Air Routes: More traffic feed for Delta’s New York Kennedy hub. The carrier plans to start nonstop JFK-Phoenix service February 16. A 737-800 will make the trip once daily. The run is timed to connect with DL’s transatlantic departures…Southwest just keeps growing its Baltimore/Washington “focus city” (the carrier doesn’t like the word “hub”). Latest evidence: new nonstop service from BWI to Pittsburgh is set to fly March 11. There will be a trio of daily nonstops…Also as of March 11, a third-daily Buffalo-Orlando nonstop on Southwest, and a fifth daily Manchester-Orlando nonstop.
Airports: There’s a new 1,600-space parking garage serving American Airlines’ Terminal 8 at New York JFK, but it’s going to cost you $30 per day to park there…Another wine bar is on its way to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport. Look for Vino Volo to open a second outlet in December.
Hotels: Lots of flyers are touching down at BWI these days. To that end, there’s a new Hilton to accommodate them. The 280-room affair is just adjacent to BWI, and is 10 miles from the city’s Inner Harbor. There’s a decidedly decent fitness center, 12,000 square feet of meeting space, and a 24-hour self-service business center.