Etihad launches all economy & service in October

Etihad Airways announced that it would introduce its first “all economy” class aircraft into its fleet in this October. The two Airbus A320s will be configured to carry 162 economy class passengers. Etihad plans to expand the “all economy” fleet to 10 aircraft in total so that the airline will be able to launch more new short haul flights which have not such demand for premium travel.

The all economy cabin aircraft destinations that have high demand for economy traffic – these are especially routes from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Calicut, Colombo, Damascus, Doha and Thiruvananthapuram.

Allegiant: new nonstop service from Fort Collins to Phoenix-Mesa

Low cost airline Allegiant Air announced new nonstop service from Phoenix-Mesa to Fort Collins. New service will begin October 8, 2010 and is now available from $29.99 one-way.

The new flights will be operated twice a week on Mondays and Fridays. Allegiant’s $29.99 one-way introductory fare is limited and must be purchased by September 1, 2010. It is valid for travel from October 8, 2010 until January 31, 2011. Introductory fares are not available on all flights. After the introductory fare period, regular one-way fares on the route start as low as $49.99 one-way.