United Airlines announced today that it will begin daily flights from its hub at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport to the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Nov. 5, 2013. The flight will depart Chicago at 8:20 a.m., arriving in San Juan at 2:57 p.m.

JetBlue Airways announced Thursday its intent to serve Port-au-Prince, with daily nonstop service from both New York City and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. Port-au-Prince will be JetBlue's 82nd BlueCity with service to begin on December 5, 2013.

The Angolan Airlines of TAAG announced on Friday in Luanda that it will increase the number of flights to Havana city, Cuba, as from 7 May. According to a press note released on Friday, TAAG will fly to Havana city weekly and not fortnightly as previously programmed.

The chief executive of the Antigua-based regional airline LIAT, is welcoming proposed amendments to the Antigua and Barbuda labor code, saying it will now take into account the "exigencies of industries such as aviation" that operate on a 24- hour basis.

Dutch airline KLM is operating a modern and efficient Airbus 330-200 aircraft to cover the Havana-Amsterdam route since May 6, a token of the Air France-KLM Group’s commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection as the new jetliner brings about a considerable slash in carbon monoxide emissions.

Tourism Minister Wykeham McNeill has hailed Copa Airlines for its decision to host its annual convention in Jamaica, especially at a time when the airline has doubled its capacity to Jamaica, improving the possibility of more visitors from Latin America, which Copa serves

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