Latest Philadelphia International Airport Stories
PHILADELPHIA, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PHL Local Gaming, LLC, one of six bidders for the available gaming license in the City of Philadelphia, and one of three bidders with a South Philadelphia site, today announced that it has been notified by the board of the Whitman Council that the organization, which represents a community comprised of about 26,000 South Philadelphia residents, has voted to endorse PHL Local Gaming's bid to establish a new casino gaming facility, to be called...
Special Fares as low as $79 One-way Celebrate New Service on Southwest Airlines to Memphis, Tenn., Pensacola, Fla., & Richmond, Va. DALLAS, May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced new service beginning in November to Memphis, Tenn., Pensacola, Fla., and Richmond, Va., completing the planned arrival of Southwest's Low Fares and Legendary Customer Service in 89 domestic destinations, including all previously served by wholly-owned subsidiary...
PENSACOLA, Fla., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward announced today that Southwest Airlines would begin service at Pensacola International Airport (PNS) later this year. Pensacola International is currently served by AirTran Airways, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Southwest. "By the end of the year, we will see Southwest jets landing at Pensacola International Airport," said Mayor Hayward. In 2011, Southwest completed the purchase of AirTran Airways, which has...
WILMINGTON, Calif., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Employer Advisory Council (CEAC) has named Pacific Harbor Line (www.anacostia.com/phl/phl.html) Veterans Employer of the Year for its "exemplary contribution in hiring our American heroes, our veterans." Currently, about one-fourth of Pacific Harbor Line's 150 employees are veterans or active duty guardsmen and reservists, according to PHL President Otis Cliatt II, himself a U.S. Army veteran. "We're very pleased to...
INCLUDES FIRST-TIME AIRPORT CONCESSIONS BY CELEBRITY CHEFS WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL TIES HOUSTON, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today unveiled the dining and retail concessions for the airline's new Terminal B south concourse at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The list is led by two new celebrity-chef venues with local and regional ties, and other first-time dining concessions with Texas roots, as well as several familiar airport favorites. The $95...
Streamlined connections strengthen Toronto as preferred routing for U.S. travellers MONTREAL, March 26, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada is becoming an even more attractive option for travellers connecting to the U.S. due to a simplified baggage handling process at its Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport hub. The new system sends checked baggage to connecting flights so connecting customers no longer have to retrieve their checked bags for U.S. customs inspection....
-- AIRMALL Recognized during ARN 2013 Revenue Conference -- PITTSBURGH, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIRMALL® USA, the leading airport concessions developer in North America is pleased to announce that the AIRMALL at Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) was named "Best Overall Concessions Program (medium airport)" in the ARN 2013 Best Airports & Concessionaires Awards program. AIRMALL received the award at a reception on Tuesday, February 26 during the ARN 2013 Revenue...
Airline Launches National Sweepstakes and Surprise Experiences in the Sky DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines(TM) (NYSE: LUV) kicked off its continued sponsorship as the Official Airline Partner of "Live In The Vineyard" by reintroducing the official "Live In The Vineyard"-decaled Boeing 737 airplane to its fleet and surprising Customers onboard a flight from Nashville to Kansas City with a live concert performance at 35,000 feet by ZZ Ward. The decaled...
DALLAS, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) and wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways began offering for sale new nonstop service international flights between Austin-Bergstrom International Airport and San Jose Del Cabo/Los Cabos International Airport in Baja California, Mexico. AirTran daily service on the new route begins June 1, 2013, and is open for sale now at airtran.com with introductory fares as low as $227 one-way. These fares must be booked by...
-Programs in Pittsburgh, Boston, Baltimore and Cleveland Continue to Drive Revenue, Employment- PITTSBURGH, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AIRMALL® USA, the developer of the leading airport concessions model in North America, has finalized its analysis of 2012 sales performance at its airport projects in Pittsburgh, Boston, Baltimore and Cleveland, and the numbers demonstrate enduring growth for all four programs. At the same time, the company is challenging the most recent...
