Air Travel in Philadelphia

Air Travel

Carriers

All major airlines offer service to and from Philadelphia. It's a hub for US Airways, which offers the most nonstop domestic flights. You can find discounted airfares on Southwest Airlines and smaller carriers like Air Tran. Both US Airways and British Airways offer daily nonstop service from London, and Air France frequently offers discounted fares from London with a stop in Paris. American, United, and Virgin Atlantic are also popular

Airlines

Air Canada (888/247-2262. www.aircanada.com). Air France (800/237-2747 in the U.S.; 0825/864-864 in France. www.airfrance.com). Air Tran (800/247-8726. www.airtran.com). American (800/433-7300 in the U.S. www.aa.com). America West (800/235-9292. www.americawest.com). British Airways (800/247-9297 in the U.S.; 0870/8509-850 in the U.K. www.britishairways.com). Continental (800/523-3273. www.continental.com). Delta (800/221-1212. www.delta.com). Northwest (800/225-2525. www.nwa.com). Southwest (800/435-9792. www.southwest.com). United (800/864-8331. www.united.com). US Airways (800/943-5436. www.usairways.com). Virgin Atlantic (800/862-8621 in the U.S.; 08705/747-747 in the U.K. www.virginatlantic.com).

Flying Times

Flying time from Boston is 1 hour; from Chicago, 2¼ hours; from Miami, 2 1/2 hours; from Los Angeles, 6 hours; from London, 7 hours.