Routes 360 Headlines: Key Stories Of The Week (W/C July 7, 2025)
Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 9 July 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.
King Abdulaziz International Airport received the first direct British Airways flights coming from Heathrow Airport in London, as the company began operating its flights between the two airports at a rate of (6) flights per week, giving travelers additional options for traveling between the two destinations.
This summer, Saudia Airlines becomes a frequent visitor to Larnaka International Airport, introducing a new direct route to Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Penang International Airport (PEN) today welcomed Cambodia Airways (KR) as its 18th foreign airline, marking the launch of the first direct service between Phnom Penh (PNH) and PEN.
Passengers departing from M. R. Štefánik Airport can take advantage of a new regular air connection to Copenhagen. Norwegian, an airline which has returned to Bratislava Airport after 11 years, launched regular direct flights from Bratislava to Denmark’s capital city Copenhagen on June 28, 2025.
After Vancouver and Calgary, Halifax is Edelweiss' third destination in Canada. Flights to Halifax take place on Thursdays and Sundays.
The KZN Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs (EDTEA) and Durban's air route development committee, Durban Direct, say they have a strategy to enhance connectivity, tourism and trade, especially in anticipation of the 2026 opening of the important Club Med resort on the North Coast, reveals Durban Direct.
Non-stop to Canada: Air Transat's inaugural flight today marks the start of a new long-haul connection from BER to Toronto.
King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah received the first flight of the Chinese Hainan Airlines, making it the first airport in the Kingdom to operate direct flights to the Chinese city of Haikou, with three flights per week.
Scoot, the low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), today announced the launch of new flight services to Da Nang and Nha Trang in Vietnam, and Kota Bharu in Malaysia.
SunExpress is ramping up its 2026 summer schedule from Newcastle Airport with more flights to Antalya and Dalaman.
Lufthansa Systems announced that JetBlue Airways has selected its network planning solution NetLine/Plan, making JetBlue the first U.S. airline to implement the tool.
KLM commences Georgetown service from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
On 4 June KLM launched flights to Georgetown in Guyana. This is KLM’s fifth new route in 2025. Georgetown is a new destination for Schiphol, and our tenth in South America.
Da Nang International Airport welcomed flight PR 585 of Philippine Airlines - the national airline of the Philippines - carrying 193 passengers on its inaugural flight to Da Nang city.
Aegean Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, operated its inaugural flight from Münster/Osnabrück to Heraklion last Saturday.
During the event, Sky Express revealed its new destinations in the Athenian sky with a dazzling drone show. The airline is accelerating its international expansion in 2025/2026 with the addition of Berlin, Madrid, Lisbon, Hamburg and Lyon.
Together with GP Aviation and the tour operator Prishtinaticket, we celebrated the fourth anniversary of the Münster/Osnabrück - Pristina route.
From the start of the winter 2025/2026 season, on 26 October, Transavia will operate three weekly flights between Amsterdam and Cairo.
Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH was honoured with the award for the “Most Innovative Airport Initiative” at the “Future Travel Experience” industry trade fair in Dublin.
An increase of 2% compared to 2024.The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 42,674. That is an increase of almost 2% compared to 2024.
Following strong growth of 30% in the previous year and despite the suspension of the FMO-FRA route, the airport has managed to keep the passenger numbers stable. FMO remains one of the best-recovered airports in Germany.
On 21 April, TUI fly Netherlands celebrated its anniversary and 20 years of flying from Schiphol.
Tucked away in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, Da Lat is not just a city – it’s an escape. A place where pine-covered hills roll into the clouds, waterfalls crash into emerald pools, and flowers bloom with reckless color all year round.
Cairns Airport becoming a north Australian international hub as its ownership group goes up for sale
A recent flurry of new, or reinstated, route announcements have given a positive boost to an airport that had recovered rather more rapidly from the COVID-19 pandemic than did some of its peers. Moreover, some are more than your historical point-to-point services.
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