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Boston direct

United Airlines is to open a direct service between Boston and London Heathrow from April 1999. Boston-London is the third-largest route to Europe.

European expansion

American Airlines is strengthening its European operation with the launch of services to Amsterdam and Frankfurt from Chicago and New York, respectively.

French freighter

Express parcels carrier UPS has included Paris Charles de Gaulle in a new Cologne-Philadelphia route.

Old continent

Brussels and Zurich will be served by Continental Airlines from April 1999, taking to 15 the number of European cities served.

Pittsburgh progress

US Airways opened a Pittsburgh-Paris link in October. It already serves Pittsburgh-Frankfurt.

Where the eagle flies

American Eagle has added new jet services from Chicago O'Hare to Duluth and the new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport. Columbus-Miami has also been opened.

Midway market

Midway Airlines inaugurated a new jet service with its Canadair CRJ between Indianapolis and its hub at Raleigh-Durham.

Twin-track

Air Canada opened a twice-daily service between Montreal and Washington Dulles International in October, complementing its three daily flights to Washington-National.

Comair connection

Cincinnati-based Delta Connection carrier Comair's new winter schedule includes new flights to Colorado Springs and to Nassau in the Bahamas.

Calypso celebrations

The island of Antigua is the third Caribbean destination to be served by Virgin Atlantic. The others are Barbados and St Lucia, all served with the Boeing 747.

Orlando openings

Low-fare airline Delta Express has established daily links between Orlando and four New York cities, including Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse. A second frequency is being added in November.

Atlanta additions

Delta Air Lines has started a non-stop service from Chicago-Midway Airport to Atlanta, adding to the Chicago O'Hare-Atlanta link. Delta now offers 18 daily round-trips between Atlanta and the two Chicago airports.

MetroJet makes move

USAirways has begun low-fare MetroJet service into the New York area, serving Albany and Rochester. MetroJet now serves 15 cities in the Eastern US.

Source: Airline Business