{"id":6989,"date":"2010-06-14T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=6989"},"modified":"2016-12-16T12:59:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-16T18:59:46","slug":"virgin-delays-orlando-flights-united-is-back-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/virgin-delays-orlando-flights-united-is-back-in-alaska\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin delays Orlando flights, United is back in Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Joe Brancatelli<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Virgin America<\/strong> won&#8217;t launch its flights to <a title=\"Orlando\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=orlando-vacations&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">Orlando<\/a> from <a title=\"Los Angeles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=losangeles-vacations&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles<\/a> and <a title=\"San Francisco\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=sanfrancisco-vacations&amp;cnt=OVI\">San Francisco<\/a> on August 19 after all. The airline claims it won&#8217;t have planes to service the route until at least the fourth quarter of the year.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"US Airways\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=us-airways-flight-deals&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">US Airways<\/a> resumes <strong>Charlotte-Baton Rouge<\/strong> flights after a seven-year gap. The three daily flights begin June 24 and will operate with 50-seat regional jets.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"United Airlines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=united-airlines-flight-deals&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">United Airlines<\/a> has resumed flights to <strong>Anchorage<\/strong> from its major hubs. It now offer Saturday-only flights from <strong><a title=\"Chicago\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=chicagovacation&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">Chicago<\/a>\/O&#8217;Hare<\/strong>; daily flights from <strong>Denver<\/strong> and San Francisco start on June 9.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alaska Airlines<\/strong> will drop nonstop flights between <strong>Billings <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">and<\/span> Helena<\/strong>,<strong> Montana<\/strong> and between <strong>Eugene <\/strong>and <strong>Redmond<\/strong>, <strong>Oregon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"AirTran Airways\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=airtran-airways-flight-deals\" target=\"_self\">AirTran Airways<\/a> continues to expand,fueled mainly by grants and underwriting support from the cities being added to the carrier&#8217;s route map. AirTran began flights to <strong>Huntsville, Alabama<\/strong>, late in May. There are be daily flights to <strong>Baltimore\/Washington<\/strong> and Orlando. AirTran also added four weekly flights between its <strong>Atlanta<\/strong> hub and the resort\/gaming community of <strong>Tunica, Mississippi<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"American Airlines\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=american-airlines-flight-deals\" target=\"_self\">American Airlines<\/a>&#8216; <strong>American Eagle<\/strong> subsidiary says it will launch two daily nonstops from its <strong>Dallas\/Fort Worth<\/strong> hub to <strong>Columbus, Georgia<\/strong>, on July 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Flights\" href=\"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/App\/PrepareFlightsTab\" target=\"_self\">Flights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Business Travel\" href=\"..\/..\/App\/PerformMDLPDealsContent?deal_id=roadwarrior&amp;cnt=OVI\" target=\"_self\">Business travel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Joe Brancatelli is editor and publisher of <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.joesentme.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>JoeSentMe.com<\/em><\/a><em>, a non-commercial Web site for business travelers. 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