October 2, 2014 
In This Week's Issue:
TSA PreCheck Grand Opening in Miami

News Spotlight: Schedule a TSA PreCheck interview at Miami International Airport

 

Miami International Airport opened a TSA PreCheck application site in the airport. U.S. citizens and permanent residents can enroll in the program online at TSA.gov, then finish the in-person portion of the application at a new center in the airport's Terminal D, on the fourth level. All TSA PreCheck applications require an in-person interview, and both residents of the area and travelers passing through can make an appointment to have their interviews at the airport.

 

Travelers approved for PreCheck can use special lanes when going through security, leave their shoes on and keep laptops and liquids in their carryon bags. 

 

TSA PreCheck Grand Opening in Miami, courtesy of Miami Dade Aviations Department

                                                                                                

News from our Partners
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DeltaExpanded Seasonal Delta Flights From Minneapolis/St. Paul to Caribbean: Seasonal weekly service begins in January from Delta hub in Minneapolis/St. Paul to Montego Bay, Jamaica and Nassau, Bahamas.

 

Delta, Gol Lead Panel on Social Media at Brazilian Travel Agencies Association Expo: Alliance partners Delta Air Lines and GOL Linhas A�reas Inteligentes share best practices for engaging travel and tourism customers at international conference in Sao Paulo.

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Travel News

Security and Safety Updates

Argentina's tax agency will now require airlines to provide detailed information about passengers on international flights including travel itineraries, method of payment for flights and the number of no-shows and last-minute bookings. Analysts say the report is an attempt to discourage overseas travel by Argentines and stop U.S. dollars from exiting the economy.

John F. Kennedy International Airport

 

New Airline Routes and Route Changes

South America

American Airlines will begin thrice-weekly service between New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Brazil's Viracopos/ Campinas International Airport, which serves S�o Paulo, on December 1. The next day, American will begin daily flights between Miami International Airport and Viracopos/Campinas.

 

United Air Lines will introduce daily service between its global hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas and Santiago, Chile, beginning December 7.

 

Mexico and Central America

AeroMexico has resumed service between Monterrey, Mexico and New York-JFK and is now offering daily flights between the two cities.

 

Air Canada will begin non-stop flights between Toronto (Ontario, Canada) and Panama City, Panama on December 17, with three weekly flights.  

 

Delta Air Lines will launch nonstop daily service from Salt Lake City, Utah's Salt Lake City International Airport to Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City beginning December 20.

 

Caribbean

JetBlue will begin nonstop twice-weekly service between New York-JFK and Curacao on December 2, with flights on Tuesdays and Saturdays. It will be the only nonstop service between New York and Curacao.

 

Delta Air Lines will add season Caribbean service between its U.S. hub in Atlanta (Georgia) and both Barbados and St. Croix from December 14 through January 15.

 

Delta will also begin twice-weekly service between New York-JFK and Barbados beginning December 4, and between New York-JFK and St. Lucia from December 20, 2014 through April 4, 2015.

 

Air Europa will offer two round-trip services on a Madrid-Punta Cana-San Juan route during the Christmas and New Year period.

 

International Connections

American Airlines will begin two-class service via the Airbus A321 on its routes within the U.S. between Miami International Airport andDenver (Colorado) and between Miami International Airport and Boston (Massachusetts) of December 2.

 

Frontier Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between Houston, Texas and San Francisco, California on November 20.

 

QUANTAS Airways launched six weekly nonstop flights between Sydney, Australia and Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas, U.S.) via Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger aircraft.

Air India

 

Airline Alliance News

Air India has entered into a codeshare agreement with Air Canada, with Air Canada operating 10 routes to Canada out of London, Hong Kong, Paris and Shanghai.

 

Emirates plans to expand its codeshare with JetBlue, adding 36 routes domestic routes out of the U.S. cities of Boston, Los Angeles, New York (JFK), San Francisco, Seattle and Washington (Dulles).

 

Air France and Garuda Indonesia will commence their codeshare partnership on October 14. Garuda is now operating Air France flights from Singapore to the Indonesian cities of Denpasar, Jakarta and Surabaya. Air France is now operating Garuda flights from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Paris and from Singapore to Jakarta, Indonesia.

 

El Al Israel and JetBlue filed for a codeshare approval. The partnership would allow El Al passengers on one of the Israeli airline's 22 weekly flights from Tel Aviv, Israel to New York-JFK and Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey to easily connect between Israel and 35 JetBlue destinations.

 

Other Airline News

Spirit Airlines introduced a $2 "Temporary Holiday Bag Price Change," that raises prices for checked and carryon bags by $2 on all flights booked after August 19 for travel between December 18, 2014 and January 5,2015.

 

Virgin Australia redesigned its Business Class and Premium Economy cabins, introducing more spacious seating configurations, new bars and convertible lie-flat beds. Business class suites include a tablet holder, touch screen entertainment system, multiple lighting settings and extra storage.

 

U.S. airline PEOPLExpress has temporarily suspended service with plans to re-launch in mid-to-late October.

 

Airport News

Los Cabos International Airport remains closed as it recovers from damage sustained during Hurricane Odile. The airport estimates it will re-open on October 8.


 
Los Angeles International Airport has broken ground on a $508 million renovation of Terminal 1. Planned improvements include an aesthetic refresh, expanded dining and retail outlets and 12 security lanes.

 

Loyalty Program News

Club Carlson members can earn 7,500 American Airlines AAdvantage miles with two stays at participating Radisson hotels between September 15 and December 15.

City Suites Puebla Autopista

 

Hotel News

Hoteles City Express opened the 72-room City Suites Puebla Autopista in the city of Puebla, Mexico. The limited service hotel is designed for long-term stays and offers free ground transportation within a five-kilometer radius, a fitness center, business center and meeting rooms. All rooms include a living room, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, blender and kitchen utensils.

 

The Fortuna Beach resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island will re-open on November 1 after completion of the first phase of an extensive property upgrade. Renovations have included an extensive upgrade of the property's leisure activity infrastructure and guest rooms, a renovated pool area, upgraded dining experiences including a new reservation-only restaurant, as well as improved gym facilities, lounge area, lobby and common areas.

 

Chelsea Hotels' Martha Washington Hotel has opened on East 29th street in Manhattan. The 265-room full-service hotel includes a lobby bar and lounge as well as Marta Italian restaurant from famed restaurateur Danny Meyer.

 

The InterContinental New York Barclay has shut down for a $175 million, 18-month renovation.

 

The Shelborne South Beach hotel in Miami Beach has been rebranded the Shelbourne Wyndham Grand South Beach after completing a $90 million renovation. The 200-room hotel on Collins Avenue now includes four restaurants, a private beach club and 15,000 square feet of meeting space.

 

John F. Kennedy International Airport by Doug Letterman via Wikimedia Commons; Air India by BriYYZ; City Suites Puebla Autopista, courtesy of City Suites Puebla Autopista

 
 
 
 
 
 
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