Airports & Networks

Dutch national carrier KLM has confirmed that it will operate the Amsterdam - Havana route currently flown by its leisure subsidiary Martinair three

Indian low-cost carrier SPICEJET is to boost frequencies on a number of its domestic routes this summer as well opening a new Ahmedabad - Goa service

Asian carrier SINGAPORE AIRLINES CARGO is to introduce two new freight routes. To boost its activities in India it will add a weekly Singapore –

The imminent arrival of the first of its Airbus A330-300s will enable VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS to boost its network and add frequencies on existing

Dublin Airport Authority has today (March 1) confirmed that it cannot agree to what it describes as "Ryanair’s unreasonable demands for financial

UK low-fare airline FLYBE is to inaugurate flights between Manchester and Derry, a route not served for the past 13 years. The carrier will operate a

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has announced the release of the General Contractor Tender for the Midfield Terminal Building (MTB), moving into the next phase of delivering Abu Dhabi International Airport with its iconic new terminal that will cater to the airport's dynamic passenger growth and support the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030.

Dubai Airports announced yesterday its January traffic results for Dubai International, reporting a 10% increase in year-on-year passenger numbers and a 3.9% rise in international freight volumes. January passenger numbers topped 4.25 million, an increase of 10% compared to 3.87 million recorded during the same month in 2010 as the airport crossed the four million passenger mark for the fifth time in seven months.

Korean low-cost carrier EASTARJET is to operate a four-times weekly scheduled Seoul Incheon – Sapporo Chitose route from 27MAR11. The airline has been

Canadian regional carrier PORTER AIRLINES is to introduce two new routes this summer. A three-times daily Toronto City – Windsor service will be

BRITISH AIRWAYS is to suspend its three-times weekly London Gatwick - Sharm el Shiekh service from 03MAY11 due to low traffic numbers on the route

Swiss regional carrier SKYWORK is to significantly expand its network in Europe this summer, with additional frequencies on some of its key routes

ALASKA AIRLINES is to transfer some selected services on the US West Coast from subsidiary Horizon Air to SkyWest Airlines with effect from 14MAY11

Chinese carrier HAINAN AIRLINES is to launch a three-times weekly service between Beijing and the Swiss city Zurich this summer. The new link will be

QATAR AIRWAYS has confirmed that the introduction of a second daily flight on the Doha - Manchester route has come at the expense of another of its UK

KOREAN AIR has adjusted its schedules between Seoul Incheon – Los Angeles delaying a proposed ramp-up of flights from the end of March until the start

SE AIR is to add a second daily flight between Diosdado Macapagal International Airport (Clark Airport) and Hong Kong as it expands its partnership

Qatar Airways will add a second-daily Doha-Manchester service June 1 and will increase its Doha-Frankfurt service from 10 to 12 times per week beginning March 27. Doha-Munich service will grow from seven to 11 times per week effective March 9. Singapore Airlines will add a seventh-daily Singapore-Hong Kong service March 27, operated by a Boeing 777-200ER. Allegiant will operate seasonal twice-weekly Shreveport-Orlando Sanford service starting May 19.

Airport International Group the consortium operating Queen Alia Airport in Jordan has reported that QAIA registered growth in January's traffic performance with almost 389,000 passengers, compared to around 368,462 passengers in January 2010, translating into a 5.6% year-over-year increase.

Delays to the start of work on the new Muscat Airport project may have just been cleared.

Middle East Airlines – Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, today signed an agreement to join SkyTeam in 2012. MEA will be the alliance's second member from the Middle East - following Saudi Arabian Airlines' confirmed membership effective in 2012 - with the MENA region a strategic growth market for SkyTeam.

Qatar Airways is set to make its debut in Canada with the launch of scheduled flights to Montreal, effective June 29.

DELTA AIR LINES is to start serving Los Angeles from Miami from early June as it switches its current service from Fort Lauderdale to Miami

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES to boost flights on a number of its routes from the start of the Northern Summer schedules at the end of March. Links from Addis