New Routes Coming to Greater Bay Area Airports This Summer

Despite a sluggish airline industry, several airlines will launch new service to and from the San Francisco Bay Area this summer. Here's what we are following so far:

Oakland to/from:

Nashville - Southwest Airlines - launches May 9

Eugene - Allegiant Airlines - launches June 8

San Francisco to/from:

Santa Ana/Orange County - Virgin America - April 30th

Santa Ana/Orange County - Southwest Airlines - May 9

Calgary - WestJet - returns June 2

Toronto, Canada - United Airlines - returns June 4

Minneapolis - United Airlines - June 4

Pasco - United Airlines - June 4

Spokane - United Airlines - June 4

Delhi, India - India Airlines - late Summer

Monterey to/from:

Los Angeles - Allegiant Airlines - May 3

San Diego - Allegiant Airlines - May 3

$19 Intro Fares Monterey to Los Angeles, San Diego

Be sure to let your friends and family in the South Bay know of this great offer

Allegiant Airlines, planning to launch nonstop flights between Monterey and L.A and San Diego in early May, is offering $19 one-way introductory fares between the city pairs. Simply go to www.allegiantair.com (click on the "flight only" button) and search for travel dates between May 3 and June 14th. Fares after this date climb to $59+ each way (still quite a bargain!). 

Keep in mind that although the round-trip fare is just $38, Allegiant adds a $13.50 "convenience fee" for each ticket purchased. 

Allegiant Air Expands Monterey Service

Our friends in the Monterey Bay Area will soon have access to non-stop flights between Monterey and sunny Southern California. Beginning May 3rd, Allegiant Airlines will introduce three weekly flights to both San Diego and Los Angeles International Airports. Flights are available from $59 each way at allegiantair.com.

Allegiant also operates non-stop service between Monterey and Las Vegas, and offers a network of other destinations throughout the United States.

More Allegiant Airlines news from inFLIGHTout

Allegiant Air To Offer Monterey - Las Vegas Flights

Beginning May 30th, Allegiant Airlines will introduce non-stop flights from Monterey to Las Vegas. The flights will be operated by a 150-seater MD-80 aircraft, and depart Monterey at 3 p.m. on Wednesday's, Friday's and Sunday's.

Visit http://www.allegiantair.com/ for more information.

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

Monterey - Salt Lake City service to be discontinued

Delta Airline's Monterey to Salt Lake City service will be discontinued Sunday. The airline which had up to 2 daily flights connecting fliers from the far South Bay to its SLC hub cited rising fuel costs and ridership as the chief reasons for ending service. Delta says while they are considering bringing back service over the summer, overall the route faces an uncertain future.

ExpressJet Inaugurates Sacramento-Bakersfield this week

Airline begins non-stop service from Sacramento to Bakersfield CA on September 9th.

Scheduled daily departute out of Sacramento is 635pm arriving Bakersfield at 7:37pm.

The route will be operated by an Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft configured with no middle seats. ExpressJet also offers premium in-flight service including upgraded entertainment with more than 100 channels of free XM® Satellite radio, complimentary recognized name-brand snacks and cushioned leather seating.

ExpressJet flies non-stop to other small to medium size markets as well: Sacramento, CA
Albuquerque, Colorado Springs, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Spokane, Tucson and Tulsa.

They also flight non-stop between Monterey and San Diego and Ontario.

Official Website for ExpressJet