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I think this is great news. It shows that Boston is improving its connections to the rest of the world and that Boston's economy and worldwide influence are only growing. And we deserve that flight to China 
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Logan to get new non-stop service to Brussels and Madrid
Boston travelers could soon have non-stop service to Brussels and Madrid, but previously announced plans for a non-stop flight to China may not happen until 2008, the head of Logan International Airport said today.
Thomas J. Kinton Jr., executive director of the Massachusetts Port
Authority, which runs Logan, told Massport's board that he is "confident that our continuing talks with airlines will result in new service to Brussels and Madrid.''
The last time Boston had non-stop service to Madrid, Kinton said, was in the 1970s on Iberian Airways. Brussels service ended in the 1990s after Belgian carrier Sabena was shut down and liquidated by the Belgian government.
Kinton said Massport is in talks with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to launch the Brussels service and with Iberian about resuming Madrid.
On the issue of service to China, which Mayor Thomas M. Menino said in January would be up and running by the end of this year, Kinton said Massport is "still in discussions" with Hainan Airways but thinks the service to either Beijing or Shanghai might not happen until 2008 when Hainan receives new fuel-efficient Boeing 787 jets that can make the trip cost effective.
(By Peter J. Howe, Globe staff)
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Logan to get new non-stop service to Brussels and Madrid
Boston travelers could soon have non-stop service to Brussels and Madrid, but previously announced plans for a non-stop flight to China may not happen until 2008, the head of Logan International Airport said today.
Thomas J. Kinton Jr., executive director of the Massachusetts Port
Authority, which runs Logan, told Massport's board that he is "confident that our continuing talks with airlines will result in new service to Brussels and Madrid.''
The last time Boston had non-stop service to Madrid, Kinton said, was in the 1970s on Iberian Airways. Brussels service ended in the 1990s after Belgian carrier Sabena was shut down and liquidated by the Belgian government.
Kinton said Massport is in talks with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to launch the Brussels service and with Iberian about resuming Madrid.
On the issue of service to China, which Mayor Thomas M. Menino said in January would be up and running by the end of this year, Kinton said Massport is "still in discussions" with Hainan Airways but thinks the service to either Beijing or Shanghai might not happen until 2008 when Hainan receives new fuel-efficient Boeing 787 jets that can make the trip cost effective.
(By Peter J. Howe, Globe staff)