Airports & Networks

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

The Colombia-Argentina market looks set for the entrance of a third carrier.

The managing director of Manchester Airport (MAN) has stepped down amid severe operational disruption at the UK airport, including lengthy queues caused by staff shortages and stronger passenger demand.

Airlink’s Embraer ERJ135 Regional Jet was welcomed with a water salute as it touched down at King Shaka International Airport in Durban on Tuesday.

Emirates will restart flights to London Stansted from August 1.

JetBlue has firmed up plans to enter the Boston-London market at the same time as making an unsolicited $3.6 billion bid for Spirit Airlines.

The Colombia-Argentina market looks set for the entrance of a third carrier.

The carrier will be operating three international routes from Kuala Lumpur by April 20.

The airline is also increasing frequencies on existing routes from Dublin to both Chicago O’Hare and Washington Dulles.

The FAA has dedicated a new air traffic control (ATC) tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) that recently replaced the previous tower commissioned in 1979.

The airline said it had to cancel 2,000 flights in March because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related airspace closures.

Destinations in the UK and Switzerland will receive new flights next winter.

Emirates will be operating twice daily flights on its flagship A380 aircraft to Mauritius from 1 July 2022 to meet the increase in demand for travel to the island nation.

Gaussin and Qatar Airways Cargo has successfully tested and commissioned of the AMDT FULL ELEC automotive multi-directional transporter for air cargo pallets, with production under way for delivery in Q2 2022.

RwandAir is celebrating five years of flying between Kigali and the Zimbabwean capital of Harare.

The Turkish carrier will be operating service from the Danish cities to Greece, Spain and Turkey.

Connections to Alghero, Cagliari and Olbia will begin in May.

The Californian airport expects 2022 passenger numbers to exceed 2019 levels.

British Airways and American Airlines must continue to offer four daily airport slots on three UK-U.S. routes to competitors until March 2026.

Air Canada will commence all-cargo transatlantic flights in May, connecting Toronto (YYZ) to four European cities.

SpiceJet to start a daily flight between Delhi and Pantnagar in Uttarakhand from April 8.

Routes selects 50 new air services set to start around the world in April 2022, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority says it needs more time to assess the impact of the Atlantic Joint Business Agreement on the UK-US market.

The carrier plans to have eight converted Boeing 767 freighters in its fleet by next year.

Flydubai is opening another European leisure route this summer, becoming the sole operator of flights between the Middle East and Pisa.