Routes: New Tahiti, London flights plus Hawaii uncertainty, no-mask-no-fly rules + more
In route news, United Airlines has restarted service from San Francisco International to Tahiti, the U.K. and Mexico; British Airways expects to come back to San Jose this fall; revived SFO routes are coming from Lufthansa, Swiss and Fiji Airways; Hawaii’s Sept. 1 date for reopening the islands to visitors now seems uncertain; Alaska and JetBlue are the latest to bar all exceptions to their in-flight mask policies; American brings hot food back to Admirals Clubs and Apple TV to in-flight entertainment; and Virgin Australia’s restructuring eliminates wide-bodies from its fleet and long-haul service from its schedule.