On 30 March, Virgin Express will introduce a daily return service between Brussels and Bordeaux, and a four-times weekly service to Palma, Majorca. The latter route will be served daily from July. UK regional airline Flybe British European is undertaking a major expansion of its operations at Southampton, adding seven new routes. Initially, a four-strong fleet of BAe 146s and Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s will be based at Southampton and the intention is to expand to a dedicated 10-strong fleet when further services are introduced into the network. Northwest Airlines has begun daily services from Detroit to Nassau in the Bahamas. Luxembourg-based Luxair is to begin weekly services to Dubrovnik, Croatia, on 18 May. Operated by an Embraer ERJ-145, the service supports the airline's tour operating subsidiary Luxair Tours. VLM Airlines has inaugurated a scheduled service between Rotterdam and Milan in co-operation with Italian carrier Azzurra Air. Meanwhile, its loss-making route between Rotterdam and M"nchengladbach will cease on 1 March. Air Canada no-frills subsidiary Zip will begin daily flights from Calgary and Winnipeg to Montreal and Ottawa in eastern Canada, and Abbotsford and Victoria in the west on 2 February, using Boeing 737s. AirTran Airways will begin daily Boeing 717 services between Baltimore/ Washington International and Freeport, Grand Bahamas, on 4 March. Korean Air is expanding services to China, with the introduction of services from Busan to Xian and from Cheongju to Shanghai. Belgian charter airline Sobelair has started a three times weekly service between Brussels and Johannesburg operating a 767. Delta Air Lines will begin daily flights between Atlanta and Vancouver on 17 May, using a Boeing 757. EasyJet will start daily services between London Gatwick and Inverness from 3 February. Grupo Taca has begun three weekly flights between Chicago O'Hare and Guatemala City, with continuing service to San Jose, Costa Rica.
Source: Flight International
