Iberia launched thrice-weekly Airbus A340/300 Madrid service to Fortaleza and Recife. S7 Airlines reached a codeshare agreement with British Airways, opening up joint flights from Russian regions via Moscow Domodedovo to London Heathrow starting Feb. 8. Ryanair will launch thrice-weekly London Stansted-Thessaloniki service April 13, its first UK-Greece route.
ANA and Hong Kong-based First Eastern Investment Group said Tuesday they have "finalized" a joint venture agreement to launch a new LCC based at Osaka Kansai International. A JV company called A&F Aviation will own and operate the airline.
Qatar Airways has continued its European expansion drive launching scheduled flights to Brussels with Belgium's Prime Minister officially welcoming the inaugural service to Europe's capital city.