West United States

Southwest Airlines is now operating the previously announced daily nonstop between Oakland International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International. It has also added a second daily nonstop to Boise, Idaho from OAK. The OAK-BWI run departs at 7:40 a.m. and arrives at 3:55 p.m. The added OAK-BOI run departs at 7:45 a.m. and arrives at 8:10 a.m…Come October 29, Alaska Airlines will begin a new daily nonstop between San Diego International and San Francisco International. The route will get four daily roundtrips on weekdays and a “reduced” schedule on weekends, AS says. Northbound departures from SAN weekdays will be at 8 a.m., 10:04 a.m., 5:48 p.m. and 8:20 p.m. Southbound departures from SFO will be at 7:50 a.m., 3:43 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 7:58 p.m.

With summer winding down, American Airlines is ending a number of its seasonal nonstop routes. These are between Anchorage International and Chicago O’Hare International that wrapped on September 5; ORD-Jackson Hole, Wyoming on September 2; Kahului, Maui-ORD on September 5; Palm Springs Airport-ORD September 6; ANK-Dallas Fort Worth International September 30; Eagle/Vail, CO-DFW August 30 and Jackson Hole-DFW September 30. On the plus side, AA will start a new run between Los Angeles International and Las Vegas McCarran International on October 29...Looking ahead: For Alaskans wanting a Hawaii getaway this winter, Northwest Airlines starting February 18, 2007, will operate a twice weekly run between Anchorage and Kona. Return flights from Kona will operate via Honolulu. Service will operate Wednesdays and Sundays until April 8.

Midwest United States

Say so long to Delta Connection’s nonstop Champaign/Urbana-Atlanta flights. They go away in September. The carrier has been reevaluating its route structure in the wake of Delta’s bankruptcy…September 14 is the start date for Southwest Airlines’ new Detroit Metro- Baltimore/Washington sojourns. There will be a quartet of daily departures…If Missouri is the “Show Me” state, then Southwest Airlines is taking the slogan to heart. The low-fare carrier is boosting Kansas City-Dallas Love Field, and St. Louis-DAL service by 50 percent in each market this fall. Where there were 548 daily seats on each run, there will be 822…US Airways Express is now handling Essential Air Service between Joplin, Missouri and Kansas City International. Scheduled are three daily roundtrips…More regional activity. United Express adds a fifth daily Peoria-Chicago O’Hare flight October 31…AirTran resumes nonstop Akron-Canton-Fort Myers flights December 21. One daily roundtrip is on the books…More Fort Myers service, this time from Flint. Again, the carrier is AirTran, and the start date is December 21…More Florida forays for the low-cost carrier. Air Tran makes its current Saturday-only Flint-Tampa run a daily affair come November 15.

South United States

With this country increasingly reliant on the United States military, the military is growing reliant on commercial air transport. To that end, Delta Connection launches twice-daily nonstop service from Atlanta to Jacksonville, North Carolina December 11. OAJ (that’s the airport code in Jacksonville) is home to the United States Marine Corps Base at Camp Lejeune. Currently, the only carrier flying into OAJ is US Airways Express. It offers frequent flights to US Airways’ Charlotte hub…A new way to fly from Birmingham to the Beltway. September 6 United Express was set to begin daily BHM-Washington Dulles service. A CRJ-200 makes the run one time per day…Delta Connection is laying on more flights to the Florida Keys—and we’re not talking Key West. November 16 the carrier begins Bombardier regional jet service from its Atlanta megahub to Marathon. This is a once-daily deal…Fort Myers is one of those highly seasonal destinations in the airline industry. Consider: November 1 Midwest Airlines starts flying to Southwest Florida Regional Airport (RSW) from Kansas City. Service runs through April 30, 2007. AirTran resumes nonstop Fort Myers-Akron-Canton service December 21. One daily roundtrip is on the books. More Fort Myers forays, this time from Flint. Again, the carrier is AirTran, and the start date is December 21…Any doubts snowbird season is approaching? Air Tran makes its current Saturday-only Tampa-Flint run a daily affair come November 15.

Southwest United States

If Missouri is the “Show Me” state, then Southwest Airlines is taking the slogan to heart. The low-fare carrier is boosting Dallas Love Field-Kansas City, and DAL-St. Louis service by 50 percent in each market this fall. Where there were 548 daily seats on each run, there will be 822…Some much-needed nonstop service from Oklahoma City to Los Angeles, allowing frequent flyers to bypass connections in Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, and Houston. United Express intends to begin daily OKC-LAX flights September 6 with a CRJ-700. The regional jet is fitted for three classes of service: United First®, Economy Plus® and Economy...Looking to fly from Albuquerque to D.C.? There’s a new way to do it, via United’s new daily nonstop. The carrier deploys a full-size A319 on the route come September 6…Headed for Harrisburg? American Eagle’s new nonstop service from Dallas/Fort Worth was set to launch September 6…Now that Labor Day has come and gone, it’s not too soon to start planning wintertime vacations. Consider Jackson Hole, Wyoming; Montrose, Colorado; or Steamboat Springs, Colorado. American Airlines will fly you to either one—nonstop—beginning in mid-December.

Northeast United States

As of September 6 there will be a new way to get from the Beltway to the deep desert Southwest. United Airlines inaugurates A319 service on the Washington Dulles- Albuquerque route. This is a once-daily deal…On the same day. United Express delves into Alabama from Dulles, with once-daily CRJ-200 regional jet service to Birmingham…September 14 is the start date for Southwest Airlines’ new Baltimore/Washington-Detroit Metro flights. There will be a quartet of daily departures. 

Worldwide

Aviation Daily reports Air New Zealand is suspending Auckland-Singapore service. The date: October 2. The route’s been losing money…Soon, no longer will Alberta flyers have to travel to Calgary to catch a flight to London. October 31 Air Canada begins thrice-weekly nonstop service from Edmonton to London Heathrow. Departures are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays…A new way to get from Beijing to Shanghai. China Southern, perhaps the nation’s most westernized of airlines, now flies between PEK and Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport. A 777 makes the trip once daily…Another new China Southern route, this time from Beijing to Hangzhou. The conveyance in this instance is an A330…Air France and Qantas are code-sharing a route to Cairns, this via Singapore…AeroRepublica, a Copa subsidiary, has begun flying between Bogota and Panama City.