Domestic air travel passengers up in 2011

Domestic air travel rose by double digits last year, boosted by budget airlines’ price wars, according to the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).

Domestic air travel up on price war

DOMESTIC air travel in the Philippines continued to soar at end-September mostly because of the price war among budget carriers.

CEB aims to dominate long-haul travel

Pasig City – Cebu Pacific is replicating its domestic success in the airline industry by entering into long haul travel in the third year of 2013 with the acquiring of eight wide-bodied A330-300 aircraft. In a press conference held at Holiday Inn here, Lance Y. Gokongwei, company president and chief executive officer, said the plan is to tap on the growing number of overseas Filipino workers ...

Canada airlines operate fuller January flights

(Reuters) - Canadian airlines flew closer to full capacity in January than a year earlier as robust demand for air travel extended into what is traditionally a slow month for business travel. Air Canada , Canada's biggest airline, reported a systemwide load factor of 79.1 percent last month, up from 78 percent in January 2011 as a 1.9 percent increase in capacity was easily absorbed by a 3.3 ...

Summary Box: Bolivia's state airline soars

FAST TURNAROUND: In just three years, Bolivia's state airline has pushed aside private carriers, bucking an international trend toward privatization. Boliviana de Aviacion now controls about half of Bolivia's domestic air travel market.

Virgin America Brings A Breath Of Fresh Airline To Philadelphia

SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California -based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, announces it will bring its low-fare, upscale service to Philadelphia International ...