. $9 Fares Today Only

JetBlue Launches Service from BWI. $9 Fares Today Only

JetBlue inaugurated service today from its focus city at Boston’s General Edward Logan Airport to Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In honor of this inauguration, which is in direct competition with Southwest Airlines, JetBlue is offering a one-day only $9 each way sale. The offer ends September 9, 11:59 p.m. MDT and is for...
Read more...

Tags: ,
Posted in Fares and Fees, JetBlue Airways, News, Service | Comments Off

JetBlue Announces New Service

JetBlue Announces New Service

JetBlue announced earlier this week an increase of its service to Jamaica.And we don’t mean Jamaica, Queens. JetBlue has applied to add two new Montego Bay routes, to both Boston and Orlando. The airline will also add service on its existing route from New York-JFK to Montego Bay to eleven flights weekly, and will...
Read more...

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in JetBlue Airways, Service | 1 Comment »

JetBlue and Virgin America to fly San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale

JetBlue and Virgin America to fly San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale

Image via Wikipedia Jetblue and Virgin America decided to announce San Francisco to Ft. Lauderdale service. Jetblue will begin service on November 17th, with a redeye flight leaving San Francisco 11:30PM and arriving 7:50AM, returning at 7:15PM and arriving at 10:35PM. In between, JetBlue can deploy the plane on its east coast network. Connections will be...
Read more...

Tags: ,
Posted in JetBlue Airways, News, Service, Virgin America | 1 Comment »

Roundup: Long Time Coming

Roundup: Long Time Coming

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Effective December 17th until April 12th, US Airways will add seasonal nonstop service from Phoenix to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The flights will operate four weekly flights on Airbus A319s. It is the first nonstop destination in the Caribbean from their Phoenix hub. They already serve Montego Bay from Philadelphia...
Read more...

Tags: ,
Posted in Air France, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Fares and Fees, Service, Virgin America | Comments Off

Independence Roundup

Independence Roundup

Image via Wikipedia We’re slowly inching toward our goal of reaching 1000 posts. We hope you’ve been enjoying our increased efforts. Air Canada yesterday inaugurated service from Montreal to Fort-de-France, Martinique. The service will be offered on Saturdays until August 29th, and then will recommence on a year-round basis on December 5th. Alaska Airlines inaugurated service on...
Read more...

Posted in Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines, Service | 1 Comment »

Roundup – Service Changes

Roundup – Service Changes

New service is proudly announced, but cancellations are usually not. One day, we discover that a flight we recall is no longer on the books. Of late, many flights are being cancelled, airlines are slashing capacity. Air Canada launched its Portland, Oregon to Calgary, Alberta service yesterday. The service, operated by 50-seater CRJs, operates once...
Read more...

Posted in Air Canada, AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Service, United Airlines | Comments Off

Roundup: Packing Your Suitcase

Roundup: Packing Your Suitcase

Image by puregin via Flickr We spun off Infrequent Flier to provide basic travel tips and advice, allowing Flight Wisdom to be, as its tagline says, “News, Thoughts, and Advice on Air Travel and the Travel Experience.” Today, we’re testing out a new theme at Infrequent Flier. We like to mix things up every so...
Read more...

Tags:
Posted in Service | Comments Off

Roundup

Roundup

British Airways will be adding nonstop service from London Heathrow to Las Vegas on October 25th. The service will be operated with Boeing 777 aircraft. Virgin Atlantic currently operates service from London Gatwick to Las Vegas. Meanwhile, Virgin Atlantic is launching service from San Juan, Puerto Rico from London’s Gatwick airport via Antigua. The service...
Read more...

Posted in Air Canada, AirTran Airways, American Airlines, British Airways, JetBlue Airways, Service, Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Virgin Atlantic | Comments Off

Roundup Lite – Less Service, More Filling

Roundup Lite – Less Service, More Filling

Image via Wikipedia The Flight Wisdom blog has migrated to a new server. The old one was slowing down page loads. Now the pages load fast and will hopefully continue to do so. Hope everyone enjoys the improvement. Delta is continuing to adjust its Cincinnatti schedule. Effective July 1st, service to Asheville, Chattanooga, Valpariso, Westchester County...
Read more...

Posted in AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, Porter Airlines, Service | Comments Off

Roundup – Playing Catchup

Roundup – Playing Catchup

Image by Getty Images via Daylife For those of you following us, we’ve been away for a bit, and posting a bit less frequently, and we’re starting to catch up on our backlog of issues we wanted to discuss. In that vein, this is a roundup of all the route and related news we haven’t...
Read more...

Posted in AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Service, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines | 2 Comments »

Roundup – 10 Minute Rule

Roundup – 10 Minute Rule

We’ve been a bit busy the last few days. And there is always so much to read to keep up and talk about. We’re going to try to sit down for a few hours and catch up on the backlog. In the meantime, here are some of the things we’ve been reading. South African Airways...
Read more...

Posted in Air Canada, AirTran Airways, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Service, South African Airways, Sun Country Airlines | Comments Off