Agents with clients who live in New England and have a preference for traveling to Florida (or connecting to the Caribbean and/or Mexico from the Sunshine State) should take note of JetBlue’s new service at Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford, CT.

Travel Agent was on hand for a lunch sponsored by LAN Airlines at the USTOA 2010: Out of Country Meeting in Chile on Tuesday and learned of the carrier’s aggressive plans to bulk both domestic and international connections within South America.

Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air announced expanded service to Hawaii and Mexico, and new service between San Jose, Calif., and Los Angeles that will strengthen international connections with the airlines’ alliance partners.

Vueling achieved a better EBIT margin during the first quarter of 2010 than in 2009 (-9 percent vs. -13 percent during the same period of 2009), thanks to improvements in costs based on costs reduction plan (Vueling saved €9,6m for the first quarter 2010).

LIAT, the Caribbean airline, has been invited to submit proposals to Eastern Caribbean Ministers of Tourism, through the OECS Secretariat, outlining various ways in which member states can assist in improving intra-regional travel.

Next month, Delta Air Lines will resume seasonal service to Valencia on Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Starting May 28, Delta will offer four non-stop flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York to Valencia Airport in Manises (VLC). Return flights from Valencia to JFK will depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays.