Routes

By Poppy Marello
Flag carrier, Air Canada has further expanded its European network with the addition of new non-stop services to Lyon in France and London's Gatwick airport, due to commence in summer 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Icelandair has opened reservations for the return of the Boeing 767 to its scheduled operations. The airline will use the aircraft on a single flight to London Heathrow on April 1, 2016 and then on daily rotations to the UK capital and New York JFK International from April 15, 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The independent regional carrier is the fourth operator to announce the start of service at Pittsburgh International Airport within the past 12 months and will see Toronto introduced as the 50th non-stop destination served from Pittsburgh and the sixth international destination.
Airports & Networks

By Catherine Makrandreou
Everything you need to prepare for Routes Silk Road.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Hong Kong authorities have rejected Jetstar Hong Kong Airways application to operate flights from the city, due to its majority foreign ownership.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The first ever Routes Middle East & Africa forum took place in the Kingdom of Bahrain earlier this month and attracted over 40 airlines, 66 airports
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Only two years after launching its long-haul operation, Norwegian will now be the largest foreign airline at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport in terms of number of routes as it continues to grow its capacity from the US, a market it now serves with 31 direct routes from Europe, and now the Caribbean.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Wizz will start flights to Warsaw and Budapest from the West Midlands-based airport from September, as the airline progresses towards operating from primary airports within the UK.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for governments, safety regulators and industries to take action to drive aviation connectivity within Africa.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The carrier said in formal correspondence with the DOT that it feels it is “not commercially feasible” to continue operate the slots allocated to Delta for Seattle-Haneda service on a consistent daily basis year-round because of variable year-round demand and a lack of partner operator in the Japanese market at the airport, close to downtown Tokyo.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Both Boeing and Airbus have released their long term forecasts of passenger and cargo traffic, as well as regional-jet manufacturers, Bombardier and Embraer. Routesonline are taking a look at the long term forecasts to assess the potential outlook for each region over the next 20 years.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Now in its sixth year of operations, Air Arabia Maroc has increased the breadth of its operations from Morocco having grown to a fleet of four Airbus A320s. In the past five months the carrier has launched six new destinations between Morocco and Europe.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
South African low-cost carrier, FlySafair, is to introduce new links from Johannesburg and Cape Town to Durban and East London after initially asking the public to vote for their preferred new route among the four city pairs. The airline launched the campaign earlier this month, but rather than simply selecting the most popular choice, has decided to launch all four from the end of October 2015.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
JetBlue grew its departure capacity from Boston’s Logan International Airport by 355.9 per cent between 2005 and 2014, an average annual rise of 39.5 per cent. The airline overtook Delta Air Lines as the airport’s largest operator by departure seats in 2010 and now has over a quarter share of capacity, up from just 5.8 per cent in 2005. It is forecasted to grow capacity 4.3 per cent this year and this latest expansion will see further rises in 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Both Boeing and Airbus have released their long term forecasts of passenger and cargo traffic, as well as regional-jet manufacturers, Bombardier and Embraer. Routesonline are taking a look at the long term forecasts to assess the potential outlook for each region over the next 20 years.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The Singapore flag carrier will increase its daily service by 9-10 flights a week using a refitted Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, representing an additional 7290 seats into Christchurch – a 17.4 percent increase.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Both Boeing and Airbus have released their long term forecasts of passenger and cargo traffic, as well as regional-jet manufacturers, Bombardier and Embraer. Routesonline are taking a look at the long term forecasts to assess the potential outlook for each region over the next 20 years.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The airline will offer eight weekly Chambery flights and a once a week Turin service, while a brand new route for the carrier from London Gatwick to Grenoble will see it offer a weekly flight for independent ski tour operator, Skiworld from mid December 2015 to mid April 2016 on one of its three Airbus A320-200 aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The service will be operated by Delta in conjunction with Air France and will continue four-times-weekly throughout the winter season.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
It has been a massive couple of years for LOT as it continues its restructuring to return the Star Alliance member to sustainable profitability. Its future was effectively safeguarded last summer when the European Commission formally approved its restructuring plan and ruled the PLN 804 million (around €200 million) of state aid granted to the carrier lawful in terms of the provisions of EU legislation.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The new airport, which cost over 300 million Omani riyals, aims to enhance tourism given Salalah’s moderate weather during the summer attracts thousands of tourists from Oman and abroad. The project includes a passenger terminal, which will accommodate two million passengers per annum at the first stage and a 4km long main runway; which can accommodate even the largest airliners in the world.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The airline currently offers five daily flights from the much coveted airport due to its proximity to central Dallas to its Atlanta hub at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, but has run into a bitter battle with the facility’s largest tenant, low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines, over gate access.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Independent South African carrier, Skywise Airlines, will announce at least one new market next month as it expands its fleet and builds on the success of its debut on the busy Johannesburg – Cape Town route. The carrier says it will bring more value to domestic travellers with the introduction of an expanded network, launching from August 2015.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
easyJet will open the new base at Venice Marco Polo Airport from April 2016 with four Airbus aircraft stationed at the airport. The Italian city has for some time been a key network point for easyJet, having operated flights into and out of the city since 1998. It will also introduce three more aircraft at Milan Malpensa and a fourth jet at Naples.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Both Boeing and Airbus have released their long term forecasts of passenger and cargo traffic, as well as regional-jet manufacturers, Bombardier and Embraer. Routesonline are taking a look at the long term forecasts to assess the potential outlook for each region over the next 20 years.
Airports & Networks