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-- Seamless connections available at JFK and IAD to Doha and beyond -- NEW YORK and DOHA, Qatar, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq: JBLU), New York's Hometown Airline(TM), and Qatar Airways, named "Airline of the Year" at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards in 2011 and again in 2012 for its outstanding inflight product and operational excellence, today announced a one-way codeshare agreement to connect the carriers' networks via New York's John F. Kennedy...

DULLES, Va., Oct. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today broke ground on its first widebody aircraft maintenance hangar at Washington Dulles International Airport, a major United hub and the airline's principal gateway to the Middle East. United expects to complete construction of the hangar in fall 2013. United is investing nearly $45 million in the construction of the 125,000 square foot hangar, which will enable the airline to perform maintenance simultaneously on two...

Travelers now able to purchase tickets and access easy connections between 12 Porter Canadian destinations and SAA's 44 African destinations via Washington TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canada-based Porter Airlines and South African Airways (SAA) announced a new interline agreement that will open up connection opportunities for passengers traveling between Canada and West and Southern Africa through Porter Airlines' Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport hub and SAA's...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, launched its daily non-stop service from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Dubai (DXB) today. It is the seventh gateway for Emirates in the United States, and the twelfth new route to join the airline's international network in 2012. "Emirates offers important new choice, competition and a higher level of internationally recognized service to the Washington, DC...

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today will welcome government officials from Ireland and VIP guests to its Washington hub, Dulles International Airport, to celebrate the launch of the airline's new daily nonstop service between Washington and Dublin Airport. Ambassador of Ireland to the United States H.E. Michael Collins, United Vice President of Hubs and Line Stations Fernie Lopez, Vice President of Marketing-USA for Tourism Ireland Alison Metcalfe and...

In the news release, United Airlines Launches Daily Service From Washington To Doha, issued 30-Apr-2012 by United Continental Holdings, Inc. over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "With the departure today of flight 976..." rather than "With the departure today of flight 977..." as originally issued inadvertently. The complete, corrected release follows: United Airlines Launches Daily Service From Washington To Doha BOEING 777...

CHICAGO, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With the departure today of flight 977, United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) will launch daily service between its Washington hub, Dulles International Airport, and Doha, Qatar, via Dubai. The extension of the existing Dubai service to Doha is the first of three new, previously announced United services from Washington Dulles. The airline will introduce nonstop service between Dulles and Manchester, U.K. tomorrow, and between Dulles and Dublin,...

TORONTO, Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Porter Airlines is arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport on April 16. It will be the Canadian carrier's sixth U.S. destination with up to three daily roundtrip flights operating between Dulles and Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. "Greater Washington is a region that our passengers have told us is their number one priority for new Porter service," said Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines. "We expect great...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, has announced a "Buy-One-Get-One" sale on its flights from New York or Washington, D.C., to Johannesburg, Cape Town or Durban, South Africa. Starting at just $1,899* (plus taxes and fees for each traveler), two people can fly to one of the most spectacular destinations on earth, where the rich culture and urban sophistication of Johannesburg awaits; Table Mountain, the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- South African Airways (SAA), Africa's most awarded airline, has announced "South Africa on Sale" fares on its flights from New York JFK or Washington, D.C. (Dulles) to Johannesburg or Cape Town, with fares starting at just $1,080* (plus taxes and fees) for departures from Sept. 13-Dec. 10, 2011. The fares, which include the fuel surcharge, are available for purchase now through June 21st by calling 1-800-722-9675 or visiting...