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New Interjet Service Links Houston and Monterrey, Mexico

New Interjet Service Links Houston and Monterrey, Mexico

Houston, TX – Interjet has officially began flight operations linking George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas with Monterrey International Airport in Monterrey, Mexico.

The airline will now offer passengers a choice between two daily flights Monday through Friday and one daily flight on Saturdays and Sundays.

Depending upon demand, the airline will feature service aboard its 150-seat A-320 and its 93-seat Superjet 100 aircraft, with passengers departing from Terminal D at the airport’s Mickey Leland International Terminal.

Interjet’s daily service will include service twice a day Monday through Friday, and once a day on Saturday and Sunday.

The arrival of Interjet is the latest example of an unprecedented level of growth for international air travel in Houston.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport is currently on pace to see more than 10 million international passengers in 2014, a number never  reached in the facility’s 45 year history.

10/23/2014

Norwegian Air International Files Comments with USDOT

Washington, DC – Norwegian Air International (NAI) has filed comments with the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) confirming its support for the European Commission’s views that parties to the US-EU Open Skies Agreement cannot unilaterally deny NAI’s application to serve the US on the basis of Article 17 of the agreement.

The Commission’s views were expressed in a high level meeting between the US government and Commission officials, where the Commission was asked its views on “whether a party to the Open Skies Agreement could unilaterally deny an application of the other party based on the so-called ‘social dimension’ provision of the agreement.”

That stance is a key argument by NAI’s opponents who have been urging the USDOT to deny NAI’s application.

“We commend Secretary Foxx in seeking the Commission’s comments on this pertinent issue – and the Commission for its sound judgment that is consistent with established legal norms of treaty interpretation, the Joint Declaration of the Chairmen of the US and EU delegations who led the negotiation of the historic Open Skies Agreement, and international law,” said Asgeir Nyseth, CEO of Norwegian Air International.

“We look forward to DOT promptly granting NAI’s application to bring air service to the US, so consumers can finally begin realizing the benefits of competition – including lower fares,” he said.

NAI’s application for authority to fly to the US has reportedly been pending with DOT for almost six months.

08/20/2014

Air China’s New DC-Beijing Service Unveiled

Washington, DC – Dulles International Airport is celebrating the launch of Air China’s new service linking Washington, DC and Beijing.

State-owned Air China plans service four times a week between the two cities with new-generation Boeing 777-300ER featuring three-class cabins: first class (Forbidden Pavilion), business (Capital Pavilion) and economy class.

First class cabins feature luxury suites; business class cabins boast 180-degree flatbed seats, while all cabins have individual TV screens with audio-video-on-demand (AVOD).

Air China’s new nonstop service (CA 818) departs from Washington Dulles International to Beijing at 5:00 pm local time on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

It arrives in Beijing the next day at 6:40 pm local time. CA 817 departs Beijing on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 12:45 pm local time and arrives at IAD on the same day at 2:35 pm local time. Beijing is 13 hours ahead of Washington, DC.

Washington Dulles International is Air China’s seventh gateway in North America. Other hubs are Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Houston, Honolulu, and Vancouver.

Air China is currently the world’s largest airline by market capitalization, according to the International Air Transport Association.

The carrier operates a fleet of 461 Boeing and Airbus aircraft operating on 284 global routes thoughout Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Europe, South and North America from its main hub at Beijing’s Capital International Airport.

06/20/2014