Departures
Pictured: Opposite page: Atlanta, Georgia; Below: Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Bottom: Denver, Colorado
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Chicago A principal Great Lakes port, the largest metropolis in Illinois is the headquarters of aviation giant Boeing, and a global financial centre, with its industries including printing and food processing. Departures from Heathrow to Chicago are
four times daily with American, thrice-daily with United Airlines, twice a day with British Airways, and daily using Virgin. Both Air France and KLM fly daily from their respective European hubs, as does Aer Lingus ex-Dublin.
Dallas
Remembered for the assassination of JFK, and the Seventies hit TV series, Dallas is less well- known as the inventor of the microchip, giving it a lead in computer technology that it has maintained. Other economic drivers include banking, telecoms and energy. American serves Dallas from Heathrow 20
times a week, BA daily. Continental flies via New York and KLM from Schiphol.
Detroit The traditional home of the US automobile industry, Detroit suffered when Ford, General Motors and Chrysler ran headlong into recession in 2009. Restructured, the Big Three are again motors of the city’s economy, together with a raft of emerging technologies. Delta operates the only direct service from
Heathrow to Detroit, flying ten times a week. Alternatives include American from London or Manchester via Chicago, and Continental via New York, while Air France offers a daily service from Paris CDG.
Denver Located one mile above sea level, the capital of Colorado is the ideal base for a number of telecoms companies, which can “one-bounce” data to satellites serving six continents. Denver is also big into financial services, mining and sunrise technologies. BA operates the only direct service to Denver, flying from Heathrow daily. Otherwise, American departs from Heathrow and Manchester, flying via Chicago and Dallas, while Continental operates from London Heathrow through New York.
Houston Houston is home to the Texas Medical Centre, which includes the world’s top concentration of healthcare and research institutes. In addition, the US space programme is controlled from NASA’s Johnson Space Centre, and the city is a global leader in the energy sector. From Heathrow, Continental Airlines serves Houston twice-daily, BA 12 times a week, and there are frequent flights with American via Chicago, Dallas and Miami, plus a daily
service from Manchester via Chicago. Air France flies daily out of Paris CDG, and KLM 13 times a week from Schiphol.
Las Vegas The recession dealt the world’s gambling capital a bad hand, but there are signs of recovery, with the city fathers hedging their bets in aiming to diversify the economy. British Airways and Virgin both serve
Las Vegas daily from Heathrow and Gatwick respectively, while frequent connecting services are available with American Airlines via its various US hubs and Continental through New York and Houston.
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