Airports & Networks

The airline industry anticipated a strong rebound in 2022, but more border closures and restrictions will make that harder to achieve.

The Vietnamese LCC expects to touch down in Europe with service to Moscow from next July.

Firefly, the airline’s short-haul subsidiary focused on leisure traffic, will restart operations in April 2022.

The expected arrival of Airbus A220s in the 2022 first half offers new route opportunities for the Salt Lake City-headquartered airline.

Spain’s flag-carrier has reinstated two long-haul routes and outlined growth plans to the Canary Islands and Puerto Rico.

Little is known about the new COVID-19 variant, but short-term flight bans and border closures are a concern for airlines.

The aviation industry has become so good at automating the travel process that it has forgotten how to have contingency plans in place when the system breaks down, London Heathrow Airport’s CEO said Dec. 2.

ICAO calls for a “more measured” response by governments to the omicron variant of COVID-19.

The carriers are asking US and Mexican authorities to allow an antitrust-immunized alliance to commence in the 2023 first quarter.

The partnership will seek to stimulate tourism in the Spanish region.

The planned resumption follows an agreement with Link Airways.

The move signals Oman’s ambition of a more liberalized air traffic accord with the 27 member states.

Emirates will resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria from 5 December 2021.

Jazeera Airways took off with its first flight to the largest city in Kazakhstan, Almaty on the evening of December 1.

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has welcomed new direct flights from Rwanda to Qatar, facilitated by the codeshare agreement between Qatar Airways and RwandAir.

Ground handling giant Swissport has added six Chilean airports to its portfolio as part of a comprehensive growth strategy across Latin America, which includes a multitude of new locations in Argentina, Ecuador, Peru and Uruguay.

Routes selects 75 new air services set to start around the world in December 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

The ULCC is expanding in South Florida with a focus on rival Spirit’s home airport.

Emirates is also postponing the planned launch of flights to Tel Aviv.

SAS is comparing the new carriers to KLM Cityhopper and Iberia Express.

United Airlines has inaugurated flights between Washington D.C.’s Dulles International Airport and Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport.

Qatar Airways will add Tashkent, Uzbekistan to its global network with twice weekly flights.

NEOM, the smart and sustainable regional development in northwest Saudi Arabia and Volocopter, the pioneer of urban air mobility, have established a joint venture (JV) company to design, implement, and operate the world’s first bespoke public vertical mobility system in NEOM.

The probe into the Feb. 21 incident found risks linked to airport operator Finavia’s decision to reduce airfield maintenance staff.

The routes would be operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines, a scheduled and charter carrier based in British Columbia, under the WestJet Link brand.