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Airlines say COVID-19 variants aren’t hurting bookings

by DAVID KOENIG Associated Press July 21, 2021July 22, 2021

More than 2 million people a day, mostly summer vacationers, are packing U.S. airports.

‘We have more planes coming over Peaks Island now than we have at any time in our history,’ one resident says.

by Associated Press May 3, 2021May 3, 2021

The number was still 35% below the number of airport travelers reported on the comparable Sunday in 2019.

The discount airline is adding Philadelphia, Atlanta and Myrtle Beach flights to the roster of seasonal routes at the Portland International Jetport.

The new, nonstop flights from the Portland International Jetport to Chicago Midway International Airport will start in early June, the airline said.

The new flights could be temporary or long-term, depending on their popularity and the recovery of business travel.

by Staff Report March 25, 2021March 25, 2021

The new routes will provide direct flights to and from Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland, Ohio; Indianapolis; Milwaukee; and Pittsburgh.

Maine’s biggest airport received top marks for customer service for the fourth year in a row.

by ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press February 12, 2021February 12, 2021

They argue that requiring testing of passengers on domestic flights would further devastate air travel.

American Airlines will expand what has been a winter-only weekly flight to Florida’s biggest city this spring.