New Southwest Airlines nonstop service between Atlanta and Oakland starts today (Photo: Chris McGinnis)
Today Southwest Airlines begins new nonstop service between Oakland and Atlanta. The Boeing 737-700 flight departs OAK at 12:25 pm arriving in Atlanta four and a half hours later at 7:55 pm. The flight to Oakland departs Atlanta at 8:35 am and arrives at 11:10 am. Southwest no longer flies nonstop between SFO and ATL leaving the route to Delta and United. Will Virgin America move in? See below…
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5 Airport expansion: How to unclog Chicago O’Hare
6 New routes: New Southwest routes + Virgin expands at Dallas + Alaska, AA add more
7 A war of words: Delta dumps Dubai, blasts Mideast carriers
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Did you know that you can choose the background on the new United. com website? I chose “random for each visit.” Which one did you pick? And what do you think about the new site? Leave your comments below!
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United expands code-sharing with Brazil’s Azul.
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FlyteNow, the Uber of private aviation, fighting court order
The real reason Delta dumped Dubai
Why federal air marshals should be grounded
Parking at ATL will be a hassle for next 8-10 years!
Delta to exit big airline trade group
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Delta vs United in New York City
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United’s new web site is quite nice. Whoever designed it should be praised lavishly. But I noticed that it has an “expert” mode for experienced users, along with a curious warning that the expert mode may show inaccurate seat availability. How strange. I don’t think United wants people to use this… to activate it, you must dig deep into your search preferences and then check a box acknowledging that you accept the risks of using it. I tinkered around with it for a few minutes but couldn’t see any difference from the regular flight search.