Last month, American Airlines applied to the US Department of Transportation to operate a nonstop route from Tokyo’s Haneda airport to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
Virgin Atlantic will launch flights between London Heathrow and São Paulo, Brazil, in 2020. The airline will operate a Boeing 787 aircraft on the route.
After the State Department told U.S. citizens to leave the country the American’s pilot union earlier on Friday asked its members to refuse any trips to the country. It is also known to pull its diplomats from Venezuela.
Delta Air Lines will add a second daily flight June 8 between Atlanta and St. Thomas this summer, while the existing nonstop seasonal flight from New York to St. Thomas will continue through August.
Boeing and the United States Federal Aviation Administration have grounded the worldwide fleet of 737 MAX aircraft as concern grows about its airworthiness.
The airline’s Miami and New York turn service will operate tomorrow March 15th with a 737/800 aircraft at 1:11 p.m. to New York and 3:05 p.m. to Miami respectively.