On Thursday, August 31st Cathay Pacific loaded 3 new flights into their Summer 2018 schedule, thereby signaling 3 new routes they intend to commence to the Europe. Hong Kong (HKG) to Brussels (BRU): Cathay will serve the Belgian capital 4x weekly starting March 27th, 2018 on-board its A350-900 aircraft. Hong Kong (HKG) to Copenhagen (CPH): CX... Continue Reading →
In the second installment of Wednesday Route Highlight, we will be taking a look at Air Tahiti Nui's fifth freedom flight between Los Angeles (LAX) and Paris (CDG). As always, if you have any suggestions for a specific route that I should highlight, feel free to leave it below in the comments. Without further ado...... Continue Reading →
Australian flag carrier Qantas doesn't seem satisfied with their newly announced non-stop flight between Perth and London, set to commence in March, 2018. On Friday August 25th, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce pushed all of his chips into the center of the figurative table. Joyce announced the airline's desire to commence more ultra long-haul flights from Eastern... Continue Reading →
Well I guess WOW Air CEO Skúli Mogensen (pictured above) didn't agree with me on Columbus, OH being a candidate for transatlantic service...Yet. On Wednesday, August 23rd, WOW Air announced it would add the following 4 Midwestern U.S. cities to their route network from their Hub in Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF) Detroit (DTW, Starting April 25th, 2018) Cleveland... Continue Reading →
Air Canada has announced its intentions to launch a flight between Montreal (YUL) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) starting June 2018. This flight will be operated daily in summer and 3x weekly during winter on board one of AC's 787-8 aircraft, which features a total of 251 seats spread across three classes of service. The plane... Continue Reading →
This is the first installment in my "Route Highlight" series, where I will be identifying some pretty interesting and unique aviation routes around the world. If you have any suggestions for a specific route that I should highlight, feel free to leave it down in the comments. Now with that out of the way... First... Continue Reading →
Delta Air Lines has announced its intentions to launch a 3x weekly service from its hub at New York-JFK to Lagos, Nigeria (LOS) starting March 24th, 2018. The flight will be operated by the airline's Airbus a330-200 aircraft, which features a total of 234 seats spread across 3 classes of service. The plane will top out... Continue Reading →
On Wednesday, August 16th, American Airlines announced an assortment of new routes from their hubs in Philadelphia and Chicago. First, we'll dive into Philadelphia, as this announcement has huge implications for AA's (ex. U.S. Airways) east coast hub. Philadelphia: American has announced its intention to launch summer seasonal service to both Budapest and Prague daily... Continue Reading →
This is the first installment in my "Case For..." series in which I look at the underlying factors as to why some cities should receive more serious consideration for non-stop international service. First up... Columbus, Ohio You might be thinking "Columbus? This guy's out of his mind!" But let me explain. For starters, lets... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 British Airways announced a new route from London Heathrow (LHR) to Nashville (BNA) set to commence on May 4th, 2018. B.A. will serve the Tennessee Capitol 5x weekly with a Boeing 787-8 which holds 35 Club World seats (business class), 25 World Traveler Plus seats (premium economy), and 154 World... Continue Reading →
Route Guide 