A state lawmaker has introduced a bill that proposes to place Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International, the world’s busiest airport, under state control, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported over the weekend. State Rep. Bob Smith (R-Watkinsville) introduced the bill to “start a conversation”…
City officials in Long Beach, Calif., are temporarily suspending further discussions about privatizing the Long Beach Airport, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Our plate is full right now, and a lot of things are happening,” Long Beach City Manager…
The wait time at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson’s security checkpoints is down to less than 10 minutes, the airport says. In October 2008, the world’s busiest airport opened 10 more checkpoint lanes, bringing the total to 32. The airport says its goal…
From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu’s Airport Check-in column: “Washington Dulles last week revealed more details of its $1.3 billion construction project that aims to improve transportation between concourses and ease crowds at the main ticketing area. The plan calls…
ATA Airlines will end scheduled service to both Washington Reagan National and New York LaGuardia airports by the beginning of January, ATA COO Gary Ellmer says in an internal memo obtained by Today in the Sky. ATA’s service from Chicago…
JetBlue this morning announced two new routes to the Caribbean from its hub at New York JFK. The airline will begin one daily round-trip flight to Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic on Jan. 10. And, on Jan. 17, JetBlue…
Beginning Feb. 14, AirTran will add nonstop service from Pittsburgh to the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers. The carrier will operate one daily round-trip flight on the route. Also beginning the same day, AirTran will increase its service…
Northwest officially announced its Amsterdam-Portland, Ore., route yesterday, saying daily nonstop flights will start March 29, The Associated Press reports. NWA will fly the route with Airbus A330-200 jets configured with 32 business-class seats and 211 in coach. In a…
Midwest Airlines announced that it would increase its number of flights on four routes. Beginning Nov. 1, the carrier will add a second daily nonstop flight between Los Angeles and its Milwaukee hub. A third daily round-trip flight between Phoenix…
ExpressJet is adding three new destinations as the carrier works to find a schedule and route network to fit the stand-alone portion of its service. The carrier’s three newest destinations are Reno, Long Beach., Calif., and Santa Barbara, Calif. ExpressJet’s…