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New air routes to outdoor havens
With leisure travel rebounding faster than business travel, airlines are adjusting their routes to better serve vacationers. Hubs like Denver that offer great access to national parks and ski areas are receiving more attention by airlines. And a slew of new routes from airlines including JetBlue, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are serving more outdoor-adventure regions.
During a recent virtual industry conference, Shane Hodges, the vice president of American s Western Division & International Sales, noted that it’s a smart time for destinations to bid for new airline routes: “We’ve got the capacity, we’ve got the planes, so where we feel there is potential future demand . we’re going to put the planes.” ....

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