Airports & Networks

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has received the final approval it needed from the country's Executive Council to go ahead with the construction of the new Midfield Terminal Complex (MTC) at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Spanish carrier Spanair may have suspended operations abruptly at the end of last week but many of its rivals already had contingency plans in place

Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has confirmed plans to open a base at the new Warsaw Modlin Airport, which is due to open to

Independent Filipino carrier Cebu Pacific has announced ambitious plans to enter the expanding Asian low-cost, long-haul market. Already the largest

United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline has revealed it will introduce a new daily link between Dubai International and Barcelona El Prat

US major American Airlines may be under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but this will not stop its expansion in Latin America and in particular the

Thai Airways International has confirmed that its new business division THAI Smile Air will launch services on July 1, 2012 as recruitment commences

With 60 airlines looking to develop air service within the Americas now registered to attend what promises to be the biggest Routes Americas event to

With Routes Americas just over two weeks away the latest airline to confirm that they will deliver a Route Exchange briefing in Nassau is Las Vegas

Iberia Enhances IAG Focus in the Americas Spanish flag carrier Iberia is to further grow capacity between Europe and the Americas by increasing its

AirAsia X Boosts Capacity to Tokyo Long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X has announced plans to increase capacity between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo

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

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

Spain’s two largest airports, Singapore Changi (SIN) handled Abu Dhabi International (AUH) increased US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said ARINC won

The number of European airports that are "carbon accredited" continues to increase and stood at 47 by mid January following the entry of Warsaw Chopin (WAW) in December and Dusseldorf (DUS) and Finnish airports operator Finavia in January. Finavia brought seven airports into the program. The covered airports account for 49% of European passenger traffic.

South Russian airports—Sochi (AER), Anapa (AAQ), Gelendzhik (GDZ), Krasnodar (KRR) and Yeisk—reported passenger traffic of 5.4 million in 2011, up 24% over 2010. Passengers carried on domestic routes reached 4.6 million, up 22%. The airports served 772,000 international passengers, up 31% year-over-year.

Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) served 22.6 million passengers in 2011, 16.7% more than 2010. Traffic on international routes increased 18.1% and reached 14.5 million. Traffic on domestic routes was 8 million, up 14.3% over 2010. Russian carriers with the highest growth at the airport were Aeroflot, Transaero, Nord Wind, Air France and Turkish Airlines. The most popular foreign destinations were Antalya, Paris, Istanbul, Prague and Beijing. The highest demand was on the St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar and Yekaterinburg routes.

Panama City Tocumen (PTY) recently completed construction of its North Pier, a 21,000 sq. m. passenger terminal, which is expected be fully operational by April. The North Pier will increase the airport’s capacity from 6 to 9 million passengers per year. State-owned management company Tocumen said Colombia-based consortium Aerotocumen built the $100 million North Pier, which includes 12 gates, up to 27 new spaces for concessions, ramp and taxi-way upgrades, as well as a new access to the cargo terminal.

The UK government needs to commit to a long-term aviation policy that focuses on consumers and allows airport capacity to develop, specifically in southeast England, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said in a report released last month. It warned that without such a policy there is a risk that fares would go up, route choice would drop and the UK economy would suffer.

Seoul Incheon (ICN) is discounting landing fees in an aggressive marketing campaign aimed at attracting new airlines to South Korea’s main international airport. ICN is offering a 100% discount on landing fees for new carriers in their first year of operation at the airport, followed by 75% off in the second year and a 50% reduction in year three.

UK airports operator BAA lost its appeal Feb. 1 of a 2009 ruling by the UK Competition Commission (CC) that had the effect of directing it to sell London Stansted (STN). “It is now surely time for BAA to accept our findings and proceed with the necessary divestments,” said Laura Carstensen, who chairs the CC's BAA Remedies Implementation Group.

South African Airways (SAA) has further enhanced its African network with the addition of the Central African city of Point Noire in the Republic of

Lufthansa Cargo will launch weekly Frankfurt-Detroit-New York-Frankfurt Boeing MD-11F service Jan. 23. AirBaltic (BT) will increase 2X-weekly seasonal Riga-Moscow Domodedovo service to 7X-weekly for the summer season, in codeshare with Transaero Airlines. BT will reintroduce 4X-weekly Riga-Dublin service June 1. Adria Airways launched 2X-weekly Prishtina-Verona service Jan. 28.