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 Travel & Outdoors | August 2006 
Cool Deal on Frontier’s New Cabo Connection
 FirstCall
| | This seasonal service takes wing on December 16 aboard one of the carrier’s new twin-engine Airbuses, the ones with the Rocky Mountain wildlife on the tails. |
As summertime shows signs of cooling down, segueing into fall, Frontier Airlines is offering a cool deal on its soon-to-be Cabo San Lucas (SJD) service. $149 will buy a one-way ticket from Kansas City (MCI) to the Mexican resort. The price is pegged to an introductory deal.
This Saturday-only seasonal service takes wing on December 16 aboard one of the carrier’s new twin-engine Airbuses, the ones with the Rocky Mountain wildlife on the tails.
The new route is Frontier’s third Mexico run out of MCI. It already fields nonstop service from Kansas City to Cancun (CUN) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR).
If winter on the beach in Mexico sounds better than winter in Missouri, you might want to consider this deal. You have a bit of time to decide. Discount airfares have to be purchased no later than 10pm (Mountain Daylight Time) on September 27. The deal is good for travel from the start date (December 16) through April 14, 2007. Neither taxes nor fees are included in this introductory sale, and seats at this discount airfare are limited.
Frontier’s aircraft are anything but spartan. Seat pitch (legroom essentially) is a decent 33 inches. You’ll get DIRECTV in-flight, and a choice of pay-per-view flicks.
Delta Launches Spanish Web Site
Paul Beebe - Salt Lake Tribune
Delta Air Lines, which has been expanding service to Latin American and Caribbean destinations, has launched a Spanish-language version of its delta.com Web site.
Spanish speakers in the United States can book tickets, check a flight's status, choose seats, redeem frequent-flier miles and arrange refunds, Delta said Wednesday.
Starting Oct. 15, travelers also will be able to buy tickets online for flights originating in 17 Latin American and Caribbean countries, using local currencies.
And in December, the Web site will be available in French, Italian, German and Portuguese.
"As Delta continues to grow internationally, we are placing great emphasis on enabling our customers to experience our self-service products in the languages they prefer," said Josh Weiss, Delta's managing director of delta.com.
Since Delta filed for bankruptcy last September, the airline has been cutting back domestic flights in order to become more of an international airline. Delta has said it will increase international routes by 25 percent and cut its domestic service by 20 percent.
In the past year, Delta has added numerous Latin American and Caribbean destinations, where Latinos often prefer to travel.
Earlier this month, the carrier said it would add nonstop routes to nine destinations in Mexico, as well as Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Liberia, Costa Rica.
From Salt Lake City, Delta flies to the resort cities of Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan in Mexico.
It will launch service to Mexico City in December, and it is seeking permission to serve Guadalajara, Mexico's second-biggest city.
Latinos comprise about 11 percent of Utah's population.
Delta spokesman Anthony Black said more routes are being considered. The airline wants to be the No. 2 carrier into Mexico by next spring (Continental Airlines is No. 1).
"Passenger demand into these markets is very strong and continues to grow," Black said. "Delta is positioning itself to take advantage of the markets by adding new leisure and business destinations. Obviously, you've seen the amount we've added over the last several months."
Delta also is assessing whether to launch its first-ever service from Salt Lake to Europe. Flights to Paris or London could begin next summer, if local officials decide to provide financial incentives to reduce the airline's risk.
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