Airports & Networks

ALITALIA is to introduce a sixth weekly rotation on its Rome - Los Angeles route between 03JUN11 and 02OCT11. During that period the airline will

EMIRATES AIRLINE is to switch an Airbus A340-500 currently flying a Dubai - Athens link to operate an expanded schedule on its Dubai - Vienna route

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES is to gradually reduce capacity on its Manila – Riyadh route before suspending flights. From 30JAN11, the four-times weekly

Russian carrier S7 AIRLINES is to increase its flights into the Chinese capital Beijing this summer. From the start of the Northern Schedule on

COPA AIRLINES has confirmed that it will utilise an Embraer 190 on its new link from Tocumen International Airport in Panama City to Nassau in the

VLADIVOSTOK AIR is to add a fourth weekly rotation on the Vladivostok – Seoul Incheon route from 27MAR11. At the same time, the Russian carrier will

Delta Air Lines on Friday confirmed it would indefinitely suspend its New York JFK-Cairo service, “due to civil unrest” taking place in Egypt. Its last flight departed CAI at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 29. It launched the route June 4, 2008. Emirates Airline will increase daily Dubai-Vienna service to 11-times-weekly Airbus A340-500 service March 27.

Swedish carrier Skyways announced it will increase its route network by 50% from March 28, adding six destinations in Scandinavia and northern Europe: Brussels, Berlin, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim and Sundsvall.

German carrier AIR BERLIN is to increase its services on a number of long-haul routes during winter 2011/2012. According to a preliminary flight

AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES (AZAL) is to launch flights to the Turkish city of Izmir, its third destination in the country. The new route will be inaugurated

Following the recent expansion of its Embraer E-Jet fleet, Japanese regional carrier FUJI DREAM AIRLINES is to boost its network with the introduction

Japanese carrier AIRDO (HOKKAIDO INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES) is to introduce a three-times daily Tokyo Haneda – Tokachi Obihiro service and boost

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES is to resume twice weekly seasonal Beijing – Tashkent services. The flights will operate twice every week using an Airbus A330

Maldivian start-up carrier MEGA GLOBAL AIR inaugurated flights on 21JAN11 using a leased 243-seat (C18Y225) Boeing 767-300ER. The airline is offering

Russian low-cost carrier AVIANOVA is to launch three new routes from 09APR11. The airline will offer three-times weekly flights from its Moscow

AIR NEW ZEALAND is to offer flights on the Auckland – Paraparaumu route from 24OCT11. It is to provide up to three daily flights every weekday, which

CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS is to boost capacity on a number of its existing routes through aircraft changes. From 07MAR11 it will upgrade its daily Hong

CROATIA AIRLINES is to launch a Zadar – Zurich service this summer using a Bombardier Dash 8-Q400. The twice weekly flight will operate twice-weekly

Oman Air is celebrating the recent launch of its route between Muscat and Milan with a special celebration in Milan tonight.

According to the latest GDS display, LUFTHANSA is to introduce its Airbus A380 on its Frankfurt – San Francisco schedule from 10MAY11. Schedule:LH454

AIR CANADA has ammended its proposed Northern Summer schedules to the Japanese capital Tokyo. The main change is to its Calgary – Tokyo Narita route

SPIRIT AIRLINES has announced that it will launch a three-times weekly Ft Lauderdale – San Salvador service. Subject to Government approval, the

US budget carrier AIRTRAN has confirmed the launch of two further summer-only routes. It will inaugurate a daily Baltimore – San Francisco service

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES is to introduce a third weekly frequency on its Guangzhou – Male route from 27MAR11. At the same time will utilise a Boeing

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