Airports & Networks

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

Celebi Aviation gains access through the PTN acquisition to 26 airports in Indonesia, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Colombia’s Avianca is this month resuming 11 seasonal routes between Central America and the U.S., including between Chicago O’Hare and Guatemala City.

The NTSB is urging the FAA to “evaluate the effectiveness of the activation logic for the runway status light system” and, if necessary, update its logic.

Capacity and flight frequencies across the North Atlantic will reach record levels this summer.

South Korean LCC T’Way Air confirms the launch of two European routes it gained through competition remedies applied to the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger.

Oman plans to establish a batch of new regional airports by 2028-29, as it seeks to expand both domestic travel and inbound tourism.

Oman Air and SalamAir leadership met recently to mark the launch of the airlines’ latest codeshare partnership.

Oman’s two major airlines are to collaborate with a codeshare partnership to support the country’s tourism goals.

Ethiopian Airlines Group has reinstatement of its daily passenger flights to the historic city of Axum as of, June 9, 2024.

SITA and Singapore University of Technology and Design have linked up with the aim of developing an offsite traveler processing system.

American Airlines is working to improve financial performance while United Airlines touts what it sees as permanent changes to its industry position.

The new airports will be of interest both to flag-carrier Oman Air and to LCC SalamAir. The latter airline signed for six Embraer E195-E2s in October 2022.

Qatar Airways has welcomed the return of its non-stop flights between the airline’s hub, Hamad International Airport (DOH), and Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).

Saudia and Virgin Atlantic have signed a codeshare agreement effective June 2024.

Riyadh Air has signed an MoU with EgyptAir to offer guests a range of benefits when travelling between Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other key destinations.

In September 2023, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) ranked Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, and Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, both in Nigeria, as the most expensive airports in the world to do business, in terms of levy and tax charges.

Emirates will launch flights to Madagascar from 3 September 2024 driving inbound leisure and business travel to the country.

Delta Air Lines is seeking to launch a beyond-perimeter route between Reagan Washington National Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The Hungarian state and Vinci Airports have agreed a deal to buy Budapest Airport.

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

HK Express CEO Jeanette Mao sees strong demand continuing despite a more competitive pricing environment.

Qantas executives are confident in the revised mid-2026 launch target for the carrier’s Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights.

Air Serbia will launch new routes to Guangzhou and Shanghai this year as it prepares to add two leased Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet.

Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines has signed a Joint Venture (JV) allowing the airlines to jointly develop and grow the routes between UAE and China.