Airports & Networks

TAP Portugal is to introduce new direct flights to Berlin and Turin from its Lisbon base during the Northern Summer 2012 schedules. The Portuguese

Executives at Cairns Airport this week celebrated the 23rd anniversary of Air New Zealand’s direct flights to the city in Far North Queensland

Over the past couple of days United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways has inaugurated flights from its Abu Dhabi International

Air France will launch 6X-weekly Toulouse-Brussels Airbus A320 service June 3. EasyJet will launch 4X-weekly Toulouse-Brussels service March 26.

Malaysia Airlines (MH) will cut routes to Europe, Africa and the Middle East starting in January to stem losses and return to profitability ( ATW Daily News, Dec. 12).

Air Austral has announced that it will suspend flights to Bangkok, Noumea and Sydney to allow it to concentrate on its core market of providing links

Air India is to add a fifth weekly rotation on its Delhi – Tokyo Narita service during the Northern Summer 2012 schedules. The additional flight will

Brazilian carrier GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has confirmed that it will rationalise its own network and those of its subsidiaries VRG Linhas

Swedish airport operator Swedavia has revised its proposed aeronautical charges for next year reducing its price increases due to the current market

Qatar Airways (QR) has secured another slot pair at London Heathrow (LHR) and will add a fifth daily flight between Doha and LHR from March 25, lifting capacity on the route from 28 to 35 flights each week. The Doha-based carrier will deploy a Boeing 777 configured with 42 seats in business class and 217 seats in economy.

Malaysia Airlines has announced it will close eight loss-making routes during the first five weeks of next year as it attempts to cut its growing

Emirates Airline has announced it will introduce an Airbus A380 on the fourth of its five daily flights between Dubai and London Heathrow. The Super

Emirates will become by far London Heathrow's largest A380 operator in 2012 with four of the double decker aircraft to serve the airport daily.

Qatar Airways is to introduce an additional daily flight between Doha and London Heathrow from the start of the Northern Summer schedules on March 25

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), will begin direct air services between Singapore and Darwin, Australia from March 26, 2012

Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will suspend its flights between Amsterdam and Liverpool John Lennon Airport in

German national carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it has allowed Virgin Atlantic Airways to complete due diligence on its UK subsidiary BMI British

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it will open a base at Palma’s Son Sant Joan Airport on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, although

Emirates Airline is to introduce a second daily flight between Dubai International and Venice Marco Polo Airport next year. The additional rotation

Loganair is to base a single aircraft at Norwich International Airport next summer to expand its domestic offering, its first network expansion since

Jet2.com Adds Sixth Aircraft at Newcastle UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com is to introduce a sixth aircraft at its Newcastle International Airport base in

United Airlines to Start Serving Doha United Continental Holdings has confirmed that United Airlines will introduce a daily service between Washington

Air New Zealand’s Seven Charter Flights to Japan Air New Zealand has confirmed that it is once again operating its popular charter programme from

Etihad Airways Outlines Initial B787-9 Network Plans Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to become the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 787-9

As we reach the last few weeks of 2011 and with just three issues of T he HUB still remaining for this year, now is a good time to look back on the