China Southern Airlines (CZ) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Dalian Airport (DLC) as part of a plan to enhance its position in the Dalian market in northeastern China and compete with Air China (CA).
Wizz Air will launch twice-weekly Riga-Eindhoven service Dec. 9. Spirit Airlines launched Chicago O'Hare service to Boston (daily), Dallas/Ft. Worth (twice-daily), Detroit (twice-daily) New York LaGuardia (daily) and will add service to Orlando Nov. 10.
Originally slated to start operations on 30 November this year, the new services to the capital cities of Baku and Tbilisi will now begin on 1 February 2012. Qatar Airways has cited 'operational reasons' as being behind its decision to postpone the launch date of its new flights to Azerbaijan and Georgia to early next year.
Etihad Airways today announced Lynette Dobson from Abingdon, England, as the lucky winner of two tickets to the Maldives through its 'Escape to Paradise' Facebook competition.
The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) announced that air traffic movements in the UAE grew at a rate of 7.3% in July 2011 compared to the same month last year. The GCAA monthly report indicated that total air traffic movements in July 2011 were 58,620 with an average of 1,891 air traffic movements per day.
Queen Alia International Airport (QAIA) saw a record month for passenger traffic in July, with the number of people using the airport rising above 600,000 for the first time ever.