While everyone agrees that the covid-19 pandemic has been beyond catastrophic for the airline industry, it has also given low-cost carriers the opportunity to grow their route systems to entice leisure travelers to try new services. Airlines such as Allegiant, Frontier, JetBlue and Twin Cities-based Sun Country are all in the process of adding newContinue reading “Frontier Airlines Route Expansion Includes New Midwest Routes”
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Top Airlines in the World? What Do You Think?
As it does annually, AirlineRatings.com has announced its list of the world’s best airlines for 2021. This, of course, doesn’t mean that these are the world’s best airlines or that there aren’t many other superb carriers, as that is a totally subjective determination, but the website’s editors have conferred internally, as well as taken inContinue reading “Top Airlines in the World? What Do You Think?”
With Increased Travel Demand Delta to Add Airbus & Boeing Aircraft to Fleet
With its CEO Ed Bastian calling it “….an investment in Delta’s future”, the Atlanta-based airline has announced agreements that will add 29 used Boeing 737-900ERs and seven used Airbus A350-900s to its fleet. Delta has a long history of entering into lucrative contracts for previously owned aircraft, while at the same time improving fuel efficiencyContinue reading “With Increased Travel Demand Delta to Add Airbus & Boeing Aircraft to Fleet”
Summer Traffic at MSP Airport is Booming
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is reporting a dramatic increase in summer travel demand as the number of available flights, and carrier reported advance bookings continues to spike. Thanks to strong confidence in the COVID-19 vaccines, Minnesotans and the majority of Upper Midwest residents have been innoculated, leading to a mass desire to get outContinue reading “Summer Traffic at MSP Airport is Booming”
Allegiant Airlines is Finally Coming to the Twin Cities
After many years of offering unique routings from several Upper Midwest cities but avoiding flights from the very competitive environment at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Las Vegas-based Allegiant Airlines has announced it’s coming to town this fall. The closest Allegiant has come to MSP has been seasonal service from St. Cloud Regional Airport toContinue reading “Allegiant Airlines is Finally Coming to the Twin Cities”
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