Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways continued its 2011 European expansion drive with the launch of daily scheduled flights to the Italian city of Venice.

Independent Indian carrier IndiGo Airlines has outlined the first stage of its international expansion confirming that new links to Bangkok, Dubai and

UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to launch flights from London Southend Airport and will initially base three aircraft at the Essex facility from April

Panama City-based Copa Airlines has announced plans to expand its network to three additional cities - Asuncion, Paraguay; Cucuta, Colombia; and

SriLankan Airlines is to resume flights between Colombo and Zurich this winter, a route it has not served for the past six years. The carrier

Long-haul, low-cost carrier AirAsia X says it has received a “tremendous response” to the recent Request for Proposals (RFP) for the expansion of its

Lakeshore Express Aviation will inaugurate flights between Chicago Midway and Pellston Regional Airport in the Little Traverse Bay Region of Northern

A380 DEAL ONE OF MANY ORDERS EXPECTED AT PARIS AIR SHOW This weekend marks the formal opening of this year’s Paris Air Show with indications

JET2.COM TO EXPAND FROM GLASGOW AND MANCHESTER UK low-fare airline is to expand its offering from Glasgow and Manchester airports next summer with

LION AIR TO COMPETE ON JAKARTA – KUALA LUMPUR Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air will launch flights between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur later this

EMIRATES SETS REVISED LAUNCH DATE FOR BAGHDAD SERVICE Emirates Airline has confirmed that it will now inaugurate its proposed Dubai – Baghdad route in

SUN COUNTRY CONFIRMS LIBERIA LINK US carrier Sun Country Airlines is to inaugurate flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Liberia, Costa Rica during

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

Ahead of next week’s Paris Air Salon in the French capital, Airbus has revealed its vision for the year 2050, unveiling its Concept Cabin – a whole

Turkish Airlines (THY) is to launch services between Istanbul and the Afghanistan capital Kabul. The carrier is to operate a three times weekly link

Kuwait Airways has reduced the frequency of its Kuwait City – Damascus route from a daily to a four times weekly schedule. The carrier competes with

Belarusian flag carrier Belavia is to inaugurate flights to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad from Grodno, only its second scheduled link

UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to launch flights from London Southend Airport and will initially base three aircraft at the Essex facility from April

Turkish Airlines launched thrice-weekly Istanbul Atatürk-Genoa service, increasing to four-times-weekly June 27. SriLankan Airlines will restart service to Zurich with the launch of Colombo-Zurich service Dec. 23, which it said is "likely" to operate via Male. The route was suspended in 2005. US Airways launched thrice-daily Philadelphia-Quebec service.

Air Arabia decided to delay the launch of a base in Amman owing to the social and political unrest in the region and high fuel prices. “With the current environment, we have delayed the Jordan plans ... we will review the situation and take a decision,” said CEO Adel Ali. “Jordan is stable but countries like Syria, Egypt and Tunisia are still facing political instability. There is a lot going on in the region and with the current fuel prices, we thought this was not the right time.”

Gulf Air began its service to Kabul with its inaugural flight taking off from Bahrain today at 09:50 hours.

Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air will launch flights between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur later this month, becoming the tenth carrier to offer

African carrier Senegal Airlines is planning flights to four new destinations before the end of next month with a new direct service from Dakar to

Central and Eastern European budget operator Wizz Air is to introduce a third link to the Czech city of Brno. It already provides a four times weekly

South Korean carrier Jeju Air is to add a further international route with a flight between Busan and Bangkok due to start on June 30. The airline