Source: Delta Air Lines If you’ve ever wanted to experience a total solar eclipse from the sky, Delta has you covered this April. The airline is offering a special flight from Austin to Detroit on April 8, 2024, specifically for umbraphiles to be able to spend as much time as possible directly within the path of totality. Delta flight 1218 will be specifically operated on an A220-300, which will offer especially premium viewing due to the aircraft’s extra-large windows. The flight will depart from Austin at 12:15 p.m. CT and land in Detroit at 4:20 p.m. ET — timed to give those on board the best chance of safely viewing the solar eclipse at its peak.* “This flight is the [...]

Source: Copa Copa Holdings, S.A. (NYSE: CPA) today released preliminary passenger traffic statistics for January 2024: Operating Data January January % Change 2024 2023 Copa Holdings  (Consolidated)   ASM (mm) (1) 2,273.2 2,364.1 -3.8 %   RPM (mm) (2) 1,938.6 2,059.3 -5.9 %   Load Factor (3) 85.3 % 87.1 % -1.8p.p. 1.  Available seat miles - represents the aircraft seating capacity multiplied by the number of miles the seats are flown. 2.  Revenue passenger miles - represents the numbers of miles flown by revenue passengers 3.  Load factor - represents the percentage of aircraft seating capacity that is actually utilized Following the Airworthiness Directive issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on January 6, the Company suspended operations of twenty-one 737 MAX9 aircraft. From January 6 to January 29, a [...]

Source: Sun Country Airlines Now serving over 100 destinations from Minneapolis-St. Paul MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sun Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) is extending its selling schedule through December 10, 2024, allowing customers to book fall travel including Thanksgiving and Minnesota’s popular Oct. 17-20 school break long weekend. In addition, Sun Country has bolstered its schedules to leading travel destinations starting later this summer. Joining Sun Country’s growing list of new destinations from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) in California and Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) in New Hampshire. “Sun Country proudly offers nonstop service from MSP to more than 100 destinations in 2024 giving our customers, and community an unparalleled breadth of destinations [...]

Source: Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (“Hawaiian”) announced that its stockholders have voted to adopt the merger agreement with Alaska Air Group, Inc. (“Alaska”). A substantial majority of the holders of Hawaiian’s stock voted in favor of the merger, according to preliminary results from the special meeting held earlier today. Hawaiian will file the final voting results, as tabulated by an independent inspector of elections, on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. “Stockholder approval of our transaction with Alaska is an important milestone toward combining our airlines,” said Hawaiian Airlines President and CEO Peter Ingram. “Together, we will bring stronger competition to the U.S. airline industry, deliver more value to our guests and the communities that [...]

Source: Frontier Airlines Major Fare Sale on All Routes from CLE; Includes Fares and Premium Seat Upgrades Ultra-low fare carrier Frontier Airlines will begin nonstop service from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to 10 additional destinations in May of 2024. These routes are in addition to service announced last month from CLE to Minneapolis-Saint Paul and New York LaGuardia. With the new routes, Frontier will serve a total of 30 destinations from CLE, increasing average peak summer daily departures by 38 percent versus a year ago. To celebrate, America's Greenest Airline is offering fares as low as $19* and Premium Seat Upgrades starting at $19** on all routes operating from CLE. "Our growth in Cleveland is soaring," said Barry Biffle, CEO, [...]