Routes

By Richard Maslen
Qatar Airways Announces Major Expansion in Iran Qatar Airways has revealed a dramatic expansion in Iran, with reports that the carrier could be
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
EU and Sri Lanka Ink Deal to Boost Air Transport The European Commission and Sri Lanka have signed an aviation agreement which will restore a sound
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By Richard Maslen
Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
We have become accustomed to hearing stories about Ryanair stripping all of the ‘frills’ from their service and taking their offering back to basics
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Emirates Lands in Russia’s Second City Emirates Airline launched flights between Dubai and St Petersburg on November 1, its second route into Russia
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US carrier Alaska Airlines has announced plans to further expand its network to the Hawaiian Islands with the addition of daily non-stop flights to
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Qatar Airways Signs Interline Partnership with Precision Air Qatar Airways is to enhance its activities in East Africa through an interline
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Royal Jordanian is planning widespread growth in Africa over the coming 12 months. In the last few days it has confirmed the launch of two new routes
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Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana is to boost its position in the Asian market by increasing frequencies on some of its existing routes and launching
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South African Airways to Fly to Kigali and Bujumbura South African Airways (SAA) is to launch flights between Johannesburg and the African cities of
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Qatar Airways has revealed a dramatic expansion in Iran, with reports that the carrier could be launching domestic services within the country in
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Indian carrier Jet Airways is to introduce an additional daily rotation on its routes from Mumbai to the Saudi Arabian city of Riyadh and the Thai
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Flybe Enhances Network in Nordic and Baltic Markets At the start of the new Northern Winter schedules this past weekend, Flybe has significantly
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Spanish carrier Vueling Airlines is to further expand its network from its Barcelona El Prat Airport base during summer 2012 with flights to eleven
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A new joint venture between German carrier airberlin and Turkish operator Pegasus Airlines began operations on November 1 offering flights between the
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Air France to Fly A380 to Los Angeles Air France is to introduce an Airbus A380 on its route from Paris CDG to Los Angeles in May 2012 but is reducing
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Independent Russian carrier Transaero Airlines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus to acquire four A380s becoming the launch
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UK carrier easyJet is to open a base at Lisbon Airport in Portugal in April 2012 to expand its network from the Portuguese capital. The airline
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By Richard Maslen
Ryanair has confirmed it will open a base at Baden Baden (Karlsruhe) Airport in Germany next year, expanding its network from the city by more than a
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By Richard Maslen
Next week Qatar Airways will inaugurate flights to the Libyan port city of Benghazi and the Ugandan capital Entebbe as its dramatic network expansion
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com is to launch flights to the Croatian city of Dubrovnik from Newcastle International Airport in summer 2012, the first
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By Richard Maslen
Long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has launched flights to London Gatwick, switching its existing Kuala Lumpur – London flight from Stansted
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By Richard Maslen
Russian carrier Vladivostok Air inaugurated a twice weekly service between Vladivostok and Singapore, via Hong Kong on October 21, the ninth new route
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By Richard Maslen
States from across Africa agreed in Dakar, Senegal, last week, to work together and with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to
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By Richard Maslen
Routes Americas, now in its 5th year, is the annual gathering of air service decision makers for all of the Americas and the 2012 event will take
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