[Updated with video + photo gallery] Delta’s inaugural flight from LaGuardia Airport in New York arrived at around 2.30pm this afternoon [Apr 8], receiving the traditional welcome of sprays of water when it touched down.

The daily flights will depart LaGuardia at 11:20am. and arrive in Bermuda at 2:30pm [including one-hour time difference]. When the flight was announced last year, Government said “the introduction of the La Guardia service means that Bermuda will have four daily, non-stop flights from the New York area during the 2013 peak season, up from the three that we have at present, thereby increasing the number of daily available seats from 450 to approximately 600.”

Update 5.10pm: Tourism Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell said, “It gives me great pleasure this afternoon to welcome the inaugural Delta flight from LaGuardia Airport to Bermuda’s LF Wade International. This daily service will no doubt prove a very popular service for east coast residents looking for a quick getaway to experience some of our famous Bermuda hospitality. And also for locals to travel to the east coast and one of the main gateway airports with connections to at least 50 further destinations.

“It was a couple of years ago that our friends and partners in the tourism industry expressed some reservations as to whether or not Bermuda had sufficient airlift out of the New York area – of course, our number one visitor market. And therein began the search for an airline partner willing to step in and take advantage of what we believed, was an opportunity to be realized. It wasn’t long before one of our closest and longest serving partners, Delta Airlines, decided to take another chance on Bermuda at a time when perhaps doing so was not such a slam dunk that it once may have been.

“You see, it was a couple of years ago that Delta first opted to introduce a Bermuda service from New York LaGuardia and we didn’t quite see the results that we both wanted to. Despite that – despite the incredible pressure airlines have, to realize immediate success in an industry faced with rising costs, consolidation and intense competition – Delta held steadfast, its belief in Bermuda; concluding once again that New Yorkers coveted a LaGuardia connection to the Island.”

Minister Crockwell continued, “This Government, the Tourism Board and our industry partners, remain committed to making this flight a success. Following a wave of advertising support by the Department of Tourism at the start of March, lead bookings for April have gained 9 percentage points, with summer bookings falling in where we need them to be.

“To succeed in turning our tourism fortunes around, we must first re-establish our presence in New York. Today, ladies and gentlemen, represents an important step forward in accomplishing that goal. With the arrival of flight 437, Bermuda now has daily, non-stop service to each of the three major New York airports – JFK, Newark and once again, LaGuardia.”

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A Frontier Airlines plane is seen arriving at Lehigh Valley International Airport Hanover Township, Pa., from Orlando in this file photo. An announcement is expected Tuesday that Frontier will begin commercial air service from the New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., on July 1.
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NEW CASTLE, Del. — Commercial airline service is returning to the New Castle Airport.

Officials Tuesday morning are to announced that Frontier Airlines will begin regular commercial air service from the airport on Route 13.

Frontier executives are scheduled to join Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, U.S. Rep. John Carney and Delaware River and Bay Authority Executive Director Scott Green at the airport terminal building for the announcement at 11 a.m.

The airport is operated by the DRBA.

The arrival of Colorado-based Frontier will mark the first commercial air service from the New Castle Airport in nearly five years.

Delta Airlines provided service from New Castle to Atlanta, but soon pulled out as did Skybus Airlines later.

Reports say Airbus 320 service is expected to begin at the airport on July 1. Flights will head from New Castle to Chicago-Midway, Houston, Orlando and Denver.

Frontier recently began flights out of the Trenton-Mercer Airport.

Frontier’s arrival at New Castle Airport could prove to offer a more convenient option for travelers who don’t want the hassle of using larger airports like Philadelphia International.

It will also offer a shorter travel for many from South Jersey to an airport.

Along with the New Castle Airport, the DRBA operates four other regional airports, including the Millville Airport.

The authority also operates the Delaware Memorial Bridge, Cape May-Lewes Ferry, Three Forts Ferry and the DRBA Salem Business Centre.

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Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines Inc. (NYSE: DAL) has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block U.S. Export-Import Bank loan guarantees for foreign carriers’ purchases of Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) planes, saying the bank did not properly analyze the economic impact to Delta, reports Bloomberg.

Delta is seeking to stop guarantees of more than $100 million approved for Emirates Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Etihad Airways, Latam Airlines Group and Korean Air Lines, Bloomberg reports.

The bank violated the law by approving the guarantees “without any consideration of plaintiffs’ comments and the adverse effects on U.S. industry and employment,” according to the complaint.

Delta’s complaint was joined by Hawaiian Airlines Inc. (Nasdaq: HA) and the Air Line Pilots Association.

April 5, 2013


By: Newswire

Alaska Airlines inaugurates new twice-daily service between Seattle and Salt Lake City. The carrier is offering one-way fares between the two cities for as low as $109.

“These conveniently timed, daily nonstop flights between Salt Lake City and Seattle provide leisure travelers access to excellent outdoor recreational options as well as easy connections to destinations through Salt Lake City on our partner Delta Air Lines,” said Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenue management.

To celebrate the new service, Alaska Airlines is also offering members of Alaska Airlines’ Mileage Plan double miles for flights between now and May 31, 2013.

“This new service offers travelers additional routing possibilities and enhances customer service at Salt Lake City International Airport. We look forward to them growing their operation in this market,” said Maureen Riley, Salt Lake City Department of Airports executive director.

The flights will be operated using Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft. All flights will offer Alaska’s Northern Bites meal service, which provides passengers in the main cabin with a hot meal for $6 or a cheese and fruit platter for $7. The flights also offer Alaska’s inflight entertainment system, a handheld video-on-demand device featuring more than 70 movies, along with television shows and other entertainment. The inflight entertainment players are complimentary in first class and available for $10 in the main cabin.

The introductory fare requires a 14-day advance purchase and is available for travel on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Tickets must be purchased by April 15, 2013 and are good for travel between April 18, 2013, and June 15, 2013.

For more information or to book a flight, visit www.alaskaair.com.

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Republic Airways Holdings Inc. generated about 1.6 billion revenue passenger miles for March, a 12 percent decline from March 2012.

Indianapolis-based Republic Airways Holdings Inc. reported Thursday that it generated about 1.6 billion revenue passenger miles for March, a 12 percent decline from March 2012.

Also, the company carried 2.6 million passengers last month, a slight decrease from the prior year, according to a news release.

For the first three months of 2013, revenue passenger miles fell 10 percent, to 4.3 million, and the number of passengers carried was about even, at 7 million.

Meanwhile, Frontier Airlines, a Republic subsidiary, said its revenue passenger miles for March fell 23 percent to 728,000, while the number of passengers carried dropped by 13 percent to 800,000. For the quarter, revenue passenger miles were down 18 percent, and passengers carried declined 11 percent, the release said.

Frontier recently discontinued service to Louisville, but it intends to begin service to Cincinnati next month.

Republic Airways (NASDAQ: RJET) also owns Chautauqua Airlines, Republic Airlines and Shuttle America. It’s a regional carrier for Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and operates an aircraft maintenance facility at Louisville International Airport.

Alaska Airlines Thursday started twice-a-day service between its hometown of Seattle and Salt Lake City.

It’s inaugurating the flights with one way fares starting at $109 and double Mileage Plan miles for flights through May 31.

“Our customers have lobbied us to serve this popular route for more than a decade,” Andrew Harrison, Alaska Airlines’ vice president of planning and revenue management, said in a news release. “These conveniently timed, daily nonstop flights between Salt Lake City and Seattle provide leisure travelers access to excellent outdoor recreational options as well as easy connections to destinations through Salt Lake City on our partner Delta Air Lines.”

Alaska Airlines and partner regional airlines now serve 96 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Read more aerospace news. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle news.

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Alcatel Lucent SA (ADR) (NYSE:ALU) shares gained 8.98% to $1.39. The company, on Mar. 21, has announced that Japan’s NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has chosen its advanced Edge Router systems to dramatically boost speed, performance and cost-efficiency within in its VPN enterprise services. NTT Com will introduce Alcatel-Lucent’s Multi-service Edge Router, the 7750 Service Router (7750 SR) as part of business services available in Japan and worldwide.

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The first day of April sees airlines around the world decide not to take themselves too seriously – with some travel and aviation websites also getting in on the fun.

Here’s a rundown of this year’s best airline-related April Fool’s Day pranks.

Qantas brings Airbus A380 flights to Canberra

Starting at home, we got a giggle out of this effort by Crikey aviation reporter Ben Sandilands, who revealed that Qantas would introduce at least four daily Airbus A380 flights to Canberra.

Added as extensions or ‘tag’ legs to Qantas’ existing Sydney and Melbourne A380 flights, the capital city’s superjumbo service would “give pilots flying the giant Airbus more practice in take-offs and landings” Sandilands wrote. “Qantas partner Emirates has also expressed interest in doing such tag flights as part of the expanding alliance.”

“From an operational perspective, the flights will solve the problem that A380s fly such long sectors that pilots do not get sufficient hands on take-off and landing experiences per month, forcing the airlines to invest in costly simulator sessions. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is reported to have mused that ‘training sessions that bring in actual passenger revenue can turn long haul operations profitable…’”

Avoid kids on your flight with Skyscanner’s Kid Counter

Meanwhile, travel booking website Skyscanner revealed its latest feature: the ability to predict ”the probability of sitting next to a crying baby or seat-kicking child” on your next flight.

Skyscanner boasted that its software relied on “previous booking patterns and travel behaviour of millions of users, along with seat preferences and aircraft layouts”.

Here’s how things look for flying from Sydney to London on a Monday in June…

Virgin’s glass-bottom plane

Richard Branson got into the spirit of things with the announcement of the world’s first glass-bottomed plane.

Set to debut on Virgin’s new flights between London and Scotland this “aviation breakthrough which has been years in the making” would allow passengers to appreciate the beauty of the British landscape during their flight.

Virgin America gets dog-friendly

Meanwhile, Virgin America declared it was time “to throw furry flyers a bone” and convert their first class cabins into new Main Canine Select seating (a play on the airline’s Main Cabin Select section).

These high-flying dogs would be able to socialise “mood-lit fire hydrants” and enjoy that wind-in-the-fur experience  with “custom air vents situated at each seat to simulate that head-out-the-window feeling of a car ride”.

WestJet gets pet-friendly 

Not to be out-done, Canadian airline WestJet said its new Furry Family policy would welcome all types of pets in the cabin, provided your pet can fit safely on board the aircraft.

What we love most about this stunt is the effort WestJet went to to shoot this special video introducing the scheme.

Delta’s double-decker arm rest

Delta figured it was time for passengers stuck in the middle seat to stop fighting over the armrest.

Behold, the innovative yet “Why didn’t somebody think of this sooner?” double-decker armrest!

Southwest expands its fleet with hot air balloons

Forget all that hoopla over Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s. Southwest figured that April 1 was the perfect time to announce its fleet would now include hot air balloons so that travellers could step out of the frantic fast lane and take things slow for a change.

“Enjoy taking it slow with a scenic view while traveling from Boston to Denver” the airline boasted.

“You’ll have a full 31 hours of seemingly never-ending ground-peeping, star-gazing, and gusty nap time. Or you could sit back and relax during an estimated six-hour jaunt from Dallas to Houston. (DISCLAIMER: Travel time greatly depends on wind speed)”.

Did you spot any other great airline or travel-related April Fool’s Day japes? Share them with other AusBT readers below!

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About David Flynn

David Flynn is the editor of Australian Business Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

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Email: david@ausbt.com.au

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The first day of April sees airlines around the world decide not to take themselves too seriously – with some travel and aviation websites also getting in on the fun.

Here’s a rundown of this year’s best airline-related April Fool’s Day pranks.

Qantas brings Airbus A380 flights to Canberra

Starting at home, we got a giggle out of this effort by Crikey aviation reporter Ben Sandilands, who revealed that Qantas would introduce at least four daily Airbus A380 flights to Canberra.

Added as extensions or ‘tag’ legs to Qantas’ existing Sydney and Melbourne A380 flights, the capital city’s superjumbo service would “give pilots flying the giant Airbus more practice in take-offs and landings” Sandilands wrote. “Qantas partner Emirates has also expressed interest in doing such tag flights as part of the expanding alliance.”

“From an operational perspective, the flights will solve the problem that A380s fly such long sectors that pilots do not get sufficient hands on take-off and landing experiences per month, forcing the airlines to invest in costly simulator sessions. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce is reported to have mused that ‘training sessions that bring in actual passenger revenue can turn long haul operations profitable…’”

Avoid kids on your flight with Skyscanner’s Kid Counter

Meanwhile, travel booking website Skyscanner revealed its latest feature: the ability to predict ”the probability of sitting next to a crying baby or seat-kicking child” on your next flight.

Skyscanner boasted that its software relied on “previous booking patterns and travel behaviour of millions of users, along with seat preferences and aircraft layouts”.

Here’s how things look for flying from Sydney to London on a Monday in June…

Virgin’s glass-bottom plane

Richard Branson got into the spirit of things with the announcement of the world’s first glass-bottomed plane.

Set to debut on Virgin’s new flights between London and Scotland this “aviation breakthrough which has been years in the making” would allow passengers to appreciate the beauty of the British landscape during their flight.

Virgin America gets dog-friendly

Meanwhile, Virgin America declared it was time “to throw furry flyers a bone” and convert their first class cabins into new Main Canine Select seating (a play on the airline’s Main Cabin Select section).

These high-flying dogs would be able to socialise “mood-lit fire hydrants” and enjoy that wind-in-the-fur experience  with “custom air vents situated at each seat to simulate that head-out-the-window feeling of a car ride”.

WestJet gets pet-friendly 

Not to be out-done, Canadian airline WestJet said its new Furry Family policy would welcome all types of pets in the cabin, provided your pet can fit safely on board the aircraft.

What we love most about this stunt is the effort WestJet went to to shoot this special video introducing the scheme.

Delta’s double-decker arm rest

Delta figured it was time for passengers stuck in the middle seat to stop fighting over the armrest.

Behold, the innovative yet “Why didn’t somebody think of this sooner?” double-decker armrest!

Southwest expands its fleet with hot air balloons

Forget all that hoopla over Boeing 787s and Airbus A350s. Southwest figured that April 1 was the perfect time to announce its fleet would now include hot air balloons so that travellers could step out of the frantic fast lane and take things slow for a change.

“Enjoy taking it slow with a scenic view while traveling from Boston to Denver” the airline boasted.

“You’ll have a full 31 hours of seemingly never-ending ground-peeping, star-gazing, and gusty nap time. Or you could sit back and relax during an estimated six-hour jaunt from Dallas to Houston. (DISCLAIMER: Travel time greatly depends on wind speed)”.

Did you spot any other great airline or travel-related April Fool’s Day japes? Share them with other AusBT readers below!

Free weekly business travel newsletter

About David Flynn

David Flynn is the editor of Australian Business Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.

Follow @ausbt on

Email: david@ausbt.com.au

Twitter: @djsflynn

Customers would be charged not only for what they weigh, but also their luggage. The airline’s chief executive, Chris Langton, said that not only were people heavier than before, but also the variation in people’s weight was, er, large. “Anyone who travels at times has felt they have been paying for half of the passenger next to them,” he said.

“Airlines don’t run on seats, they run on weight and particularly the smaller the aircraft you are in the less variance you can accept in terms of the difference in weight between passengers.”

The plans will be welcomed by those who argue that fat people should pay more for clothing (they use more fabric) and more tax (they cost more money in health terms). But it comes the same week as another announcement that’s likely to upset heavier flyers (and aspirant members of the Mile High Club) –  US airline Delta’s desire to install smaller lavatories in its new planes.

Pity larger travellers (like ex-rugby player Inga Tuigamala and former boxer David Tua), if these innovations catch on. Not only will they have to pay more to get on the plane, but when they do get on, they may not even fit in the loo.