Brussels Airlines will soon take delivery of its first Airbus A320neo.
The airline has released this video of the roll out of Airbus A320-251N OO-SBA (msn 11600):
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Frontier Airlines begins nonstop service from Atlanta to Guatemala City, Santo Domingo, San Diego, Salt Lake City, and Ontario, California
Frontier Airlines launched nonstop service on May 11 from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ), San Diego International Airport (SAN) and Ontario International Airport in Southern California (ONT).
Additionally, on May 12, Frontier will launch nonstop service from ATL to La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). With the new service, Frontier serves a total of 38 nonstop destinations from ATL.
Service from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Ontario, Calif. (ONT) | May 11, 2023 | Daily | $59* |
| Santo Domingo (SDQ) | May 11, 2023 | 2x/week | $79* |
| San Diego (SAN) | May 11, 2023 | Daily | $59* |
| Salt Lake City (SLC) | May 12, 2023 | 3x/week | $59* |
| Guatemala City (GUA) | May 12, 2023 | 2x/week | $99* |
Additionally the carrier launched daily nonstop service on May 11 from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) to Tampa International Airport (TPA). With the new service, Frontier serves a total of 19 destinations from PHX.
Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N394FR (msn 10981) (Rivero, the Puerto Rican Crested Toad) BWI (Tony Storck). Image: 959455.
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SAS returns to Africa by flying to Agadir this upcoming winter
SAS has made this announcement:
Starting on November 4, 2023, SAS returns to Africa with weekly flights to Agadir, Morocco. SAS will fly to Agadir from both Copenhagen and Stockholm during the winter season until the end of March 2024, offering a convenient timetable with daytime departure and arrival.
Agadir is well known for its long beaches, warm winter weather and beautiful scenery. The area also offers plenty of activities such as golf, great surfing, and a chance to enjoy the exquisite Moroccan cuisine.
SAS will operate the Agadir route using Airbus A320Neo aircraft, the most efficient single-aisle aircraft, with 20% savings on fuel efficiency and emissions, seating up to 180 passengers in 2 classes – SAS Plus and SAS Go.
Schedule to Agadir from Stockholm and Copenhagen:
| Schedule on Saturdays | |||||||||
| Flight no | DEP | STD | ARR | STA | FLT | DEP | STD | ARR | STA |
| SK 2503 | CPH | 08:35 | AGA | 12:20 | SK 2504 | AGA | 13:10 | CPH | 18:55 |
| SK 2505 | ARN | 08:15 | AGA | 13:30 | SK 2506 | AGA | 14:30 | ARN | 19:45 |
New routes and destinations this coming winter*:
| From | To | First flight | Frequency |
| Bergen | Tenerife | 8 OCT 23 | Sundays |
| Stavanger | Tenerife | 8 OCT 23 | Sundays |
| Copenhagen | Bangkok | 30 OCT | 3 weekly |
| Bergen | Gran Canaria | 4 NOV 23 | Saturdays |
| Stockholm | Seville | 24 FEB 24 | Saturdays |
* Winter program in full to be released later this month.
Top Copyright Photo: Scandinavian Airlines-SAS Airbus A320-251N WL SE-ROZ (msn 9323) ZRH (Andi Hiltl). Image: 950841.
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Frontier Airlines begins nonstop service from Puerto Rico to Cleveland, Baltimore, Chicago Midway, Dallas-Fort Worth, Detroit, Orlando, Tampa and Cancún, Mexico
Frontier Airlines on May 4 launched nonstop service from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan (SJU) to Cleveland (CLE), Baltimore (BWI), Chicago Midway (MDW), and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).
Additionally, Frontier also launched nonstop service from Rafael Hernández International Airport in Aguadilla (BQN) to Tampa (TPA) and from Mercedita International Airport in Ponce (PSE) to Orlando (MCO).
On May 5, Frontier will launch service from SJU to Detroit (DTW).
Frontier will also begin service from SJU to Cancún, Mexico (CUN) on May 11. With these new routes, Frontier now offers a total of 20 nonstop routes from the island, the most of any airline.
Service from San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Cleveland (CLE) | May 4, 2023 | 4x/week | $79* |
| Baltimore (BWI) | May 4, 2023 | Daily | $69* |
| Chicago Midway (MDW) | May 4, 2023 | 6x/week | $89* |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | May 4, 2023 | Daily | $79* |
| Detroit (DTW) | May 5, 2023 | 4x/week | $79* |
| Cancún, Mexico (CUN) | May 11, 2023 | 3x/week | $69* |
Service from Aguadilla’s Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Tampa (TPA) | May 4, 2023 | 3x/week | $59* |
Service from Ponce’s Mercedita International Airport (PSE):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Orlando (MCO) | May 4, 2023 | 3x/week | $89* |
Frequency and times are subject to change.
Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N331FR (msn 8239) (Choo, the Pika) MIA (Jay Selman). Image: 404291.
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British Airways to operate seasonal London Heathrow to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen services this summer
British Airways will introduce a summer seasonal service from its London Heathrow hub to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen starting on June 1.
The seasonal route will be operated four days a week.
Top Copyright Photo: British Airways Airbus A320-251N WL G-TTNH (msn 8489) ARN (Stefan Sjogren). Image: 960168.
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Frontier Airlines expands in Cleveland, Tampa and Raleigh-Durham
Frontier Airlines may have lost the bidding war for Spirit Airlines, but it continues to expand at a record pace.
The fast-growing airline will launch new seasonal nonstop service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco (SFO), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), San Diego (SAN), and Charlotte (CLT) in May and June of 2023.
With the new service, Frontier will serve a total of 17 nonstop destinations from Cleveland, continuing to be the most of any airline operating from CLE.
Service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | May 12, 2023 | 4x/week | $49* |
| Charlotte (CLT) | May 12, 2023 | 4x/week** | $29* |
| San Diego (SAN) | June 8, 2023 | 3x/week | $89* |
| San Francisco (SFO) | June 23, 2023 | 4x/week | $99* |
**Service offered less frequently for first week of service. Then, service is offered as reflected in the grid above starting May 20, 2023.
Meanwhile the carrier is also expanding at Tampa:
Frontier will launch new seasonal nonstop service from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Phoenix (PHX) in May of 2023. Previously announced service to Punta Cana (PUJ) and Santo Domingo (SDQ) in the Dominican Republic will begin in May, as well. With the new service, Frontier will serve a total of 20 nonstop destinations from TPA and offer its largest ever summer schedule from the airport.
Service from Tampa International Airport (TPA):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Phoenix (PHX) | May 11, 2023 | Daily | $59* |
| Punta Cana (PUJ) | May 21, 2023 | 2x/week | $129* |
| Santo Domingo (SDQ) | May 22, 2023 | 2x/week | $129* |
Frontier has also announced it will operate its largest-ever number of departures from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) this summer. Just announced new routes include Frontier’s first-ever flights to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and the first time the carrier has connected RDU to Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) since 2019. Service to MDW and IAH will start in June. With these new routes, Frontier will operate a record 112 weekly departures this summer, serving a total of 20 destinations with nonstop service.
Service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU):
| SERVICE TO: | SERVICE START: | SERVICE FREQUENCY: | INTRO FARE: |
| Chicago (MDW) | June 16, 2023 | 4x/week | $39* |
| Houston (IAH) | June 18, 2023 | 3x/week | $49* |
Frequency and times are subject to change.
Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N395FR (msn 11077) (Sage, the Pygmy Rabbit) BOS (Fred Freketic). Image: 960341.
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Air Malta’s new livery
Air Malta is updating and simplified its livery with the pending delivery of the pictured Airbus A320-251N 9H-NEE (msn 11366).
The updated livery has removed the previous large “Malta” titles and intricate tail design of the previous livery.
Copyright Photo: Eurospot.
Frontier Airlines to cut 14 routes
Frontier Airlines is trimming back on its expanding route map. The fast-growing airline will cut 14 seasonal routes starting on April 18 according to The Points Guy:
Boston – Miami – ends on April 18
Philadelphia – Phoenix – ends on April 18
Hartford/Springfield – Denver – ends on April 20
Orlando – Pittsburgh – ends on May 6
Las Vegas – Memphis – ends on May 8
Las Vegas – New Orleans – ends on May 8
Orlando – Rochester, NY – ends on May 8
Minneapolis/St. Paul – Phoenix – ends on May 8
Baltimore/Washington – Las Vegas – ends on May 10
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood – Las Vegas – ends on May 10
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood – Chicago (Midway) – ends on May 10
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood – Phoenix – ends on May 10
New York (LaGuardia) – Miami – ends on May 10
Houston (Hobby) – Las Vegas – ends on May 10
Top Copyright Photo: Frontier Airlines (2nd) Airbus A320-251N WL N349FR (msn 8766) (Hops, the Rabbit) ONT (Michael B. Ing). Image: 960311.
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SAS to add 10 additional European routes this summer
Scandinavian Airlines-SAS has announced 10 additional European routes:
To meet increasing demand for travel, SAS adds yet another 10 routes and more frequencies for the upcoming summer and autumn. Starting in June, SAS also resumes traffic to Tokyo.
With summer just around the corner, SAS continues to ramp up by offering customers an additional 10 European routes as well as adding frequencies to popular Mediterranean destinations such as Alicante, Malaga, Mallorca, Split and Sicily. These additional destinations come on top of 20 new, previously announced routes.
SAS continues to plan for a busy summer to Italy with up to seven daily flights from Scandinavia to Milan and more flights from Copenhagen to Florence and Naples. SAS is adding more domestic flights from Oslo to Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim and Ålesund as well as more flights from Copenhagen to Ålesund. More seats and flights are also offered between Stockholm and Helsinki.
Continuing to grow presence in the US, SAS starts operating flights from Gothenburg and Aalborg to Newark, New York with an Airbus A321LR.
As of June, SAS resumes traffic to Haneda, Tokyo three times a week. Prior to that SAS will operate several flights to Tokyo in April to accommodate for the high demand around Easter. The route will be operated by Airbus A350 aircraft.
During spring, SAS also adds a third weekly service on Copenhagen-Shanghai.
SAS’ aircraft fleet includes some of the most environmentally friendly aircraft on the market with significantly lower emissions and less noise than previous-generation aircraft – as demonstrated by both the Airbus A350 and A321LR on long-haul routes, and Airbus A320neo on short-haul where emissions are reduced between 15% and 30%.
New routes added to the summer traffic program:
· Stockholm-Florence – new twice-weekly service on Fridays and Sundays from mid-August
· Stockholm-Larnaca – new weekly service on Saturdays from mid-August
· Oslo-Tenerife – new weekly service on Tuesdays from late June to mid-August
· Oslo-Hamburg – up to twice-weekly service resumed from Easter
· Oslo-Berlin – up to five times-weekly service resumed from Easter
· Oslo-Prague – new twice-weekly service on Thursday and Sundays from end-September
· Bergen-Palma de Mallorca – new weekly service on Saturdays from mid-June to mid-August
· Bergen-Manchester – twice-weekly service resumed on Mondays and Fridays from September
· Trondheim-Split – new weekly service on Saturdays from end of May to mid-October
· Oslo-Tallinn – new twice-weekly service on Thursday and Sundays from mid-August
More flights added on multiple routes, such as:
· Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm to Barcelona, Malaga, and Palma de Mallorca
· Stockholm to Beirut (subject to regulatory approval)
· Copenhagen to Catania and Palermo
· Oslo to Alicante and Las Palmas
· Bergen and Stavanger to Alicante
· Bergen and Stavanger to Split
Top Copyright Photo: Scandinavian Airlines-SAS Airbus A320-251N WL SE-ROU (msn 9262) SZG (Gunter Mayer). Image: 957907.
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SAS enters into sale-leaseback agreements with Aviation Capital Group for ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft
SAS has entered into new sale and leaseback agreements with Aviation Capital Group (ACG).
Through the new agreements, SAS has secured long-term financing for ten new Airbus A320neo aircraft, scheduled to be delivered through the first quarter of FY2024.
“We continue to make progress with our transformation plan and these new sale and leaseback agreements are an important part of that – securing competitive financing for our renewed fleet of modern and fuel-efficient aircraft. We are pleased to renew our long-term strategic partnership with ACG, one of the world’s leading aircraft financing partners,” said Anko van der Werff, President and CEO, SAS.
Top Copyright Photo: Scandinavian Airlines-SAS Airbus A320-251N WL SE-RUE (msn 10407) ZRH (Rolf Wallner). Image: 959819.
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Viva Air suspends operations
Viva Air (Colombia) and its subsidiary Viva Air Perú suspended their operations on February 27, 2023.
The group blamed the financial situation on the delay on the merger request with Avianca from Aerocivil.
The airline issued this statement:
Viva regretfully announces the suspension of its operation, due to delays in the timely definition of the alliance that would allow its integration with a stronger and
larger airline group. Unfortunately, for now we will not be able to honor travel plans for passengers with current flights with Viva and will inform them promptly of the steps to
follow this decision.
Top Copyright Photo: Viva (Air Colombia) Airbus A320-251N WL HK-5366 (msn 10482) MIA ((Bruce Drum). Image: 105915.
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Viva Air enters a debt restructuring process
Viva Air of Colombia has voluntarily started a local debt restructuring process as it awaits the official government approval of its merger proposal with Avianca.
Viva Air issued this statement (translated from Spanish):
Viva, the low cost airline that promotes air travel in Colombia and the region, announces the start of its Process of Business Recovery (PRE) in accordance with the regulations that protect companies affected by the COVID-19 crisis, with a view to achieving their permanence in the market, pending the urgent definition by Aerocivil about its alliance with Avianca.
This determination occurs due to the crisis that it faces when adding to the effects of the COVID-19, the current macroeconomic factors that are public knowledge
Additionally, the company has not been able to access capital during the last
nine months since it has not yet been possible to implement its integration with another airline, which is still pending authorization from the National Government.
Viva takes part in this voluntary recovery process that lasts 90 days, in order to restructure their debts through a negotiation with their major creditors to continue operating under sustainable conditions that guarantee the continuity of the company.
This decision is given after six months of waiting of the definition of the alliance with Avianca, which if approved would allow us to continue in the low-cost business through our linkage to another group of airlines with weight in the region, with which we want to ensure the preservation of jobs, and reinforce our commitment to generate higher levels of connectivity in the country at low cost on the basis of obtaining the required capital injection.
After studying all the alternatives available to the current situation, we enter this voluntary mediation process while we wait for the urgent decision by the authority of our alliance with Avianca. just as we have adapted in the past, we are convinced that we will be able to overcome this situation for the good of all passengers who have benefited from the Bajo model.
During this restructuring, at Viva we will continue to ensure the continuity of
operations and the provision of our services.
Top Copyright Photo: Viva (Air Colombia) Airbus A320-251N WL HK-5361 (msn 10313) MIA (Antony J. Best). Image: 960043.
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Kuwait Airways announces 20 new destinations for the summer and winter schedule of 2023
Kuwait Airways has announced 20 new destinations (including returning service) for this summer season as well as the winter season.
Top Copyright Photo: Kuwait Airways Airbus A320-251N WL 9K-AKN (msn 9303) DXB (Andi Hiltl). Image: 956016.
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