Airports & Networks

Maldives airline Manta Air has entered a partnership with SriLankan Airlines to connect passengers from Gaafu Alifu Atoll of Southern Maldives and Gan International airport in Addu Atoll.

Venezuelan flag-carrier Conviasa is set to become the first international airline to serve Felipe Ángeles International (NLU), the new airport in Mexico City being constructed on the site of the Santa Lucía Air Force Base.

Routes gets an update on the progress being made in Zambia after $1 billion was invested in new airport facilities.

The airline joins Aeromexico, Viva Aerobus and Volaris in confirming plans to serve the new airport.

Qatar Airways will resume its service to the Namibian capital, Windhoek from 25 June 2022 as part of its largest ever African schedule.

Dnata has been appointed to manage easyJet’s inflight retail services across the airline’s extensive network.

A string of new services have been added from bases including Marseille, Turin and Malaga.

The carrier will serve 11 destinations from Burbank, California, by the end of May.

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

The SkyTeam member said that even as the aviation industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of its routes make less economic sense and adjustments are necessary.

The ULCC is adding 27 new routes between April and June, including launching flights to two new destinations in Mexico.

The carrier said “volatile” fuel prices necessitate a change in plans.

Fly Jinnah plans to fill the gap for low-cost capacity on domestic routes before expanding internationally.

A surge in COVID-19 cases in Hong Kong and crew quarantine rules are constraining the airline’s ability to operate.

Turkish Airlines will provide one-night stay in a 4-Star hotel for Economy Class and two nights stay in a 5-Star hotel for Business Class in Istanbul as a stopover service - through a hotel voucher that is issued after the ticket purchase.

India will resume scheduled international flight services from March 27.

Mattala will become the ULCC’s first destination in South Asia.

The Irish ULCC claimed the move will result in 950,000 fewer seats and 5,000 fewer flights during the summer 2022 season.

Mattala will become the ULCC’s first destination in South Asia.

The carrier is currently operating a network focused on short-haul routes in the eastern half of the US.

The decision affects flights to destinations in France, Germany, Spain, and the UK among others.

Santorini joins Athens and Mykonos to become Qatar Airways’ third Greek destination Qatar Airways will launch flights to Santorini, Greece, from 07 June 2022.

Emirates and Garuda Indonesia have launched their codeshare partnership.

The carrier is also adding more service to Las Vegas and Cancun.

Canada’s second-largest airline, WestJet, is making a major bet on the resilience of leisure travel in a post-pandemic world.