Airports & Networks

AEROFLOT RUSSIAN AIRLINES is to launch a second daily rotation on the Moscow Sheremetyevo – Shanghai Pu Dong route from 09APR11. Just under 80,000

Saudi authorities have said that the issue of tourist visas to foreigners has been temporarily stopped “to achieve larger interests,” Arab News has reported. The move throws into question a recent boom in flights to the Kingdom and a perceived opening up of the Kingdom to international tourists.

CANSO, the global voice of air traffic management (ATM) issued its 'UAE Declaration', a statement announcing plans to undertake a Joint Middle East Airspace Study and develop a coordinated approach to optimising the region's airspace structure - at the organisations conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday

HAINAN AIRLINES has launched flights to Sydney from Shenzhen and Hangzhou. The three-times weekly service is operated by an Airbus A330-200 configured

Abu Dhabi-based ETIHAD AIRWAYS has started placing its code on a number of Royal Air Maroc's (RAM) domestic flights and links into West Africa. With

TURKISH AIRLINES (THY) will drop its First Class service on the Istanbul - Hong Kong route this summer as it replaces leased aircraft with brand new

Australian regional carrier AEROPELICAN AIR SERVICES is to launch a weekday service on the Narrabri – Brisbane and a weekly Newcastle – Narrabri route

MIAT MONGOLIAN AIRLINES is understood to have cancelled plans to launch flights from Ulaan Baatar to Frankfurt after a proposed lease deal for a

AUSTRIAN AIRLINES is to add a sixth weekly frequency on its Vienna – Rostov route from 02MAY11. The link to Russia is operated under the Austrian

Germanwings and Lufthansa will launch an interline agreement Jan. 20 under which passengers can combine LH and Germanwings flights in one booking. Flydubai launched four-times-weekly Dubai-Chittagong service, becoming daily in March. It is the carrier's 30th destination. AirBaltic reached a cooperation agreement with Turkish Airlines under which it will offer connections to 11 destinations in Turkey, and 20 in the Middle East and Africa.

American Airlines and United Airlines this week filed a lawsuit in Illinois to stop the City of Chicago from moving forward with the second phase of Chicago O'Hare expansion, arguing that the city government failed to get clearance from the carriers before approving $3.4 billion in modernization projects at the busy airport.

SWISS EUROPEAN AIR LINES has entered into an operational partnership with BMI BRITISH MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL on flights from Basel's EuroAirport to the

The Governments of Japan and Singapore have agreed to fully lift air service restrictions between the two countries. Through the agreement airlines

The Independent Indian carrier IndiGo, currently the third largest airline in the country by domestic traffic, has bold plans to become one of the

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

EMIRATES AIRLINE is to launch direct services between Dubai and Copenhagen from August 1, its 112th international destination and 27th in Europe. Like

At last year’s World Routes event in Vancouver, Canada, Karagandy International Airport in Central Kazakhstan offered delegates a prize with a

NEW GAMBIAN LINK TO EUROPE? A Russian airline is proposing a series of flights between Moscow and Banjul in the Gambia after receiving fifth freedom

HAITI LINK FOR CONTINENTAL Subject to Government approval, Continental Airlines will launch a three-times weekly Newark – Port-au-Prince service from

RUSSIA-GEORGIA FLIGHTS AGREEMENT EXTENDED The Governments of Russia and Georgia have granted permission for charter flights to continue between Moscow

IBEX BOOSTS LINKS FOR ANA Japanese regional carrier IBEX Airlines plans to launch its first flights to Nagoya, launching double daily services From

PLYMOUTH LOSES LONDON LINK Air Southwest is to suspend its scheduled flights from Newquay and Plymouth to London Gatwick on February 1. Newquay will

New Cambodian carrier Tonlé Sap Airlines will launch scheduled operations on January 21, with a daily flight between Siem Reap and Taipei Taoyuan

After formalising an Open Skies Agreement with Brazil last year, Singapore Airlines (SIA) has confirmed that Sao Paulo will be its first South

Australia’s flag carrier Qantas has confirmed that it will launch flights between Sydney and Dallas from May 16 on a four-times weekly basis. The