French carrier Aigle Azur (ZI) plans to launch service from France to Asia. ZI CEO Meziane Idjerouidene said the new routes will be announced at the end of this year or the beginning of 2013.
Dubai International recorded the busiest first half in its history with 27.9 million passengers passing through its three terminals between January and June this year, according to the traffic report issued today by airport operator Dubai Airports.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced that Abu Dhabi International Airport welcomed 7,050,646 passengers during the first half of 2012, a significant increase of 22.8% compared to the same period in 2011. Abu Dhabi International Airport also witnessed a surge in aircraft movements, which climbed by 3.6% to a total of 58,937 movements during January-June 2012.
Africa's National carrier, Kenya Airways has announced the launch of an additional 'three times a week' flight from Dubai to Nairobi with onward connections popular African destinations including Mombasa, Dar Es Salaam and newly launched Kilimanjaro.
Etihad Airways and Aer Lingus have signed an historic interline and codeshare agreement which follows the UAE national airline's recent 2.987 per cent equity purchase in the Irish carrier.