Delta to fly eight new routes to Mexico
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Tuesday said it plans to fly eight new routes to Mexico as part of its bankruptcy reorganization plan, which includes boosting international capacity.
The nonstop service would include flights from Atlanta to Acapulco and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa; from Boston, Cincinnati and Washington to Cancun and from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta and Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa.
Delta is waiting for clearance from the Transportation Department on several of the routes but, if added, the new flights would more than double its service to Mexico by April 2006.
The additions are a response “to customers’ demand for new or expanded service to some of the fastest growing regions of Mexico,” said James Sarvis, director of Delta’s Latin America and Caribbean segment.
The company said shortly after filing for bankruptcy in September that it planned cut domestic capacity by 15 percent to 20 percent and, at the same time, boost international capacity by 25 percent in 2006 to pursue more profitable routes.
Earlier Tuesday, the company reiterated it will reduce its domestic flight schedule to save fuel costs, but did not offer details as to which routes would be cut.
Delta shares were unchanged at 79 cents in afternoon trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source: businessweek.com
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Even as Delta Air Lines Inc. struggles with its own bankruptcy, the airline could capitalize on the financial troubles of two international competitors: Mexicos AeroMéxico and Brazils Varig.
AeroMéxico, Mexicos biggest airline -- which is for sale -- has been reducing flights to some U.S. cities.
And Brazils largest carrier, the bankrupt Varig, made headlines recently by running out of operating cash, canceling hundreds of flights, and threatening to strand about 5,000 customers at the World Cup soccer competition in Germany -- including, some worried, Brazils national soccer team.
Enter Delta (OTC: DALRQ), which
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The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials said.
Los Angeles is at the heart of Hispanic culture in the United States and we are pleased to expand our service to meet the needs of our customers in this growing West Coast market, said Glen Hauenstein, an executive vice president with Delta.
Beginning in December, Delta Air Lines
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Chicago public schools have cut their new-teacher dropout rate in half over the past six years, but face an even greater challenge in the next few years as droves of Baby Boomers reach retirement age and must be replaced, Chicago Schools CEO Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
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Until seven corpses turned up here a few weeks ago, residents of this hamlet nestled near the coffee-rich mountains of southern Mexico thought they were immune from the drug violence that's long plagued the gritty northern border with the United States.
Now they live in fear, as drug violence has arrived deep in the heart of Mexico.
The dead men were strangers, dressed in fashionable jeans and designer underwear. Each man's hands and feet were bound by duct tape. Their eyes and mouths were also taped over, leaving the victims looking like silver
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"Wal-Mart and other retailers are looking for backup routes so that even if some ports face stoppages they have reliable backups," Michael Haverty, chief executive of Kansas City Southern , told Reuters at KCS headquarters here in a recent interview.
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American Airlines, a major player in the market, won't resume normal schedules until February, though it has added flights in December to meet holiday demand. United, Delta and Continental also have reduced service until at least mid-December. US Airways resumes its full schedule Dec. 1.
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Two police chiefs gunned down in Mexico
Two Mexican police chiefs were gunned down near the U.S. border in what authorities believed were drug-related killings, El Universal reported Tuesday.
The chiefs were killed in two separate incidents by unknown gunmen, said local authorities.
Violence along the U.S.-Mexican border has been on the rise in recent months, attributed to bad blood between rival drug gangs vying for control of the illegal shipping routes into the United States.
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Several airlines have regular direct flights from Europe to Mexico City. Air France and AeroMexico from Paris; Iberia and AeroMe'xico from Madrid; KLM from Amsterdam; British Airways from London; Lufthansa and Delta from Frankfurt (LTU and Condor charter flights from Germany to Mexico City or Cancun); City Bird from Brussels. Aeroflot fly to Mexico City from Moscow via Shannon on Wednesday. Most connecting flights in Europe are through Madrid or Gatwick. Fares vary from airline to airline and according to time of year. Check with an agency for the best deal for when you wish to travel.
