American Airlines’ cycle as the leading carrier at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport could officially come to an end on June 1, if the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approves its petition to turn over the $350 million, 370,000 square-foot terminal facility it built in 1986 to the Puerto Rico Port Authority, News is my Business learned.
American Airlines, once the anchor and darling of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, filed a motion in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York stating its interest in getting out of its lease agreements with the government for the use of the facilities, the Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.
The two consortia in the final running for the 40-year management concession of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport have already been selected, with the final winner to be announced by summer.
A high-ranking executive of Mexico’s Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste said his company is one of two groups remaining to take over the operation of the Luis Muñoz Marín International airport through a public-private partnership with the government, News is my Business learned.
The Transportation Security Administration announced over the weekend that it will begin testing new technologies designed to enhance its ability to identify altered or fraudulent passenger identification documents and boarding passes at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, starting Apr. 23.
Panama-based Copa Airlines is adding a third daily flight between its hub and the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina starting June 22.
The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnership Authority announced Thursday it has opened the “Request for Qualifications” process to find a private entity to design, build, finance and maintain the proposed “Nuevo Comienzo” (New Beginning) juvenile social treatment facility in Yauco.
JetBlue’s bid to launch a nonstop route connecting the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport with the Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. is being backed by the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration, which through an email outreach campaign is urging frequent flyers to voice their support of the carrier’s plan.
JetBlue Airways confirmó el miércoles que se trasladará a la Terminal A, actualmente vacía, del Aeropuerto Luis Muñoz Marín a finales de mayo, tras llegar a un acuerdo con la Autoridad de Puertos de Puerto Rico. La agencia había insinuado a finales del año pasado que se estaba preparando un traslado de este tipo para la mayor aerolínea de la isla.
JetBlue Airways presentó ante el Departamento de Transporte de los Estados Unidos una solicitud "capital a capital" para obtener permiso para lanzar un nuevo servicio sin escalas desde el Aeropuerto Nacional Ronald Reagan de Washington a San Juan, una ruta que ha estado desatendida durante bastante tiempo, según anunció la compañía el lunes.
Carriers American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will offer roomier cabins and more flights, respectively, to customers traveling out of the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina.
The U.S. Congress has approved the Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, which includes an amendment presented by Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi to guarantee equal treatment for Puerto Rico’s airports with respect to federal funding.
The government may be scouting for a private company to operate the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, but while that happens it is moving forward with some $40 million in improvement projects that are either near completion or will go up for bids in coming weeks.
Southwest Airlines and its wholly owned subsidiary AirTran Airways confirmed Friday the intent to convert AirTran Airways operations at 22 domestic and international airports, including the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Carolina, to Southwest operations over time.
The massive B767-300 jet carrying about 270 passengers from Frankfurt, Germany landed at the Luis Muñoz Marín Airport mid-afternoon Wednesday, marking the return of Condor Airlines following a significant absence from the local market.
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