Air India's new direct Delhi-New York, Mumbai-Washington flights soon; Kolkata-Washington service from December 1, 2009.

Pet Airways has announced that it will launch the first ever pet-only airline service, serving five cities to start with, New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles.

Southwest Airlines is launching daily, non-stop flights between New York’s LaGuardia Airport and Chicago’s Midway Airport and between LaGuardia Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Airport on June 28, 2009.