Airports & Networks

Royal Air Maroc is to begin services to Moscow, with flights to the Russian capital's Sheremetyevo Airport later this week.

Tokyo Narita and Haneda airports partially reopened for some flights late Friday after a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake forced the busy facilities to shut down for most of the day, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.

GARUDA INDONESIA is to add a second daily rotation on the Jakarta – Hong Kong route from June 16. The carrier will use a Boeing 737-800 on the new

AIRBERLIN is to inaugurate flights from Dusseldorf to Cagliari, Florence and Rijeka this summer as part of an expanded network from the German city

United Arab Emirates low-cost carrier FLYDUBAI is to open a link from Dubai to the Egyptian city of Sohag, on the west bank of the River Nile. The

South African carrier COMAIR is to begin flights from Johannesburg’s secondary airport, Lanseria, from May. It will offer an eight-times weekly link

Greece’s AEGEAN AIRLINES is to launch a Larnaca – London Heathrow service, according to sources close to the carrier, using a set of slots acquired

US Major DELTA AIR LINES has accelerated a planned ramp-up of activities at Los Angeles, which will see frequencies on the key routes to San Francisco

AIR INDIA is to increase frequencies to the eastern Saudi Arabian city of Dammam from 27MAR11 but will actually reduce capacity on each flight from

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES has made a couple of further network changes for its Northern Summer schedules, revising capacity on a couple of routes. From

African carrier AIR MALI is to offer flights from Accra and Bamako to the Nigerian city of Lagos in partnership with Air Burkina. The three-times

PACIFIC BLUE, the New Zealand-based subsidiary of Australian airline Virgin Blue, is to suspend flights between Sydney and Port Vila, the capital and

Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to strengthen its commitment to South Africa with the launch of a second daily flight to Cape Town. The new service

Continental Airlines is to launch a daily service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and the German city of Stuttgart

After being delayed at Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in downtown Buenos Aires last week, 1980s pop star Cyndi Lauper completed an impromptu sing-along in

Emirates Airline is boosting its route from Dubai to Manchester with the introduction of a third daily non-stop flight to cater for what it describes

US budget carrier Spirit Airlines is to fly in direct competition with American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways and low-cost

Ethiopian Airlines is to become the first African carrier to offer flights to the Chinese city of Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, a region famous for

Air Canada will commence services from Toronto Island's Billy Bishop Airport on May 1, after reaching a terminal agreement with City Centre Terminal

Qatar Airways has used this year’s ITB Berlin travel event to announce the latest stage of its network growth. Having already opened services to four

Cathay Pacific Airways has confirmed that it is in discussions with Airbus and Boeing to acquire up to 14 additional aircraft, with sources suggesting

BRITISH AIRWAYS ADDS SIXTH WEEKLY FLIGHT TO SHANGHAI British Airways (BA) is to add a sixth weekly flight on the London Heathrow – Shanghai Pu Dong

CONTINENTAL LAUNCHES NEW YORK – STUTTGART CONNECTION Continental Airlines is to launch a daily service between its New York hub at Newark Liberty

ASIANA BOOSTS SEOUL – TOKYO CONNECTIONS South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is to significantly increase flights on the Seoul Incheon – Tokyo Haneda

EMIRATES ADDS SECOND DAILY FLIGHT TO CAPE TOWN Dubai-based Emirates Airline is to strengthen its commitment to South Africa with the launch of a