Airports & Networks

UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to increase frequencies on its London Gatwick – Barcelona route to six flights per day, providing an extra 2,500 seats

Eastern European flag carrier Malév Hungarian Airlines has launched a codeshare partnership with future oneworld alliance member airberlin to enhance

Baltic national carrier Estonian Air has outlined its revised business strategy as it attempts to develop its presence in the Baltic markets and fight

Gulf carrier Qatar Airways is to expand its freight network with three additional cargo services to North America. The airline, which operates three

Qatar Airways' cargo division has announced it will begin scheduled dedicated freighter services to three North American destinations – Atlanta, Houston and Toronto.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) became the first airport operator in the region to publish a corporate resposibility report detailing the organisation's impact on the environment and its relationship with the community both in the company and with its neighbours

Air Arabia, has begun flights to Donetsk in Ukraine . Donetsk is Air Arabia's second destination in Ukraine after Kiev.

Emirates Airline will launch 5X-weekly Dubai-Lusaka-Harare Airbus A330-200 service Feb. 1, 2012. Allegiant will launch 2X-weekly Niagara Falls, N.Y.-St. Petersburg service Dec. 15. Velvet Sky launched 8X-weekly OR Tambo-Polokwane service. SpiceJet launched Q400 service from Hyderabad to Aurangabad, Bhopal, Goa, Indore, Madurai, Mangalore, Nagpur, Pune, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Trivandrum and Vijayawada Sept. 21.

Delta Air Lines (DL) and Virgin Australia Group have announced an expanded codeshare agreement on flights between the US and Australia, effective Nov. 6.

An official handover ceremony at Routes Berlin rolls the wheels for Routes Abu Dhabi 2012. Abu Dhabi Airports Company announced last week that it has

Flights to and from Cairo International Airport are returning to normal after a strike by air traffic controllers in the Egyptian capital.

Qatar Airways has ventured further into Northern Europe with the launch of scheduled flights to Norway yesterday.

Aero Surveys Limited operating under the commercial name ‘Starbow’, based in Accra, the capital of Ghana, commenced domestic flights on September 26

Emirates Boosts its US Presence With Dallas and Seattle Links Emirates Airline is set for significant expansion in the US market after announcing this

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

As is always the case during our World Routes events, a large number of our exhibitors were donating prizes to delegates through the Visit Me prize

British Airways (BA) acquired six daily take-off and landing slots at London Heathrow from British Midland Airlines (bmi), increasing its slot holding at the airport to 44%.

Presidential spotlight is a chance to get wider backing for high-tech air traffic management system.

UPS plans to significantly expand Singapore's Seletar Airport extended its runway Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ)'s terminal extension Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO) is finally on track Detroit Metro Airport gained US FAA approval

Saab Sensis Corp. won a contract from Unisys China has been named

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering Co. (GAMECO), the joint venture owned by China Southern Airlines (CZ), South China International Aircraft Engineering and Hutchison Aircraft Maintenance Investment, said it broke ground last month on a new $90 million hangar at Guangzhou Baiyun International. The 24,107 sq. m. hangar is primarily intended to support the "rapid growth" of CZ's fleet, it said.

Ghana Airports Company Ltd (GACL) contracted SITA to improve the passenger flow and baggage management at the country's main airport, Kotoka International (ACC). The 10-year, $15 million agreement calls for the implementation of a new baggage reconciliation system and SITA's suite of airport management solutions, which will be integrated with a new airport operational data base (AODB) and flight information display system.

Bangalore International Airport (BPO) is starting an expansion program aimed at making it "the gateway to the south of India," according to managing director Sanjay Reddy. Construction slated to get underway this month in its main passenger terminal will double the facility's size to 70,000 sq. m. within 18 months, he said via email, noting that the terminal's capacity will reach 17 million passengers annually "with the flexibility to expand to more than 20 million."

Belfast International Airport (BFS) will benefit from the decision taken by UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne last month to lower the Air Passenger Duty (APD) for direct long-haul flights from Northern Ireland from Nov. 1. According to the measure, the APD on direct long-haul flights from the province will be charged at short-haul rates of £12 for economy passengers and £24 for business and first class.

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) will open its new runway 07L/25R Oct. 21, creating increased capacity that has attracted interest from airlines wanting to start new services, a Fraport executive told ATW this week at the World Route Development Forum in Berlin.