By Joe Brancatelli
AIRPORT REPORT
New Routes, New Clubs, New Troubles for Clear: Delta Air Lines is resuming some intra-Florida flights it dropped last year. Thanks to a .5 million subsidy from Florida taxpayers, Delta’s commuter operation will fly daily service from the state capital of Tallahassee to Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. The nonstop routes, using 32-seat turboprops, resumed April 1. … The commuter operation of United Airlines is adding two new routes from Chicago/O’Hare. Beginning June 4, there will be daily flights from ORD to Bismarck, North Dakota, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. … Priority Pass, the membership plan that allows travelers to access 600 airport clubs worldwide, has added a slew of new lounges. Among the new facilities: the Relax Lounge at LAX; lounges in Toronto/Pearson, Gothenburg, Sweden, and Manchester, England; eight TAM Airlines clubs in Brazil; a lounge in Chennai, India; three lounges in Indonesia; two clubs in South Africa; and two clubs in Vietnam. Read the rest of this entry »
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By Joe Brancatelli
Delta Will Draw Down Some International Service: From the moment it declared bankruptcy in 2005, Delta Air Lines began shifting massive amounts of capacity to international routes. It has launched dozens of logical routes and almost as many insane ones. Most recent entry in the insane ledger: three weekly flights between its Atlanta hub and Brasilia, Brazil, scheduled to begin on December 11. With its recent merger partner, Northwest Airlines, Delta’s operations are now 40 percent overseas. But the worsening economy is finally catching up with Delta’s international plans. Read the rest of this entry »
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