R oyal Air Maroc will launch thrice-weekly Casablanca-Moscow Sheremetyevo service Nov. 2 aboard a 737-800. Also launching the same date will be twice-weekly Casablanca -Yaounde flights that will return via Douala.
Continental Airlines will launch Newark-Cairo service May 18 aboard a 777-200ER, subject to government approval. It plans to operate the route daily during the peak summer travel season, slowing to five- and four-times-weekly service during "certain periods in the first year of operation," the carrier said. Alaska Airlines will operate daily San Diego-Puerto Vallarta service Nov. 12-April 11, subject to approval by the Mexican government.
Dubai has ruled out the use of full-body security scanners at its airports as the devices do not correspond with national customs and ethics according to the police officer heading airport security.