- Delta Air Lines and Grupo Aeromexico have filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking antitrust immunity for a new joint venture on flights between the USA and Mexico. Through the proposed joint venture, the airlines will offer an expanded network within Mexico and connections to U.S. business centers in Los Angeles and New York. Aeromexico’s hubs – Mexico City, Monterrey, Guadalajara and Hermosillo – will give Delta customers greater access to cities throughout Mexico. Delta will provide Aeromexico with its North American network via Delta’s key hubs, including Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, Salt Lake City and Seattle. The request to launch the partnership is also being submitted to Mexican antitrust authorities.
- Delta Air Lines is expanding its service to Colombia late this year. Beginning December 19 it will initiate service from its Atlanta to Medellin and Cartagena., Colombia. Service between Medellin and Cartagena will be every day. For Cartagena, flights will operate on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Low cost carrier Norwegian has launched service from London Gatwick to Orlando International Airport. Norwegian already flies between Orlando and Oslo. As well, the carrier is adding once-a-week nonstop service to and from Copenhagen.
- Aeromexico added new direct flights from Mexico City to Ontario and Sacramento, California, beginning April 5 and April 6, respectively. There are four flights per week to Ontario and three flights to Sacramento. Also, Aeromexico recently added to its USA routes a flight from Monterey to Miami. Aeromexico now serves a total of 29 routes between Mexico and the United States.
- Turkish Airlines has added regular flights from Istanbul to San Francisco to its global network. The flights operate five times a week—on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays in both directions. Other North American cities now served by the carrier are Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.
