Airports & Networks

Every week The HUB will provide some statistics highlighting airline and airport activity in individual domestic markets, regional capacity within

Every week The HUB will provide some statistics highlighting airline and airport activity in individual domestic markets, regional capacity within

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

Frankfurt Airport is expecting flight cancellations and delays Thursday as its apron control workers, represented by the German union GdF, announced a strike for Thursday from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time, according to a statement on the airport’s website. Apron control staff direct aircraft in and out of parking positions. GdF said it planned the strike after failing to reach a wage agreement with airport operator Fraport.

Emirates is to upgrade its Amsterdam service to an Airbus A380 from 1st August.

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air has revealed it will close its routes to four additional destinations; Damascus, Athens, Milan and Kuala Lumpur

Austrian Airlines has confirmed it will close its Vienna – Mumbai route from the start of the Northern Summer 2012 schedule at the end of March

SilkAir and Bangkok Airways have jointly announced that with effect from February 15, 2012, they have opened a codeshare arrangement on certain

South African Airways (SAA) has announced significant schedule and route enhancements to its African network, including added frequencies to several

Air Arabia is expanding its Kuwait services from its Sharjah hub. With the launch of the additional service, Air Arabia will now operate three daily flights to the city of Kuwait.

Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air is announcing the closure of its services to four destinations; Damascus, Athens, Milan and Kuala Lumpur. Services to Damascus will be stopped from 2 March while flights to Athens and Milan will be stopped from 12 March and Kuala Lumpur from 25 March 2012.

Emirates is setting its sights on the land of Vasco da Gama by announcing flights to Portugal from 9th July.

Central and Eastern European low-cost specialist Wizz Air is to launch flights from the Eastern Hungarian city of Debrecen this summer becoming the

US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines this week inaugurated its own branded flights from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, joining

European low-fare carrier, Flybe Nordic, is to expand its network from Bromma Airport in downtown Stockholm with a new link to the Norwegian capital

airphil Express is to launch flights from Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (DMIA) from next month as it attempts to better compete with low

Etihad Airways has announced it will increase the fuel surcharge on its European flights to offset the costs being imposed on the airline by the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Turkish carrier Anadolujet will transfer its daily Ankara – Moscow service from Domodedovo Airport to Vnukovo Airport in the Russian capital this

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has confirmed the first stage of its operational plans for the new Warsaw Modlin Airport, which is due to open for

European flag carrier Finnair has confirmed that it has begun discussions with potential cooperation partners on forming a joint venture that will

Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has revealed plans to launch a new twice weekly link from Vilnius to the Norwegian city of

Vladivostok Airport (VVO) in the Russian Far East will gain open skies status in June, Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO) CEO Mikhail Vasilenko said. This will enable new carriers to pick up and drop off passengers and cargo without bilateral agreements.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline is to introduce a third daily rotation between Dubai and Milan Malpensa as its growth in the

Jetstar Japan, the new low-cost joint venture between Qantas, Japan Airlines (JAL) and Mitsubishi Corporation, will inaugurate flights in July 2012

Afghanistan operator Safi Airways is to increase capacity between Kabul and Dubai during the Northern Summer 2012 schedule to support strong demand on