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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) welcomed passengers of AirTran Airways's first weekly nonstop flight from Orlando to Aruba on Jan. 9. Aruban locals dressed in folkloric costumes handed out island sweets, while greeting arriving passengers at the gate for the inaugural flight. AirTran Airways' new nonstop service will now be available every Saturday to connect passengers to and from Aruba via Orlando's International Airport. AirTran Airways's aircraft is a B737-700 offering 12 seats in business class and 125 seats in economy class. www.airtran.com or www.aruba.com. Jan 14, 2010 Flybe, Virgin Atlantic Passengers using a Flybe service to connect onto a Virgin Atlantic flight can now check in their bags to the end destination. For example, if you're flying from Aberdeen to Gatwick with Flybe, then Gatwick to Las Vegas with Virgin, you can say goodbye to your bags in Aberdeen and pick them up in Las Vegas. The launch of a through-check-in agreement between Virgin and Flybe also means you don't have to check-in for a second time at Gatwick, as boarding cards for both flights can be issued at the very start of your journey. The agreement is only valid on transatlantic routes to the Caribbean, Orlando and Las Vegas via Manchester or Gatwick airports. The service launched at the end of December and Flybe says it "is proving very popular". Jan 12, 2010  JetBlue Airways JetBlue Airways Corporation will waive change fees and fare differences to allow customers booked to travel to, from or through Puerto Plata, Santiago or Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Jan. 13 to voluntarily rebook their travel through Jan. 15, due to the earthquake's impact on the island. Customers may rebook their travel online anytime prior to their originally scheduled departure. All customers booked for travel to/from the Dominican Republic are encouraged to check the status of their flight online at www.jetblue.com prior to leaving for the airport. Customers with web-enabled cell phones and PDAs may check the status of their flight via www.mobile.jetblue.com. For more information, call 800-JETBLUE (538-2583) or visit www.jetblue.com. Jan 14, 2010 Southwest Airlines, Boeing US FAA is ordering airlines to inspect 737 Classics' fuselages every 500 cycles to prevent further occurrences of an incident that took place last summer involving a Southwest Airlines 737-300 that developed a hole in its fuselage while flying from Nashville to Baltimore, according to The Dallas Morning News. FAA's notice requires carriers operating 737 Classics to conduct an inspection within the next five weeks. Inspections then must occur at least once every 500 cycles. If any cracks are found, airlines must install reinforcing metal. Jan 14, 2010 Southwest Airlines, United Airlines A week after No. 3 Denver International Airport carrier Southwest Airlines unveiled a buy-one-get-one-free offer to Colorado customers, United Airlines &emdash; DIA's No. 1 carrier &emdash; launched its own two-fer promotion. United said Monday it will offer a free round-trip ticket with the purchase of a qualifying ticket by Feb. 14. Colorado customers who buy a qualifying ticket for travel in the United States, including Hawaii; Canada; Mexico; and the Caribbean will get a ticket to any North American destination, the airline said. And customers who buy a qualifying international ticket will get another overseas ticket. The airline also said it would offer two North American fare-class upgrades with a qualifying purchase. The offer applies to round-trip economy-class tickets booked by Feb. 14 from Colorado cities served by United for travel completed by March 5. For full details and restrictions, visit united.com/denverfree. United and its United Express unit provide about 500 daily departures from Colorado cities, including 420 from DIA. The Chicago-based airline, a unit of UAL Corp., employs about 4,000 workers in the state. Jan 11, 2010 Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines announced plans for providing relief to the people of Haiti. "Our hearts and prayers go out to all of the people in Haiti during this terrible tragedy," says Spirit Airlines CEO and President Ben Baldanza. "Our initial focus is on raising funds for relief agencies that are best equipped to aid in the overall relief and Spirit stands ready to give a billion miles to those that assist in this effort." Spirit will give 5,000 FREE Spirit miles to everyone who donates at least USD5 to the Red Cross, UNICEF or Yéle Haiti, enough miles for a free flight. The ultra low cost carrier will give up to a billion miles. Those interested in joining Spirit in their fundraising relief efforts for Haiti should visit www.spiritair.com/haiti after making at least a USD5 donation to one of the following organizations: Yéle Haiti (www.yele.org) , Red Cross (www.redcross.org) , and UNICEF (www.unicef.org) Spirit will in turn credit 5,000 miles to their FREE Spirit accounts, enough for a free flight*. For complete details, visit www.spiritair.com/haiti Since Spirit started flying to Haiti in 2007, it has lowered fares over 40 percent, saving Haitians over USD10 million. Spirit also cancelled its Wednesday, Jan. 13 and Thursday, Jan. 14 flights between Fort Lauderdale and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The airline said it will reinstate service to Haiti when the airport is open to commercial traffic. For more information, visit www.spiritair.com . Jan 14, 2010 ZZ AirGuide 100118 NEWS
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