Allegiant Air recently announced the launch of its new nonstop flight between Asheville and Tampa. To celebrate its new service, the airline offered cheap tickets to its customers starting as low as $79.99 one-way (inclusive of all taxes, fees and surcharges, and other applicable terms) for travel between Asheville Regional Airport and Tampa’s St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport by October 28, 2013. The airline in a statement said that the new flights would operate twice weekly.
 
Andrew C. Levy, President of Allegiant Travel Company, said that the airline is delighted to add Tampa/St. Pete as another convenient and affordable destination in its flight network for the benefit of Asheville residents.

He said that Asheville residents would surely appreciate the convenience of flying nonstop to Tampa/St. Pete with the launch of the new service.  Levy said that Allegiant Air’s vacation packages and nonstop flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando are already quite popular with the residents of Ashville.

Emirates Airline recently upgraded its service on Dubai-Los Angeles route, and would be introducing its Airbus A380 aircraft starting from December 2, 2013.

The airline in a statement said that the Airbus A380 aircraft being deployed on the route would give a great flying experience to the travelers. The customers purchasing business class tickets would be offered 76 lie-flat beds in the business class cabin.

According to the airline, the 489-seat aircraft would also offer 14 Private First Class Suites as well as 399 spacious seats in Economy Class.

Providing details about the facilities being offered on board the Airbus A380 aircraft, Emirates Airline said that all premium passengers traveling in First Class and Business Class seated on the upper deck would be able to socialize at the Onboard Lounge with an array of beverage and snacks.
 
The airline has until now been operating its flights on the Dubai-Los Angeles route with the help of a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Emirates Airline would operate daily A380 flights on this longest route ever in its history.

Travelers booking airline tickets from Finland and other European cities have now multiple flight options for their Asia travel. Finland’s national flag carrier Finnair has expanded its Asia operations with the launch of new flights to Hanoi and Xi’an.

Finnair recently announced it will start operating thrice weekly flights to the northern Chinese city of Xi’an and Vietnamese capital of Hanoi throughout the summer season. The flights would operate until October 27, 2013.

Finnair had last year launched flights services to Singapore and Chongqing. The airline is currently operating direct flights to 13 Asian cities, including five destinations in China. The airline said that the launch of flights to Hanoi would be the airline’s first scheduled service to Vietnam.
 
The airline in a statement said that it would be deploying an Airbus A330-300 aircraft to operate flights on both Hanoi and Xi’an routes.  The flights to Hanoi would be operated every Monday, Thursday and Saturday, while the Xi’an service would be operated every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday.

Southwest Airlines currently remains the busiest of all carriers at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Daily Southwest Airlines flights have been significantly increased by 8 percent as compared to May last year.

Media reports said that Southwest Airlines by increasing its flights services at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport operated a total of 95 flights to/from the airport in May 2013.

Media reports quoted Michelle Agnew, spokeswoman of Southwest Airlines, as saying that the airline started adding daily flights between St. Louis and Dallas Love Field, and between St. Louis and Los Angeles International Airport, in the month of April.

The airline had also reduced flights services between St. Louis and Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Orlando in April this year, while it added flights between St. Louis and San Diego in the same month.

Southwest Airlines, however, said that it was able to introduce seven additional flights during the months of April and May 2013.
 

Philippines’ national flag carrier Philippine Airlines has embarked on its biggest ever expansion in the Australian sector. The airline recently announced the launch of its new flights to Brisbane, Darwin and Perth.

By all accounts, this is Philippine Airlines’ biggest ever expansion of its flights services to Australia in recent times. The airline’s inaugural flight to Perth was on June 3, 2014. The airline will be operating four weekly flights between Western Australia and Manila.

Philippine Airlines also introduced its new flights to Darwin and Brisbane. The airline will be operating daily flights to Darwin, the Northern Territory capital. The airline also stated that it would be operating thrice weekly flights to Brisbane.

The airline’s new services to Perth, Darwin and Brisbane are in addition to the existing services to the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
 
To mark the launch of new flights to Darwin, Perth and Brisbane, Philippine Airlines is offering its customers opportunity to book cheap flights to these destinations. The customers are being offered cheap tickets to Darwin starting from $392, to Perth starting from $520 and to Brisbane starting $543. The fares are valid for roundtrip journey.

* The are roundtrip, and include government taxes, airport fees and fuel surcharges. Other terms and conditions are applicable.

Travelers booking business class flights between New York JFK and Milan have good news from Emirates Airline, leading Middle East carrier.

Emirates Airline recently announced special business class fares for travel between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Italian city of Milan. The special roundtrip business class tickets can be booked starting at $3,540*.

The airline has announced special business class fares to mark the launch of nonstop daily flights to Milan from New York JFK starting from October 1, 2013. The fares on this offer are valid for booking until June 30, 2013.

According to Emirates Airline, the special business class fares are valid for travel starting from October 1 through December 9, 2013. The fares will be valid only when utilizing scheduled Emirates Airline’s nonstop transatlantic services from New York JFK to Milan.
 
The customers are required to book their business class tickets for travel between Milan and New York at least seven days in advance. The customers must complete their ticketing within 72 hours after booking.

* The special business class fares are roundtrip, and include government taxes, airport fees and fuel surcharges. Other terms and conditions are applicable.

South Korean tourists traveling to Taiwan have now new flight options with air tickets available at competitive rates. Taiwan’s second largest carrier EVA Air recently launched its new flights services between southern Taiwan’s Kaohsiung and South Korean capital Seoul.

EVA Air launched its new service between the two destinations to boost tourism prospects further in Taiwan and South Korea. The airline in a statement said that it will be offering five weekly roundtrip flights between Kaohsiung and Seoul.

EVA Air said that the flights from Seoul to Kaohsiung would be around 2 hours and 50 minutes. The flights would be operated five times every week, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The Taiwan-based carrier disclosed that there has been a considerable increase in the number of exchange visits between Taiwan and South Korea. According to EVA Air, the number of exchange visits reached a 10-year peak of 790,000 in 2012, an increase of 20 percent as compared to 2011.

Philippine Airlines recently indicated that it is planning to acquire a 49 percent stake in Cambodia Airlines. The airline is expected to pay an estimated $10 million to acquire planned stakes in Cambodia Airlines.

Media reports quoted a top official of Philippine Airlines as saying that the airline would be making a down payment of 10 percent (or $1 million) of the total acquisition cost. However, this is subject to the fulfilling of the terms and conditions of the contract, set for July 15, 2013.

The reports further quoted the official of Philippine Airlines as saying that the airline would be paying the remaining balance of $9 million upon the call of the board of Cambodia Airlines after the deal is finally completed.

Philippine Airlines also stated that once its deal with Cambodia Airlines is completed it would be purchasing 16 to 22 aircrafts worth $1.5 billion for Cambodia Airlines. The airline would be deploying 8 to 10 aircrafts to operate flights during the first year of its operation.

Frontier Airlines recently announced its fall schedule and said that it would be resuming its nonstop seasonal service in several markets.
 
The airline in a statement said that the customers can now book cheap tickets for their Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year travel currently put up for sale. The flights will be through January 5, 2014.

According to Frontier Airlines, nonstop seasonal service to various markets would be resumed as part of the fall schedule. The markets where the airline will be resuming seasonal flights include Palm Springs, Cozumel, San Jose, Orlando, Cancun, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. The departures would be available from Denver, Bloomington, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Madison, Milwaukee, Omaha and Salt Lake City.

The airline also stated that it would be extending its seasonal flights to Eugene, Greensboro and Knoxville from its hub in Denver.

Daniel Shurz, Frontier Airlines’ Senior Vice President – Commercial, said that the airline is excited to extend its seasonal service to various markets, which will make the travelers happy and benefit from low fares through the winter holidays.

Malaysia Airlines recently launched its summer sale for those planning to travel Down Under destinations across Australia and New Zealand.
 
The airline in a statement said that it’s a great opportunity for travelers to book business class tickets and enjoy savings of up to 25 percent. Apart from business class, the airline is also offering discount of up to 25 percent on economy class fares to various destinations across Australia and New Zealand.

According to Malaysia Airlines, the return business class fares from London Heathrow to Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland have been significantly reduced. The airline stated that the special fares for business class flights are available for bookings until June 20, 2013. The fares are valid for travel from August 15 to October 17, November 1 to December 5 and December 21 to March 21, 2014.

The airline further said that the special fares are also available for those planning to travel in economy class. The fares are valid for travel as applicable to business class customers.