Korean authorities have designated four carriers from the Republic of Korea—Asiana Airlines (OZ), Jin Air, Eastar Jet and T’way Airlines—to operate on the Seoul (ICN)-Vladivostok, Russia (VVO) route after the two countries agreed to remove restrictions.
Lufthansa (LH) subsidiary Germanwings (4U) said it will transfer all operations from Berlin Schoenefeld to Berlin Tegel airport (TXL) Oct. 28 due to the delayed opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Oct. 27, 2013.
Cebu Pacific will launch 2X-weekly Cebu service to Bangkok (Dec. 8) and Kuala Lumpur (Dec. 9). ECAir launched 3X-weekly Brazzaville-Paris CDG Boeing 757-200 service Aug. 24. It is the Republic of Congo-based operator’s first international route.
Fluctuating travel patterns during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan prompted lower passenger numbers on routes within the Middle East, according to Dubai Airport.