Airports & Networks

Airlink will launch the first direct flights between Cape Town and Maputo from 31 August 2022.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in August, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The US carrier is launching two never-before-operated routes, as well restoring a sector last served more than a decade ago.

The carrier intends to serve the country’s capital Yerevan.

Routes profiles the latest operations of Eurowings Discover, the Routes World 2022 attendee that launched 12 months ago.

Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to Israeli airlines.

The airline plans to further expand its footprint in the Paris-New York market.

Air Astana is marking 20 years of operations to Dubai.

The route is the result of a recent awarding of frequencies by the US Transportation Department.

Flights to Agadir, Prague and Sharm El Sheikh are among the latest new route plans.

US airlines have been experiencing a robust demand environment, but the 2023 outlook is cloudier.

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

London Heathrow airport has again pointed the finger for ongoing passenger problems at ground handling companies and airlines, while warning that increases in charges proposed by the UK aviation regulator will not allow it to invest sufficiently in improving facilities.

Swedish airport operator Swedavia has recommended that personnel at Stockholm Arlanda resume wearing face masks, considering a new increase in coronavirus infections.

JetBlue has won the battle for Spirit, paving the way for a merger that will produce a challenger to the US Big Four.

Emirates has announced plans to boost connectivity and increase travel options for customers flying between Dubai and Tel Aviv with a second daily flight.

The LCC will station three additional Airbus A321neos in the Portuguese capital, as well as opening more than a dozen new routes.

The agreements will provide in excess of 600 weekly connections for its transatlantic routes.

Saudi Arabia has opened its airspace to Israeli airlines.

The facility was opened by Asia Airfreight Terminal, a subsidiary of Singaporean ground handling provider SATS.

Why are European and UK airport and airline execs fighting about the air travel disruptions that have occurred this year, as people rush to fly again, instead of working together on solutions?

Eight of the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2021 were in the U.S., with Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson retaking the top spot.

The airline will go head-to-head in the market with Qatar Airways.

The carrier’s North American capacity exceeded 2019 levels, but international flying is returning more slowly.

Akasa, the new Indian low-cost airline which launches on August 7, has announced an additional 28 direct flights a week between Bengaluru and Mumbai from August 19 with two departures a day from each station, writes Ashwini Phadnis.