Midwest Airlines Offers Bonus for Flights to/from Milwaukee

Midwest Miles members planning travel to/from Milwaukee and San Francisco and other select cities should take note of a new promotion: Earn 1,000 bonus miles and double segments toward Executive status for flights you take between April 1 and August 31, 2009. Click here to register and read the t&c of this promotion. 

Several New Airline Routes & Destinations Begin This Summer

By Mike Grasso
Despite the recent pullback in the airline industry, new routes and destinations are being introduced throughout the Bay Area this summer. Although the airlines are thinning the total number of available seats in some markets by reducing plane size and limiting daily departures, they continue to expand in markets they deem profitable, either by anticipated market demand and/or government subsidies.

I've compiled a list of new routes, sorted by departure city, which will begin operating this summer, many in May and June alone. The list includes many exciting visits soon accessible from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Sacramento, and Monterey Airports.

With these added destinations, now is the time to begin thinking about Summer vacation plans!

San Francisco to:

• Austin, TX - JetBlue
• Milwaukee, WI- AirTran (seasonal service)
• Victoria, BC- United Express
• Bellingham, WA- Allegiant Airlines
• Kalispell, MT- United Express (seasonal service)
• Missoula, MT- United Express (seasonal service)
• Zurich, CH- BelAir Airlines (charter/seasonal service)
• North Bend, OR- United Express
• Klamath Falls, OR- United Express
• Dubai, UAE- Emirates Airlines (Begins October 26)
  

San Jose to:

• Denver, CO- Southwest Airlines
• Long Beach, CA- JetBlue

Oakland to:

• Honolulu, HI- Hawaiian Airlines
• Austin, TX- Southwest
  

Sacramento to:

• Philadelphia, PA- U.S Airways
• Charlotte, NC- U.S Airways
  

Monterey to:

• Las Vegas, NV- Allegiant Airlines

AirTran to add San Francisco - Milwaukee service

Atlanta-based AirTran Airways says they will add seasonal service between San Francisco and Milwaukee on May 6th. In addition to SFO, the airline will introduce 4 other cities non-stop into Milwaukee, putting pressure on Midwest Airlines which has been the dominant carrier in Milwaukee to date.

AirTran will reintroduce seasonal SFO-Indianapolis service later in May as well.