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Aer Lingus Looks Forward to Summer 2012 With New Routes and Increased Frequencies

DUBLIN, December 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aer Lingus has announced the addition of new routes and increased frequencies to its summer 2012 schedule.

Virgin America Touches Down in Palm Springs

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing travel, today celebrates the launch of its upscale, low-fare service to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) – the sixteenth market in the carrier's expanding network.

United MileagePlus Offers Members Innovative New Ways to Earn, Redeem, Give

CHICAGO, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings (NYSE: UAL) today announced new options for MileagePlus® and OnePass® members to earn and redeem miles, access personalized offers and give the gift of travel to organizations in their communities, as the company continues to innovate and redefine how members engage with loyalty programs.

American Airlines Expands Its Global Network Through Several Strategic Alliance Agreements in 2011

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines grew its global network throughout 2011, adding more than 30 new destinations through strategic relationships with leading airlines around the globe.

Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll Finds Nearly One in Four Americans Would Refuse a Full Body Scan at Airport Security

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Roughly one-quarter of Americans say they would refuse a full body scan using new airport body scanners and 14.9 percent said new airport security measures have them concerned for their health, according to the Thomson Reuters-NPR Health Poll.

Southwest Airlines Offers Two Bonus Rapid Rewards® Points Promotions

DALLAS, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southwest is playing Santa and giving the gift of bonus Rapid Rewards Points to its Members with two separate Rapid Rewards promotions that launch today.

Air China Readjusts its Paris Schedule to Shore up its International Presence

BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Starting March 10, 2012, Air China will resume Shanghai-Paris rotations CA833/4 and change the Shanghai-Beijing-Paris service CA933/4 to Beijing-Paris direct service.