US Airways mulling nonstop India flights

US Airways has added India, Israel, Russia and Turkey to the list of countries where it would like to start flying nonstop from Philadelphia International Airport in the next few years.
US Airways senior vice president C.A. Howlett, who was at the airport yesterday to mark the launch of service to three European cities, said the airline planned to add two to four international routes a year from Philadelphia, provided it could lease enough gates and acquire more long-haul airplanes.
Howlett reeled off a list of cities, countries or airports spanning the globe that are under consideration: Moscow; Tel Aviv, Israel; Istanbul, Turkey; London Heathrow Airport; Birmingham, England; China; India; and Japan.
Parker said the airline would need to lease or buy more long-range Airbus or Boeing jets capable of flying nonstop to Asia.
In the last month, US Airways has started new routes to Athens, Greece; Brussels, Belgium; and Zurich, Switzerland, and resumed seasonal service to six other European cities. The airline now flies between Philadelphia and 19 European destinations in the summer, and keeps service to 10 of the cities going throughout the year.
16/06/07 Tom Belden/Philadelphia Inquirer, US

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Categories: Foreign Jun 2007