Air Arabia has announced the launch of non-stop services to Baghdad, its fourth destination in Iraq, and 83rd worldwide. The inaugural flight G90361 will take off to the Capital city on March 10, 2013.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has published the 2012 performance report for Abu Dhabi International Airport, which reflects a significant growth of 18.9% in passenger traffic compared to 2011.
A recent survey commissioned by British Airways has shown that Emiratis are intent on travelling the world as often as possible, with the results highlighting that one in seven Emiratis take to the skies at least once every few months.
In an interview with Bloomberg, RwandAir's CEO John Mirenge revealed the airline's plans to expand its fleet and add more destinations in the hope of becoming a profitable airline by 2015.
Spirit Airlines will launch daily Las Vegas service from Baltimore and Philadelphia April 25, daily Houston-Los Angeles service April 25 and seasonal daily Minneapolis-Denver service April 25-Nov. 6. Ethiopian Airlines will launch 3X-weekly Addis Ababa-Ndola, Zambia service March 31. Air China will launch 3X-weekly Chengdu-Frankfurt Airbus A330-200 service May 19.