Wataniya Airways will double its Vienna–Kuwait frequencies to six-times-weekly beginning Oct. 31. The additional three flights will be routed via Beirut onboard an A320. Pegasus Airlines will launch daily Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen-Sofia service Oct. 1. Allegiant Air will launch twice-weekly Las Vegas-Moline/Quad Cities service Oct. 14 aboard an MD-80.
China Southern Airlines inked an agreement with the Hainan provincial government to base 28 additional aircraft in Hainan and add 93 new routes from the airport by 2015.
Transaero Airlines in the fall will launch service from Moscow Domodedovo to Rostov-on-Don (five-times-weekly), Donetsk (daily) and Riga (twice-weekly). All three new routes will be aboard 737-500 aircraft in a three-class layout including business, premium economy and economy. Cirrus Airlines will launch daily Zurich–Graz service in its winter schedule aboard a Dornier 328.
Japan Airlines on Friday formally unveiled a winter schedule that reflects the dramatic route restructuring announced in April through which the bankrupt carrier will drop 45 routes in addition to previous cuts ( ATW Daily News, April 29). Among the destinations it is in the process of eliminating are Amsterdam, Milan, Rome, Sao Paolo, Brisbane, Denpasar and Kona.
ANA on Friday announced a significant upgrade to its services and network from Tokyo Haneda, the city's close-in airport that opens to international flights from Oct. 31 following the activation of its fourth runway Oct. 21.