Airports & Networks

Doha-based QATAR AIRWAYS has announced capacity increases to an array of destinations across its global network to support growing passenger demand

ESTONIAN AIR is to relaunch flights to Berlin Tegel this summer from the Baltic cities of Tallinn and Vilnius. The service from the Lithuanian capital

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES has confirmed its plan to inaugurate flights to the Canadian city of Vancouver. The three-times weekly Guangzhou –

KOREAN AIR has revealed the entry into service plans for its new Airbus A380s, although the proposed launch schedule remains subject to change. The

Chinese carrier TIANJIN AIRLINES has inaugurated a daily Hohhot – Manzhouli – Harbin service as well as a Ulanhot – Hohhet – Dongsheng link. The

CROATIA AIRLINES is increasing its Zagreb – Copenhagen schedule to a daily rotation. It will increase capacity to six-times weekly from 27MAR11 and up

Subject to Government approval, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES will launch a three-times weekly Newark – Port-au-Prince service from 09JUN11 using Boeing 737

ALITALIA will launch a six-times weekly connection on the the Rome – Toulouse route from 27MAR11. The flights will be operated using Bombardier

AIR INDIA is adjusting its Delhi – Tokyo Narita operation from 27MAR11 with a Boeing 777-200LR replacing a larger 777-300ER on the four-times weekly

United Airlines will launch daily Boeing 737-800 Los Angeles-Guadalajara service May 3, to be operated by Continental Airlines. The route is subject to Mexican government approval. Air France will launch four-times weekly Airbus A320 Paris Charles de Gaulle-Tripoli service March 29, becoming five-times-weekly June 6.

[Corrected version] Oneworld partners Qantas and American Airlines are to strengthen their longstanding relationship with the first step being the introduction by Qantas of four times weekly Boeing 747-400 service from Sydney to Dallas/Fort Worth International from May 16. At the same time the airline has decided to scrap its direct Sydney-San Francisco flights from May 14.

Atlanta’s new international terminal will smooth O&D passenger flows for Delta’s growing global network when it opens in 2012.

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES is to boost capacity on its existing routes from its Guangzhou base to Los Angeles and Paris CDG. From 27MAR11 the carrier

Australian flag carrier QANTAS is to launch flights to Dallas but will suspend its existing service to San Francisco. The new Sydney – Dallas –

LUXAIR will introduce a twice weekly Luxembourg – Bilbao service from 12MAY11. The flight is to be operated by a Embraer EMB145 regional jet. Schedule

According to latest GDS timetable information, SPIRIT AIRLINES is launching a daily Chicago O’Hare – Los Angeles service from 01APR11 and introducing

Gulf Air has started its service to Isfahan in the Islamic Republic of Iran - the airline's 46th destination and the first in 2011.

US Dept. of Transportation said that November was the second consecutive month in which the nation's largest airlines experienced no tarmac delays of more than 3 hr. at US airports, claiming the trend further highlights the wisdom of the tough tarmac delay rule that went into effect in April ( ATW Daily News, Oct. 13).

Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this week in the route

With Routes Americas fast approaching a number of carriers have updated their Route Exchange profile, allowing airports to keep track of their network

SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES TO ADD GUANGZHOU Saudi Arabian Airlines will launch a new thrice-weekly service to Guangzhou from Riyadh, effective March 27 th

DELTA TO ENTER TRUNK DOMESTIC ROUTE SkyTeam member Delta Air Lines has announced plans for three new routes to commence from April 1st this year. It

Utair Set For New German Route Moscow Vnukovo based UTAir will begin new flights from Moscow Vnukovo to Hanover from May 1 st, 2011. The route will be

Cebu Pacific will commence services to Busan with a thrice-weekly basis with A320 aircraft and the route will be inaugurated from June 15th. Cebu will

From March 27th, Air France will inaugurate new non-stop service from its Charles de Gaulle hub to Tripoli, the capital of Libya. The route will