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JetBlue to Launch Boston-Syracuse Service
JetBlue Airways announced that it will begin new daily service between Boston and Syracuse, New York on January 4, 2018.
Flights will depart Boston Logan International Airport at 10:10 p.m. and arrive at Syracuse Hancock International Airport at 11:35 p.m. Flights from Syracuse to Boston are scheduled to depart at 5:40 a.m. and arrive at 7 a.m.
JetBlue will operate the service using Embraer 190 aircraft, equipped with 16 seats in Even …
Norwegian to Begin New Flights to Chicago, Boston, Oakland
Norwegian Air announced that it plans to launch new routes from London and Paris to the United States next year.
On March 25, the carrier will begin four weekly flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport from London Gatwick. On March 27, the airline will begin thrice-weekly service to Boston’s Logan International Airport from the capital of the United Kingdom.
Norwegian will launch service from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport to Newark on …
Delta to Link Boston with Pittsburgh, New Orleans
Delta Air Lines announced that it will launch new twice-daily service between Boston and Pittsburgh on October 1 this year. In addition, the carrier plans to begin new seasonal Boston-New Orleans service on February 10, 2018, which will be offered through April 1.
Flights to Pittsburgh will depart Boston Logan International Airport at 8:10 a.m. and 7:55 p.m., arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport at 9:55 a.m. and 9:45 p.m., respectively. From …
JetBlue to Introduce Self-Boarding Using Facial Recognition
JetBlue said Wednesday it will test the use of a self-boarding process that uses facial recognition on international flights departing the United States.
In partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the New York-based airline will try a paperless biometric self-boarding process using technology from technology supplier SITA.
The pilot will roll out on the airline’s Boston-Aruba route. Passengers opting in will use a dedicated line and will be photographed at the …
Wow Air to Offer Service to Tel Aviv from Boston, Newark, Los Angeles
Wow Air, a low-cost carrier, announced that it will launch new service to Tel Aviv, Israel from several cities in the United States this fall.
Beginning September 12, the carrier will offer flights from Boston’s Logan International, Newark Liberty International, and Baltimore-Washington International airports.
The airline will also launch flights from Pittsburgh International, Chicago O’Hare International, and Miami International airports, as well as West Coast flights from San Francisco International and Los …
Emirates to Decrease Service to U.S., Citing Significant Drop in Demand
Emirates Airline announced that it plans to reduce the number of flights it offers to the United States, citing recent government efforts to ban a wide swath of travelers from the Middle East as having lowered the demand for travel to the country. The airline also cited the highly-publicized ban on computers and tablets as carry-on items.
The carrier said it will continue to fly to the 12 U.S. destinations it …
Jet Airways, Virgin Atlantic to Expand Partnership
Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic announced that the two are expanding their existing codeshare agreement.
Beginning April 19, Jet Airways will place its code on Virgin Atlantic flights between London Heathrow and nine destinations in the United States, namely Atlanta, Boston, Newark, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington Dulles.
Jet Airways and Virgin Atlantic first began their codeshare partnership on flights in 2009. Under the agreement, Virgin has …