Qatar Airways yesterday expanded its operations in Saudi Arabia with the launch of scheduled flights to Ta'if - the airline's sixth destination in the Kingdom.
Today Qatar Airways further expanded its operations in China with the start of scheduled flights to Chengdu, the airline's sixth destination to China, with Flight QR884 arriving at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport to an impressive water salute, following its non-stop journey from the airline's operational hub in Doha.
Royal Jordanian launched 2X-weekly Amman-Algiers Airbus A320 service, increasing to 3X-weekly April 1. UTair Aviation will launch 2X-weekly St. Petersburg-Budapest Boeing 737-500 service April 28. Emirates will launch daily Dubai-Angeles City, Philippines service Oct. 1. Egyptair will increase 6X-weekly Cairo-Brussels service to 7X-weekly June 29.
If necessity is the mother of invention, then rising oil prices are not all bad news for airlines. The growing need to reduce unnecessary fuel burn is creating a sense of urgency about global airspace modernization and the need for more efficient air traffic management tools.
It is not every day that Europe’s network airlines agree with Ryanair (FR), but the latest airport fees hike rolled out by Spanish state-owned airport operator AENA has triggered a fierce response from both network and low-cost carriers.
With Europe suffering from one of the worst bouts of economic turmoil in recent history, it takes more than the luck of the Irish for a small airline from the continent’s westernmost fringes to make an impact on a new route.
Royal Jordanian today began a regular service between Amman and each of Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria and Accra, the capital of Ghana. The new additions raised the number of the RJ destinations to 61 spanned over four continents.
Beirut's main international airport faces problems Thursday morning as Lebanese air traffic controllers at the Rafik Hariri International Airport have announced a two-hour strike.
