US travel industry to see upswing in 2013

CHICAGO - The travel industry can expect a healthy upswing in the coming year, according to a recent survey conducted by The GO Group, LLC., which provides ground transportation at more than 50 airports, and GO Airport Express, which provides airport shuttles to and from O'Hare International Airport and Midway Airport.

When travelers were asked to project their travel plans for 2013, 23% of respondents stated they intend to travel more frequently compared to 2012. The survey covered some 374 shuttle passengers from around the country.

Just 7 percent of participants said they planned on traveling less in 2013 and slightly less than 50 percent noted they will travel the same amount. Twelve percent said they didn't know yet how frequently they would be traveling in the new year.
"This is good news for the hospitality industry, for business and for the overall U.S. economy," saysJohn McCarthy, president of GO Airport Express and The GO Group.  "The US tourism and travel industry makes up a large part of US GDP and employment."
"I'd like to think the money our customers are saving on ground transportation is allowing them to travel more," he adds.

The GO Group is one-stop source for door-to-door airport shuttle services, operating in more than 50 airports. Each year, its members transport some 13 million passengers to and from airports in the United States, Mexico, Canada and Europe.

GO Airport Express, one of the oldest companies in Chicago, Ill., traces its founding to 1853 and the Parmelee Transportation Company, which provided a carriage service between Chicago's railroad stations and the downtown hotels. It is a founding member of The GO Group, LLC.

Premier Inn reveals the strange presents guests left behind this Christmas

UK's hotel chain Premier Inn has revealed that the Christmas festivities led to an array of gifts being left behind by their guests, including 18 Christmas jumpers, a pair of tickets to VIVA Forever, a set of diamond earrings and even a One Direction fan’s 'Future Mrs Styles' t-shirt.
The list of lost property from this December also includes a set of Little Mix dolls, Bradley Wiggins’ autobiography, a Furby (still talking!) and 17 copies of this year’s bestselling book, 50 Shades of Grey.
Alongside the array of presents, Premier Inn team members also found 25 rolls of leftover wrapping paper, 137 blank Christmas cards and two homemade Christmas cakes.
Claire Haigh, head of communications for Premier Inn, said: "We are surprised at the variety of gifts that our team members have discovered in the hotels this festive season. Christmas day may be over, but we will continue to spread the festive joy by going the extra mile to ensure that these presents are returned to their rightful owners."
The full list of items found over the month included the following: 2 x Viva Forever Tickets, Little Mix Dolls, 17 x 50 Shades of Grey book, a 'Future Mrs Styles' One Direction T-shirt, 2 x homemade Christmas cakes, 18 x Christmas jumpers, a set of diamond earrings, a Furby, Bradley Wiggins' Autobiography, an iPhone 5, the official Olympic DVD, 5 x onesies, James Arthur's autobiography, a Kindle Fire and 19 x pairs of Christmas socks (as well as three odd ones).
The hotel chain will be re-launching the Premier Inn Gifts Reunited Service atwww.facebook.com/premierinn where guests will be able to comment on the wall if they have lost any items. Premier Inn will do their upmost to reunite people with their long lost presents.

Qatar Airways to file US$ 600m. legal action against Lindner Depa Interiors

Qatar Airways is filing a US$600 million legal claim against German Emirati joint venture construction company Lindner Depa Interiors (LDI) for causing a significant delay to the opening of the New Doha International Airport (NDIA) by up to a year.
LDI had undertaken to complete the construction of 19 airport lounges at NDIA by the summer of 2012 in a contract worth over US$ 250 million, but failed to complete the project on time. The airport was due to have opened in December 2012.
Qatar Airways, set to be the airport operator, said LDI had badly defaulted with the delayed airport opening seriously affecting the airline’s expansion plans, causing huge revenue losses, increased construction costs and delay penalties, and more importantly, inconveniencing passengers.
LDI was described as having performed extremely poorly in executing the project and failing to meet construction targets. 
The US$15.5 billion new state-of-the-art airport, which will have Doha-based Qatar Airways as its primary customer and operator, is now expected to open in the second half of 2013. The new facility is destined to be an iconic world-class airport that is expected to set high standards in excellence.
Qatar Airways is one of the world’s fastest growing airlines, currently operating 116 aircraft to 122 destinations worldwide with plans to fly over 170 aircraft to more than 170 destinations by 2015.
The current Doha International Airport handles almost 20 million passengers a year, with over 80 per cent of the passenger traffic generated by Qatar Airways alone. Had it been completed on time, the new airport would have accommodated the rapid expansion of Qatar’s national airline.
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker cited ‘extreme poor performance’ and inability to execute the work within the time required for the project as the reasons for LDI’s contract being terminated, resulting in the legal action estimated at up to US$600 million now being taken.
“We are extremely disappointed by the poor performance of LDI which has failed to carry out the contract in a timely manner which in turn has forced a delay of the opening of the New Doha International Airport by nearly a year,” said Al Baker.
“We have been badly affected as an airline with the delay impacting Qatar Airways’ expansion plans that include new aircraft deliveries and opening up new routes at the rate we want to and more importantly causing a lot of inconvenience to our passengers in addition to the revenue losses to the airline and its subsidiaries.
“Our subsidiaries have been also affected by this delay including Qatar Duty Free, the food outlets and the ground handling which had a negative impact on the revenues of the airline.
Added l Baker: “The current airport we are operating from is already full to capacity with virtually no room to grow. We relied on moving to our new home, the New Doha International Airport this month, but this has not happened.”
“Operational trials of the new airport have been ongoing since the summer as everything was in place, but incomplete airport lounges proved a serious setback.”
Phase One of NDIA is slated to handle over 28 million passengers a year, with the capacity expected to more than double by the time the airport is fully operational in 2018.
Al Baker added that further claims against LDI were expected from other entities affected by this delay.

The American Express World Luxury Expo is in February’13

The American Express World Luxury Expo will take place at the palatial Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Expo, which will be between 10 and 12 February 2013, is the result of a new joint venture between World Luxury Group and Nayyara Exhibitions, with American Expressexclusively selected as the title sponsor.

HH Princess Nouf Bint Faisal Bin Turki Al Saud, as Chairperson of Nayyara Exhibitions, will host The American Express World Luxury Expo. The highly anticipated three day exhibition will showcase many of the world's leading luxury brands and services, from a broad selection of luxury categories, to a highly discerning and select group of VIP guests from across the Kingdom.

Mr Sami El Natour, Chief Marketing Officer, American Express Saudi Arabia Limited, said "We are proud to be the title sponsor of The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh. Our sponsorship of this prestigious event will enhance the exclusive benefits we can offer our Cardmembers and invited guests who attend the event. The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh compliments American Express' commitment to service excellence and personalised services for high net worth individuals."

Mr Ahmed Al Oraij, Executive Consultant at Nayyara Exhibitions comments, "Nayyara is proud to partner with World Luxury Group to bring The American Express World Luxury Expo to Riyadh. This is an event of true international calibre, one which will continue to grow every year for many years to come, with plans for Riyadh to become one of the world's most important luxury exhibition centres."

Mr Graham Cooke, President of World Luxury Group, says "The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh positions itself amongst the grandest palace hotels in the world, and our partners Nayyara Exhibitions boast a first-class management team with whom we are proud to work. The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh is the only event of its kind in the Kingdom, showcasing an array of luxury brands available in one select venue - The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh - which provides center stage for this event of over 5,800 square meters."

The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh will feature carefully selected exhibitors from luxury categories including fine art, high-end jewellery, fashion, hand-crafted time pieces, designer furniture and exquisite table settings, fine dining, luxury executive cars and sports cars, private aviation and luxury travel. All participating exhibitors are leaders in their respective fields, showcasing superior quality and perfection.

Celebrated royal wedding planner, Mr Raymond Chouity of Desert Rose Classic, comments "Planning a royal wedding requires a vision and inspired creativity to craft an occasion of beauty and sophistication. An event of this calibre at such an extraordinary venue brings together the multi-faceted world of luxury in an equally harmonious manner."

Mr Jean-Francois Laurent, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, says "We look forward to hosting TheAmerican Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh, which we believe will become an important annual event for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh enjoys a pre-eminent address in the capital and was originally envisioned as a royal guest palace for visiting dignitaries and heads of state. The hotels' stately architecture mirrors the extraordinary lifestyle that The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh represents."

The world's most luxurious atlas, Earth Platinum, measuring 6x9 ft wide, is a collector's piece that will be featured at The American Express World Luxury Expo. The maps consist of images that are stitched together using as many as 1,000 individual photos and the largest consists of 12,000 photos. Earth Platinum is also the largest-ever atlas and only 31 copies will ever be published.

Mr Toni E. Yazbeck, Head of Marketing at Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors, the exclusive and official importer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Saudi Arabia comments "The American Express World Luxury Expo has brought together the most prestigious names in luxury goods to a palatial and iconic venue in Saudi Arabia, so it is befitting that Rolls-Royce which represents the pinnacle of automotive luxury, is taking part in this event."

Mr Abdul Aziz Al-Juwaie, Executive Director of Golden Caviar, comments, "Golden Caviar is a boutique producer of premium caviar. Our exquisite sturgeon's eggs are created by highest principles creating a delicacy that was known to the Russian tsars as the 'food of the gods'. We look forward to share our gourmet experience with private clients at The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh."

Vincent Corver, Manager of Steinway Piano Gallery, CDC - Qatar, comments "A Steinway is an instrument of the finest quality and through our association with the CrystalRocked, we are delighted to offer the opportunity to own an extraordinarily distinctive, bespoke Steinway grand piano that is the perfect blend of sophistication and glamour. At The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh, we will be displaying a crystalized 1/6 scale model grand pianothat will be revealed for the first time ever in the Kingdom. The full scale version is valued at SAR 12 million."

During The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh Exhibitors also have the additional opportunity to showcase their craftsmanship in the refined atmosphere of a hotel suite for personal and private viewings.

T Emirates (the soon-to-be launched UAE version of The New York Times Style Magazine), Saudi Gazette and anaZahra.com are all media partners of The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh.

The American Express World Luxury Expo, Riyadh follows the Dubai event held in January at the Burj Al Arab and continues to Doha and Abu Dhabi, creating an annual signature series of events in all four cities.

For more information visit www.worldluxuryexpo-riyadh.com 

PATA: Arrivals to Japan, Myanmar, Cambodia Surge

International visitor arrivals into Asia between January and September 2012 showed a collective increase of 5.5% year-on-year, according to preliminary results released today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

During the first nine months of the year, the 4.7%collective growth rate for Northeast Asia was somewhat lower than the Asia average, however thispercentage increase translated to around 7.8 million additional international visitor arrivals to the sub-region. Intra-regional flows remained the key force behind this growth in both volume and percentagegain terms for the period. China (-2%) and Macau SAR (+1%) saw relatively weak results while the remaining destinations, Japan (+41%), Chinese Taipei (+24%), Korea (ROK) (+19%) and Hong KongSAR (+16%), performed strongly with each destination posting double-digit growth over the period.

Although South Asia (+7%) recorded a year-on-year increase above the Asia average, growth was still relatively sluggish compared to the double-digit growth rates during the corresponding periods of 2010 and 2011. Alldestinations showed slowing growth rates with India (+6%) and the Maldives (+3%) registering below the sub-region's average rate. This slowdown can in part, be attributed to the sluggish arrivals pattern from the main source market ofEurope, due to the prolonged economic crisis there. Even so, source market data for four reporting destinations within South Asia - excluding India - still showed that Europe remained the highest traffic-generator for the sub-region during the first nine months of the year, followed by Northeast Asia.

Growing at an average rate of 10% during the three quarters of the year, seven reporting destinations in Southeast Asia collectively showed buoyant increases in visitor arrivals from Northeast Asia with more than 1.3 million additional visitors arriving from that sub-region. Fast growing intra-ASEAN travel demand also boosted growth for the period. Nevertheless, most destinations in the sub-region posted softening growth rates compared to the corresponding period last year, with the exception of two significant destinations, Cambodia (+24%) and Myanmar (+43%).

Martin J Craigs, PATA CEO, said "Although arrivals growth rates into Asia have slowed a little, they are still robust. It is particularly pleasing to see destination Japan recovering its arrivals numbers. Myanmar, however, has been thestory of the year."

Η χρονιά που φεύγει με τη φωτογραφική μηχανή του Reuters

0A2. Υποστηρικτές της Χρυσής Αυγής έξω από το αρχηγείο του κόμματος μέσα σε «βροχή» από ψηφοδέλτια την 17η Ιουνίου του 2012. Μία από τις φωτογραφίες που χαρακτηρίζουν το 2012 στην Ελλάδα από το φακό του Γιώργου Καραχάλη για το πρακτορείο Reuters.

E3C. Μια γυναίκα βαδίζει δίπλα σε καμμένα καταστήματα έπειτα από τη νύχτα βίας που ακολούθησε την έγκριση των μέτρων λιτότητας, στις 13 Φεβρουαρίου του 2012. Με το φακό του Γιάννη Κολεσίδη, άλλη μία από τις φωτογραφίες του έτους του πρακτορείου Reuters.

DBE. Το γύρο του κόσμου έκανε η φωτογραφία του άνδρα που τρέχει γυμνός μπροστά από την πλατεία Συντάγματος σε διαδήλωση ενάντια στην επίσκεψη της Γερμανίδας καγκελαρίου Άνγκελα Μέρκελ στις 9 Οκτωβρίου του 2012. Η φωτογραφία με το φακό του Γιάννη Κολεσίδη εντάσσεται στις καλύτερες λήψεις του Reuters για τη χρονιά που φεύγει.

D92. Η αγωνία στο «κόκκινο» στο άκουσμα των exit poll της αναμέτρησης της 17ης Ιουνίου 2012 στο κεντρικό προεκλογικό περίπτερο της Νέας Δημοκρατίας στο Σύνταγμα. Από τις καλύτερες φωτογραφίες του Reuters για το έτος 2012 με την «υπογραφή» του Pascal Rossignol.

D17. Ο 30χρονος μάγειρας Μανώλης στην ταβέρνα Μαύρος Γάτος του Ψυρρή στις 23 Μαΐου του 2012. Η φωτογραφία του Γιάννη Μπεχράκη συνοδεύει το θέμα της ανεργίας στην Ελλάδα και της αδυναμίας εύρεσης εργασίας για νέους με ανώτατες σπουδές.

C56. Εργαζόμενοι της Βουλής αντικαθιστούν μία σκισμένη ελληνική σημαία στην οροφή του Κοινοβουλίου, στις 18 Απριλίου του 2012. Η φωτογραφία, με το φακό του Γιάννη Μπεχράκη, εντάσσεται στις καλύτερες φωτογραφίες του πρακτορείου Reuters για το έτος που φεύγει, και την εποχή της δημοσίευσής της είχε συνδυαστεί με τις επικείμενες εκλογές της 6ης Μαΐου.

9FD. Ένας άνδρας πίνει σκυμμένος καφέ φορώντας την κουκούλα του, ενώ πίσω του «ακούγεται» το ουρλιαχτό του άνδρα του εντυπωσιακού γκραφίτι που βρίσκεται κοντά στην Καλαμάτα. Η φωτογραφία, με το φακό του Cathal McNaughton, εντάσσεται στις καλύτερες του πρακτορείου Reuters για το 2012.

90B. Μια ηλικιωμένη γυναίκα περπατά με δυσκολία ενόσω πίσω της γίνονται συναλλαγές σε μηχάνημα αυτόματης ανάληψης της Εθνικής Τράπεζας στο κέντρο της Αθήνας, στις 29 Μαΐου του 2012. Το Reuters «συνοδεύει» τη φωτογραφία του Γιάννη Κολεσίδη με τα 18 δισ. ευρώ που διατέθηκαν στις τέσσερις μεγαλύτερες τράπεζες της χώρας.

722. Ειδικές δυνάμεις περικυκλωμένες από φλόγες στα επεισόδια της πλατείας Συντάγματος στη διάρκεια της 24ωρης απεργίας της 26ης Σεπτεμβρίου. Μία φωτογραφία με το φακό του Γιάννη Μπεχράκη που συγκαταλέγεται στις καλύτερες του 2012 από το πρακτορείο Reuters.

63F. Ο φακός του Thomas Peter αποτυπώνει την θαυμάστρια της Εθνικής σε μπαρ του Βερολίνου ενόσω παρακολουθεί με αγωνία τον αγώνα Ελλάδα-Γερμανία για τα προημιτελικά του Euro 2012. Μία από τις καλύτερες φωτογραφικές στιγμές του 2012 για το πρακτορείο Reuters.

OE4. Πολίτες πασχίζουν να πάρουν λαχανικά που διατίθενται από αγρότες στην πλατεία Συντάγματος στις 15 Ιανουαρίου του 2012. Αγρότες από τη Θήβα και τη Βοιωτία διένειμαν τόνους προϊόντων διαμαρτυρόμενοι για δημοσιεύματα που έκαναν λόγο για μόλυνση των καλλιεργειών τους από βιομηχανικά απόβλητα με χρώμιο. Με τον φακό του Γιάννη Μπεχράκη.

B26. Ένας Γερμανός τουρίστας απολαμβάνει το μαγικό τοπίο στη θάλασσα της Κυλλήνης, 31 Μαΐου 2012. Ο Γιάννης Μπεχράκης «υπογράφει» άλλη μία από τις καλύτερες φωτογραφίες του έτους για το πρακτορείο Reuters.

Year-to-date Traffic at QAIA Surpasses 5.8 Million Passengers

Airport International Group (AIG), the Jordanian consortium responsible for the rehabilitation, expansion and operation of the Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA), recently announced its November traffic results, exceeding records in year-to-date passenger volume (PAX) and aircraft movement (ACM).
Passenger traffic at QAIA during the month of November reached 454,984 PAX, witnessing a 3.5 percent drop compared to November 2011. Despite the lowered monthly passenger numbers, the latest figures pushed the year-to-date passenger numbers to 5,808,760 PAX from January to the end of November. This figure compares to 5,036,776 PAX for the same period in 2011, representing a noteworthy 15.3 percent increase. Meanwhile, aircraft movements during the month of November also witnessed a drop of 0.2 percent compared to the same month last year, registering 5,242 ACMs, taking the total year-to-date figures to 62,025 ACMs, up 6.3 percent over the same period last year.
AIG CEO Kjeld Binger commented on the release of the latest statistics: “We at AIG are thrilled to be rapidly approaching the launch of the new terminal, and with the latest traffic results, QAIA looks poised to surpass the milestone of six million annual passengers. The opening of the new terminal will allow the airport to service a greater number of passengers and flights, and thus this upcoming launch signifies an important step toward the transformation of QAIA into a regional niche hub.” 
AIG is investing an estimated US $750 million in the construction of a landmark new terminal — now almost  92% complete— which will serve as a source of pride and prosperity for all Jordanians. This new terminal will significantly increase the airport capacity to 9 million passengers annually, nearly three times the current airport capacity of 3.5 million passengers annually. Future expansions will further increase the airport capacity to 12 million passengers a year. AIG has also spent US $100 million on rehabilitating and improving the existing terminals to enable the airport to handle the continuous growth in passenger traffic.     

American Airlines Expands Its Longstanding Partnership With LATAM Airlines Group By Embarking On Codeshare Agreements With TAM And LAN Colombia

American Airlines, which offers more flights to more destinations in Latin America than any other U.S. airline, has signed agreements to codeshare with both Sao Paulo-based TAM Airlines and Bogota-based LAN Colombia, representing a solid stepping stone in building a stronger bilateral relationship between American and LATAM Airlines Group. Once approved, these new codeshare relationships will provide expanded opportunities for American to serve new markets in Brazil and Colombia and for TAM Airlines and LAN Colombia in the United States. 
In addition, American plans to operate a new Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Bogota (BOG) route beginning in late 2013. American will also add service to Curitiba (CWB) and Porto Alegre (POA), Brazil from Miami beginning in late 2013, demonstrating its mission to provide customers with expanded options through a growing network footprint in Latin America. With the addition of Curitiba and Porto Alegre, American will serve nine destinations in Brazil.
"American's new partnerships with TAM and LAN Colombia further strengthen our longstanding relationship with LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America's largest and most premier airline group," said Virasb Vahidi, American's Chief Commercial Officer. "As we continue to expand our presence in Latin America, the new routes to Brazil and Colombia are a direct response to the increasing customer demand for travel between the U.S. and Latin America."
New Codeshare Opportunities
Once the codeshare agreements are approved, these new relationships will provide American's customers seamless connecting service within Colombia and Brazil.  At the same time, this partnership will allow TAM and LAN Colombia's customers access to new destinations in the U.S. such as Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Las Vegas and Seattle.
TAM operates nearly 5,600 weekly flights to 42 destinations throughout Brazil as well as 18 international destinations in the United States, Latin America and Europe. LAN Colombia operates more than 930 weekly flights to cities throughout Colombia as well as destinations in Brazil and the United States. From its Bogota hub, LAN Colombia offers 134 daily flights, including service to 20 Colombian cities.
American offers codeshare service, with fellow oneworld® alliance member LAN Airlines, to cities throughout South America from LAN's hubs in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.
Expanding American's Presence in Latin America
The new route between DFW and Bogota complements American's existing service to Colombia through Miami (MIA), where it offers up to 35 nonstop flights per week to Bogota, Cali and Medellin. American's MIA and DFW hubs allow it to serve 90 percent of U.S. - Latin America traffic more efficiently than any other airline's combination of hubs. American offers more service to South America than any other U.S. airline.
American also offers the most service between North America and Brazil, American currently serves Brazil from Miami to Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Manaus, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador and Sao Paulo; from New York JFK to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo; and from Dallas/Fort Worth to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. In addition, early next year the Dallas/Fort Worth - Sao Paulo flight will be the first to feature the newest addition to American's fleet, the Boeing 777-300ER.

US Airways Expands Customer Access To Central And South America With Avianca Codeshare Agreement

US Airways (NYSE: LCC) and Avianca today announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The airline also announced an expansion of its codeshare with TACA. US Airways customers will enjoy new access to destinations throughout Colombia with Avianca and expanded access in Central and South America with TACA, along with the convenience of a single-ticket purchase for a seamless travel experience and the ability to redeem status Dividend Miles for travel. Customers traveling on Avianca and TACA will also receive expanded access to the United States. Both Avianca and TACA are subsidiaries of AviancaTaca Holdings.

"US Airways' new codeshare agreement with Avianca and expansion with TACA will provide our customers with expanded travel options and additional ways to earn and redeem status Dividend Miles," said Andrew Nocella, US Airways' senior vice president, Marketing and Planning. "With a long-standing relationship with Taca as a Star Alliance and codeshare partner, we look forward to enhancing this relationship with Avianca."

"Through the expansion of this agreement we can deliver more travel options for our passengers, as well as better serve US Airways customers flying on our route network," said Alex Benitez, AviancaTaca's vice president, Planning, Network and Alliances. "We are driven by a strong focus on our clients' needs and look to take actions that improve client satisfaction."

US Airways customers will be able to connect to the Colombian cities of Bogota, Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin on Avianca. Conversely, Avianca customers in these cities will have access to US Airways' hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and the airline's focus city at Washington's Reagan National Airport. All fights are available for sale starting Dec. 21 on www.usairways.com for travel beginning Jan. 7, 2013. Specific connection information is as follows:

New Connections for US Airways Customers on Avianca
New Connections for Avianca Customers on US Airways
To Bogota, Colombia (BOG) from:
To Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National (DCA) from:
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (FLL)
New York's JFK International Airport (JFK)
Orlando, Fla. (MCO)
FLL
MCO
To Medellin, Colombia (MDE) from:
To Philadelphia (PHL) from:
JFK
Miami (MIA)
FLL
MIA
To Barranquilla, Colombia (BAQ) from:
To Charlotte, N.C. (CLT) from:
MIA
FLL
JFK
MIA
MCO
To Cali, Colombia (CLO) from:
To Phoenix (PHX) from:
MIA
FLL
JFK
To Cartagena, Colombia (CTG) from:

MIA

US Airways will also be expanding its codeshare with TACA. With the expansion US Airways customers will now able to reach San Salvador, El Salvador and Guatemala City, Guatemala. TACA customers will have access to the US Airways' hub cities. Specific codeshare information is as follows:

New Connections for US Airways Customers on TACA
New Connections for TACA Customers on US Airways
To Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA) and San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL) from:
To Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix from:
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
ORD 

Ryanair Announces New Chania (Greece) Base (No 55)

Ryanair today (19 Dec) announced it would open its 1^st Greek base (55^th base in total) at Chania in April 2013 with one based aircraft and unveiled 10 new routes (26 in total), to/from Billund, Bremen, Bristol, Eindhoven, Katowice, Memmingen, Thessaloniki, Venice, Vilnius and Warsaw, as Ryanair invests over $70m at Chania Airport.

Ryanair will grow at Chania as follows:

• 1 based aircraft
• 10 new routes (25 in total):
• Billund, Bremen, Bristol, Eindhoven, Katowice, Memmingen, Thessaloniki, Venice, Vilnius & Warsaw
• 106 weekly flights (up 89%)
• 500,000 pax p.a (up 100%)
• 500* “on site” jobs
  

Ryanair celebrated its new Chania base by launching a 100,000 seat sale with fares starting from £8 for travel across its European network in January which are available for booking until midnight (24:00hrs) Thur (20 Dec). Ryanair’s 10 new Chania routes will begin in April and will go on sale on www.ryanair.comtomorrow.

 In Chania today, Ryanair’s Kate Sherry said:

“Ryanair is delighted to announce Chania as our 55^th base (and our first in Greece) and to unveil 10 new routes (25 in total) to/ Billund, Bremen, Bristol, Eindhoven, Katowice, Memmingen, Thessaloniki, Venice, Vilnius and Warsaw beginning in April, as part of our summer 2013 schedule, which go on sale onwww.ryanair.com tomorrow.  

Visitors to Greece can now beat the recession and escape high fares and fuel surcharging by switching to Ryanair’s lowest fares and our no fuel surcharge guarantee between Chania and 25 European destinations, including Edinburgh, London and Milan, amongst others. Ryanair’s 500,000 passengers p.a. will sustain up to 500 “on site” jobs in Chania, in a welcome boost to the Cretian economy, as we grow our passenger traffic by 100% at Chania.

To celebrate our new Chania base, we are launching a 100,000 seat sale with fares starting from £8 for travel across Europe in January, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (20 Dec). Since seats at these crazy low prices will be snapped up quickly, we urge passengers to book them immediately onwww.ryanair.com.”

* ACI confirms up to 1,000 ‘on-site’ jobs per 1m passengers