Airports & Networks

Air Astana is resuming services from Nur-Sultan Nazarbayev International Airport (NQZ) after operations were disrupted by civil unrest across Kazakhstan.

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

UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said with the omicron variant now so widely established, it made no sense to continue to enforce the stricter—and much more expensive—PCR tests to detect it.

Violent riots reached Kazakhstan’s Almaty International Airport, leading to several flight cancellations or diversions as protestors occupied the main terminal.

Until now, the airline has operated its Singapore-Barcelona flights via Milan but was not permitted to sell tickets between the two European cities.

Passengers will be able to take short-haul flights between Barcelona and Milan from Jan. 17.

The carrier plans to boost frequencies to Argentina in the 2022 first quarter.

Thabile Mathe has joined ACI Africa as director for facilitation, technology and innovation, on secondment from Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic has been added to SKY Airline’s international network.

Authorities estimate the new airport, which is to replace Xiamen Gaoqi International, will handle 380,000 sorties and 45 million passengers a year.

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

New rules, driven by omicron concerns, will limit weekly flights on the routes.

Routes from Australia, Canada, France, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, the UK and the US are all affected by the move.

The regional carrier now operates 10 routes from Reno-Tahoe, Nevada.

New travel restrictions introduced by the Indian state of West Bengal will dramatically cut airline capacity on one of the busiest domestic routes in the country.

Emirates has said it progressed in its recovery path in 2021, rebuilding its passenger network to 128 cities by December including a new route to Miami launched in July.

Flights to Singapore will launch in February as the LCC seeks to rebuild its route network.

The restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government restrict the airline’s ability to operate even a limited schedule.

The acquisition will add to GOL’s market share lead at Sao Paulo Congonhas Airport.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi today announced its outstanding operational results for 2021.

Domestic flights dominated the list of busiest routes in the world during 2021, led by a leisure service in South Korea.

The budget carrier IndiGo will launch a codeshare with Air France-KLM from February 2022.

Etihad Airways and Henan Province Airport Group aim to establish a strategic partnership to strengthen aviation ties between the UAE and China.

Air France and KLM will offer passengers access to 25 new Indian destinations.

As construction of a new airport for Sudan´s capital Khartoum continues, one of its expected airline operators is looking to benefit from the project’s geographical position in Northeastern Africa.