Airports & Networks

Spirit's merger partner Frontier Airlines already has crew bases at both airports.

Southeast Asian nations are taking bolder steps toward reopening their borders as the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) scheme expands to more countries and cities within the region, which has seen one of the slowest recoveries in international flying.

Airlink has said it is ‘disappointed’ by Madagascar’s decision to ban all flights between South Africa and the Indian Ocean island for up to three months.

Qatar Airways has launched four weekly flights to Kano on March 2, and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt on March 3, both operating via the Nigerian capital, Abuja.

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

Restrictions, rerouting and the rising cost of fuel will impact airlines aiming for a recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.

Japan’s major airlines are canceling most of their flights to Europe due to the war in Ukraine, yet Korean Air’s Moscow flights are operating as normal for now and the carrier’s European services continue to overfly Russia.

Finnair will restart flying to Tokyo Narita (NRT) from March 9 after suspending service following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The acquisition of Toronto-headquartered Sunwing will increase WestJet’s footprint in leisure markets as demand continues to rebound.

The rerouted service to avoid Russian airspace will increase flight times by more than three hours.

After a brief stint at Delta Air Lines, the former JetBlue executive who spearheaded the Northeast Alliance (NEA) has been hired by American.

The carrier, which has long flown to Mexico’s beaches, will start service to Monterrey.

The LCC already operates 14 routes from PHX.

Flydubai has inaugurated its new service to AlUla, becoming the first national carrier of the UAE to offer direct flights from Dubai.

The ULCC says it is adjusting its point-to-point network to 'maximally mitigate this impact by redistributing capacity.'

Electrifying short-range aviation in the Netherlands will be feasible by 2026, concludes a report by airport consultants NACO and national aerospace research agency Royal NLR.

Airports have been urged to place increased emphasis on non-aeronautical revenues to help rebuild their financial health in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Carriers are being invited to apply for 18 daily slots at Lisbon Airport (LIS) being made available by TAP Air Portugal as a condition of the state-owned airline's restructuring.

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

A tender has opened for access to 18 daily slots being relinquished by TAP Air Portugal in Lisbon—but Ryanair has criticized the proposed timeframe of the slot transfer, calling for action to be taken ahead of the summer 2022 season.

The ULCC will connect Las Vegas to Orlando by the Floridian resort city’s secondary airport.

Flights to the city on Puerto Rico's southern coast are in addition to the ULCC’s existing services to San Juan and Aguadilla.

Emirates is streamlining check-in formalities for its customers in Ajman and the Northern Emirates with the introduction of a new check-in facility.

The CEO of Dubai Airports underlined the transport hub’s commitment to helping eradicate the illegal trade in wildlife after signing a declaration at a special event with Prince William.

Turkey’s TAV Airports served 52 million passengers in 2021, with an increase of 92% compared to the previous year.