Dubai World Central (stand C610) has signed a landmark agreement with Al Futtaim Services Company to establish general aviation services at the Al Maktoum International Airport.
Continental Airlines announced it hopes to begin codesharing with Mexico's Aeromar early next year following the restoration of Mexico’s return to FAA Category 1 safety rating ( ATW Daily News, Dec.3). Turkish Airlines will launch four-times-weekly Istanbul Ataturk-Karachi-Dacca service Dec. 26 and four-times-weekly IST-BKK-Ho Chi Minh City Dec. 29.
Dublin Airports Authority announced a "Grow Incentive Scheme" for 2011 at Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports under which the authority will waive "all airport charges for passenger traffic" once a threshold of 23.5 million passengers is reached at the three airports it manages.