Airports & Networks

As formally announced at last year’s World Routes in Berlin, Germany, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai will host next year’s

Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further

Based GDS timetable and inventory listing as of 19APR12, Lufthansa has started updating planned Winter 2012/13 long-haul operation. Some notable

Air Vanuatu starting 01JUL12 is resuming Port Vila - Nadi service, after 4 years of service suspension. The carrier will operate twice a week on this

LOT Polish Airlines and JetBlue Airways have entered into an interline partnership, allowing passengers to book connections through New York JFK and Warsaw Chopin. Travelers can connect between JetBlue’s network in North America and LOT’s network throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Emirates SkyCargo has increased weekly Dubai-Singapore-Sydney-Hong Kong-Dubai Boeing 777F service to 2X-weekly.

Lufthansa (LH) Group subsidiaries Austrian Airlines (OS) and Germanwings (4U) have launched codeshare flights between Austria and Germany.

All Nippon Airways (ANA) will resume regular flights to Myanmar’s Yangon International (RGN) for the first time in 12 years.

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK) needs another runway but faces obstacles, a senior Thai official said.

A survey of more than 80 airlines in the UK shows that more than half plan to base services in other European countries because of congestion at London Heathrow (LHR), according to the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK).

Airlines are enjoying their best-ever delivery of checked baggage since records began, technology giant SITA revealed in its annual baggage report today.

FlyBe franchise carrier Loganair starting 08MAY12 will launch 2 daily service on Glasgow - Leeds/Bradford route, on board Saab 340 aircraft. This

Taiwan-based China Airlines has outlined its plan to increase service to Myanmar, where it'll introduce 4th weekly service on Taipei Taoyuan - Yangon

Turkish Airlines starting 20APR12 is expanding domestic operation from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport, where it’ll add 4 routes – Antalya, Bodrum

Greek carrier Astra Airlines starting late-May 2012 is launching service to Germany, with 1 weekly flight operating on Thessaloniki - Munich and

LOT Polish Airlines will operate the Boeing 787 on its Chicago O’Hare-Warsaw route from January 2013. AirBaltic will operate 5X-weekly Riga-Budapest seasonal Bombardier Q400 service for summer 2012. Porter Airlines will launch 4X-weekly seasonal Toronto City Centre-Mont Tremblant service June 15-Sept. 16. Eastern Airways has launched 6X-weekly Southampton-Brussels Jetstream 41 service.

Garuda Indonesia (GA) and Auckland International (AKL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the reopening of direct service from Indonesia to AKL.

Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state government has implemented a night-flight ban for passenger aircraft at Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN) between midnight and 5 a.m. local time. Cargo flights are excluded.

French carrier Aigle Azur in Summer 2012 season is expanding operation in its key market in Africa, including Algeria, Mali and Portugal. This

Tunisia's newest carrier, Syphax Airlines, will officially launch operation from 29APR12, based on GDS display as well as OAG Schdules iNet. The

Taiwanese carriers are increasing service on Taipei Taoyuan - Hong Kong service in Summer 2012, which further boosting number of daily flights on one

Jetstar Japan, the low-cost joint venture of Jetstar Airways and JAL, is set to take off on 03JUL12, with tickets on sale at 1200LT 17APR12. Quick

Panama-based Copa Airlines (CM) will introduce Iquitos (IQT) into its route network July 14, with two nonstop weekly services out of its Panama City (PTY) hub.

Chengdu-based Sichuan Airlines (3U) is accelerating the pace of its international expansion as Chengdu Shuangliu (CTU) moves forward with plans to become China’s fourth busiest international hub.

Aerolineas Argentinas is re-expanding domestic operation at Buenos Aires Ezeiza airport (EZE) starting July 2012, as part of the final phase of

Australia’s tenth busiest airport scooped this year’s Routes Airport Marketing Award for the Asian region at a relaxed dinner at the Shangri-La Hotel