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More Air Service to the Caribbean, Mexico from U.S. in 2012

More Air Service to the Caribbean, Mexico from U.S. in 2012

(Dive Travel Business News - December 29, 2011) -- Dive Travelers are going to have access to more air lift, more access, more options and more gateways from the U.S. this year signaling a comeback in travel from the past two years. The downside - higher fares and full planes. Here is a summary of some of the new air service.

Antigua -
• American began nonstop flights four times a week from Kennedy to Antigua in November.
• St. Vincent Grenadines Air offers daily scheduled service between Antigua and Montserrat.

Aruba -
• JetBlue offers a Saturday flight from Boston to Aruba in addition to its two weekly flights
• AirTran has weekend flights from Baltimore to Aruba through March 14, plus daily service to Aruba from Atlanta and weekend flights from Orlando.
• Delta has weekly nonstop service on Saturday from LaGuardia to Aruba, complementing its Saturday nonstop service from DKennedy and its flights via Atlanta to Aruba from Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark and Westchester County Airport. read more »

Airlines Add Surcharges Almost Every Day This Summer

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(Dive Travel Business News - May 29, 2010)  -- FareCompare.com recently analyzed summer airline prices and found that consumers will be paying a surcharge for flying on a "peak travel day" starting June 10 through August 22, 2010. According to the study, so-called "peak travel" days will be every day this summer, with the only exception being July 4th.
 
American, Delta, Continental, United and US Airways are placing a  $10 - $30 surcharge (per one way flight) on most domestic flights operating this summer. The surcharge will be included in the cost of the ticket. Southwest and JetBlue  have no surcharges on any flights.
 
The most common surcharge is $20 and is frequently found on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Monday flights. A $10 surcharge is most common Tuesdays and Wednesdays - the least busy travel. The most expensive surcharge — $30 — is usually in effect on Sundays and typically the busiest of summer travel days.  

JetBlue Expands Boston-Caribbean Service

JetBlue expands Boston service to the Caribbean

(Dive Travel Business News - May 4, 2010) -- JetBlue gave a substantial boost to its Caribbean flight schedule this week, offering Boston travelers 25 percent more departures to cities including Aruba; Cancun, Mexico; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and San Juan, Puerto Rico starting May 3, 2010. 

Key summer schedule highlights:
* Three additional weekly flights from Boston to Aruba (for a total of five);
* Two additional weekly flights from Boston to Cancun (for a total of three);
* One additional weekly flight from Boston to San Juan, Puerto Rico (for a total of 11);
* One additional weekly flight from Boston to Montego Bay, Jamaica (for a total of two)
* Daily flights from Boston to Bermuda (total of 7 weekly);
* Daily flights from Boston to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (total of 7 weekly).

Increased flight frequencies will be available on these routes year-round. A full rundown of flights schedules and fares is available at JetBlue. read more »

New JetBlue Service for St. Lucia

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(TravelPulse.com - Oct 15, 2009) -- New air service between New York's JFK Airport and Hewanorra International Airport in Saint Lucia starts Monday October 26, 2009.

The thrice-weekly service uses spacious 150-seat Airbus A320 aircraft. The A320 offers complimentary seatback television programming including free first-run movies on flights to and from the Caribbean, comfortable leather seats, lots of legroom, unlimited free snacks and more. read more »

JetBlue Sets Jetting to Green Environmental Initiatives

(May 21, 2008 - Modern Agent) -- JetBlue Airways announced Jetting to Green, a series of initiatives designed to reduce the airline’s environmental impact and make a difference within the company, the airline industry and the communities it serves. Jetting to Green offers JetBlue customers the opportunity to offset carbon dioxide emissions generated by their travel through an instrumental partnership with www.Carbonfund.org.

The airline is also partnering with Airbus, Honeywell Aerospace and International Aero Engines to pursue development of a sustainable second-generation biofuel for use in commercial aircraft. The companies’ joint activity will help develop renewable energy technology to convert vegetation- and algae-based oils into aviation fuels. read more »

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