With UK visitor numbers growing by over 60 percent in the last two years, Thomson Airways have taken the decision to extend it flights to the Caribbean island of Aruba. Currently their weekly flight from Gatwick on Tuesdays operates from May until October however they will continue to serve the island until the end of November this year. From 2012 the liaison will start even earlier on March 27.
AirTran Airways has begun daily nonstop service between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and L.F. Wade International Airport in St. George’s, Bermuda.
Vision Airlines announces a $59 Sizzling Summer Seat Sale just in time for family vacations. Beginning Monday, April 11 , 2011 and ending Sunday, April 24, 2011 at 11:59 pm eastern time, passengers can purchase these great $59 fares to and from many of their favorite Florida vacation spots.
The launch of the Caribbean’s first low-cost carrier could come to pass as early as next month if no drawbacks get in the way this time around. An announcement made by REDjet chief executive officer Ian Burns on Monday morning, revealed that its fares will go on sale from Wednesday, April 13, and the first flights will launch on May 8. Destinations in this initial stage will be between its home-base Barbados and Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad.
Oneworld Alliance members American Airlines and British Airways are launching their first major joint promotion in the U.S. for frequent flyer members of both airlines. Four winners will receive one million miles each. To qualify, American Airlines AAdvantage members or British Airways Executive Club members must register prior to travel and book a qualifying roundtrip trans-Atlantic flight originating in the U.S. on any purchased, published fare on American Airlines, British Airways or Iberia on or before June 17, 2011. Travel must be completed on or before June 30, 2011.
The carrier American Eagle, regional affiliate of American Airlines, will provide daily direct flight to La Romana International Airport (LRM) from the Miami International Airport (MIA), beginning in April. In a statement, American Eagle said it will operate the flights using ERJ-145, Brazilian-made Embraer jets with a capacity for 50 passengers.