In response to a ruling by the UK Competition Commission (CC), airport operator BAA has agreed to the sale of Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for £807.2 million ($1.3 billion).
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has released the retail revenue generated by Abu Dhabi Duty Free (ADDF) for the first quarter of 2012, which revealed record-breaking sales reaching just under AED 200 million.
Flydubai launched services to its latest destination yesterday, Sana'a, the capital of Yemen and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) today announced a passenger traffic increase of 21.2% compared to the same period last year as more than 3.4 million passengers passed through the International Airport during the first quarter.
Vueling will launch 3X-weekly Cardiff service to Barcelona, Alicante and Palma at the end of June. Bahamasair launched 2X-weekly service to Grand Bahama Island from Richmond, Va.; Louisville, Ky.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; and Baltimore, Md. May 1. British Airways launched 7X-weekly London Gatwick-Algiers 737 service, moving the route from London Heathrow.
China Eastern Airlines (MU), which is deepening its cooperation with the Qinghai provincial government, is launching a Xining-Beijing route as part of expansion plans into West China.
Emirates and JetBlue Airways, New York's hometown airline, have announced a codeshare agreement to connect the carriers' networks via New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport.