Airports & Networks

A U.S. federal judge on Sept. 30 rejected Southwest Airlines’ attempt to keep an expiring lease agreement with San Antonio International Airport (SAT) in place.

Qatar Airways intends to buy a minority stake in Virgin Australia, and the deal may allow Virgin to return to long-haul flying with wet-leased aircraft.

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) says airlines should avoid operating within Israeli and Lebanese air space—at all flight levels.

Lufthansa will halt Frankfurt-Beijing flights starting Oct. 26, becoming the latest European airline to cut services to mainland China.

Qantas has been granted an additional slot at Tokyo Haneda Airport.

Sustainability and customer experience are at the heart of PIT’s modernization.

Robust growth recorded by airlines post-pandemic "cannot be taken for granted," says Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) Director General Subhas Menon.

Arabian Travel Market (ATM) will underscore the pivotal role of connectivity when it returns to Dubai April 28-May 1, 2025.

Air Arabia is expanding its operations from Ras Al Khaimah with a new route connecting Ras Al Khaimah International Airport with Moscow Domodedovo International Airport.

Turkish Technic has recently signed a multi-year Component Support Agreement with Garuda Indonesia, the flag carrier airline of Indonesia.

All the important data related to King Fahd International Airport (Dammam) in recent years.

Delta Air Lines is adding Seoul to its network from Salt Lake City, starting in June 2025.

Icelandair’s new route to Nashville comes after the carrier signed a memorandum of understanding with Southwest Airlines to become its first interline partner.

The Aug. 24 ransomware attack on SEA, which has refused to pay any ransom, caused disruptions for days as email, baggage systems and terminal message boards went down and data was stolen.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Passengers at Norway’s airports will shortly be able to dispense with check-in desks as a new mobile system comes into operation.

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has ordered that Nusantara airport become a commercial airport, to facilitate the growth of the new capital.

There’s a new sense of growth and ambition across Middle East airports.

Dubai Airports has officially opened its first Assisted Travel Lounge at Terminal 2 of Dubai International (DXB).

U.S. carrier Breeze Airways, which passed its third anniversary in service in May, has seen “tremendous” revenue growth in 2024, according to CCO Lukas Johnson.

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.

TAP Air Portugal plans to strengthen its long-haul network, with new destinations in the U.S. and Canada under review.

NTO and the Port Authority said the rooftop system at New York JFK will be the “largest such solar array at any U.S. airport.”

Routes 360 members share their latest insights and notable developments this week.

Emerald Airlines CEO and founder has likened plans to enforce a cap on the number of passengers using Dublin Airport to Ireland shooting itself in both feet.