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September

American Airlines and American Eagle Add More Service to and From Mexico

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and its regional affiliate, American Eagle, are increasing their service to and from Mexico.

Continental Airlines and Adelante! Fund Announce Winner of Hispanic Student Contest About Latin America

HOUSTON, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) and the Adelante! U.S. Education Leadership Fund announce that Yajaira De La Espada, 21, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., won first place in the "Destino: Latinoamerica" (Destination: Latin America) essay/video contest for Hispanic college students.

bmi, British Midland International, to Launch New Route From London Heathrow to Tripoli, Libya

NEW YORK, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- One of Britain's leading airlines, bmi, is to launch a new, daily service from London to the Libyan capital, Tripoli.

AirTran Airways Continues Expansion to Sunny Spots

ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), today announced new nonstop service from Tampa to Key West, as well as additional flights to several of its most popular, warm and sunny locations, including Tampa, San Juan, Phoenix and Orlando beginning this winter.

Travelzoo Announces 2010 Travelzoo Award Finalists

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelzoo (Nasdaq: TZOO), a global Internet media company, announced the finalists for the 2010 Travelzoo® Awards today.

Delta Continues African Expansion With New Flights to Luanda, Angola

ATLANTA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) will add an eighth destination to its growing Africa route network in January, with the first-ever scheduled direct service between the United States and Luanda, Angola.

Virgin America Launches Fare Sale on Toronto Flights

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing travel, today launches a fare sale on its Toronto flights -- with fares as low as $149*USD / $145**CAD (restrictions, taxes and fees apply) on its nonstop flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

Garuda Indonesia and OAG to Continue Partnership

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- OAG and Garuda Indonesia, at a signing ceremony held in Jakarta yesterday, signed a multi-year agreement that will continue the long-term relationship between the two companies.

SIA Network Expands to Sixth Continent With First South American Destination

SINGAPORE, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore Airlines will add a sixth continent to its route network in March 2011 with the launch of thrice-weekly flights between Singapore and the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, via Barcelona in Spain.

American Airlines Plans Multi-City 'Pink-out' to Fight Breast Cancer

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines and American Eagle, in partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, are staging a "Rolling Pink-out" at airports across the country Oct. 1-15 to observe National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raise funds to find the cures for the disease.