Airports & Networks

The Dubai-based airline is resuming passenger flights to two Chinese cities, and adding capacity to another, while increasing Airbus A380 operations on a number of other routes.

Etihad Airways will be introducing two exciting routes this year, connecting Abu Dhabi to Copenhagen in Denmark and Düsseldorf in Germany from October 1.

Royal Jordanian has increased its services between Amman and Aqaba.

Akasa Air commenced operations from Manohar International Airport, in Mopa, on January 11 with the airline serving five flights to Mumbai and Bengaluru.

The mega expansion if at Indira Gandhi International Airport’ TI is expected to be complete by December, 2023. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has said the project will create an integrated Terminal 1 almost three times as large as the current facility. The new terminal will integrate domestic departure and arrival terminals under one roof and double its capacity from 20 million passengers per annum to 40 million passengers.

Emirates will ramp up its operations in China ahead of the New Lunar Year with twice weekly services to Shanghai and a daily to Beijing.

The airline hopes to begin New York-Buenos Aires flights before the end of the year.

The European network changes come ahead of the northern winter 2023/24 season.

Delta Air Lines is adopting a cautious approach to rebuilding its presence in China as the country reopens to international travel.

Ethiopian Airlines will increase its presence in the U.S. with a new Atlanta service to be launched in May.

The Addis Ababa-based carrier is also significantly restoring its China network.

Flights from Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa and Kochi will transfer from London Heathrow.

The airline eyes an initial network of 27 routes.

The airline suspended service to the Tokyo airport because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emirates will scale up its A380 operations with the iconic double-decker returning to Glasgow (26 March 2023), Nice (1 June 2023) and Birmingham (1 July 2023).

The Chinese government has removed many travel restrictions, but other countries are wary of China’s COVID-19 surge.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Opening day jitters included a litany of issues.

AWIN data shows that from June 2022, flight hours have been above 80% of their equivalent month in 2019.

Backed by investor 777 Partners, Australian LCC startup Bonza can now prepare the launch of its domestic Boeing 737-8 operation.

Service to the Italian carrier’s third destination in Latin America will start in October.

A prior incarnation of the UK regional collapsed in March 2020.

The airline is ramping up capacity following the Jan. 8 reopening of China and Hong Kong.

Emirates will resume its services to Tokyo-Haneda starting from 2 April 2023.

Wizz Air has officially inaugurated two new connections between Budapest and Riyadh and Bucharest and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia.