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ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 United Airlines Announces a Plethora of New Routes from Various Hubs United Airlines recently released a cryptic promotional video on social media, challenging the public to guess which new long-haul routes the carrier could soon be launching. However, rather than cleanly revealing a list of clues, the video is instead a jumble of seemingly random facts, images, and numbers – so congrats to United for playing the game well. Despite this hardball approach United is using to get people to guess the routes, we have closely looked through the video, frame-by-frame, and interpreted a large amount of the data presented. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Southwest Continues to Expand Despite Pandemic Southwest Airlines has recently expanded its hubs both through renovations and planned new routes despite the coronavirus pandemic. Beginning in late 2020, Southwest will begin seasonal service from Denver (DEN) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Steamboat Springs, Colorado (HDN). Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 United Airlines Announces Floridian Expansion Targeting Leisure Travelers United Airlines has announced a new Floridian expansion targeting leisure travelers. This is the airline's first point to point route expansion since the Continental Airlines merger. Read for an in-depth analysis Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 Jetblue Announces LAX Expansion, Ends Operation at LGB Jetblue has announced a massive LAX expansion along with the end of its LGB operation. Click for an in-depth analysis. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 JetBlue Announces 30-Route Network Expansion American hybrid carrier jetBlue has announced a network expansion of 30 routes. Read more to find out the carrier's rationale for announcing such a bold action. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Bamboo Airways Announces Ambitious Route Expansion From October Bamboo Airways will relaunch routes and expand to new frontiers internationally. Can you guess what they are going to add? Click to read more. Read More →

NEWS Dec 31, 1969 ANA Orders 20 787s to Replace Domestic 777s According to multiple sources, ANA (Al Nippon Airways) has committed to buying 20 of Boeing's 787 aircraft, a move that will put ANA's 787 fleet count above 100. This USD $5B is composed of 11 787-10s, four 787-9s, and five 787-8s. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Delta Airlines Announces New Domestic Flights from Seattle. According to multiple sources, Delta will launch flights from Seattle to Columbus and Dallas, expanding its Seattle hub.The flights will be launched on June 8th using A220-100's. The flight from Seattle to Columbus will be 1x daily while the flights from Seattle to Dallas will be 3x daily. Read More →

ROUTES Dec 31, 1969 Virgin Atlantic to Launch a Flight from Manchester to Delhi Virgin Atlantic will launch a flight from Manchester to Delhi. Click to learn more Read More →

INFORMATIONAL Dec 31, 1969 A Guide to Fifth-Freedom Flights Fifth-freedom flights are flights between two cities that are not the airline's home base. For example, an airline is based in city A, and it flies to city Y with a stop at city X. In a fifth freedom flight, passengers can fly the airline based in city A from city X straight to city Y without a stop in city Y. Read More →