Airports & Networks

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.

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

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

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.

The airline sees growth opportunities in Central Asia, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker says.

The startup intends to begin operations in December, offering flights to destinations in France, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Moldova, Russia and Turkey.

The startup carrier will commence flying on Dec. 1 on domestic routes before expanding its network beyond Zambia’s borders in the first quarter of 2022.

Vistara and IndiGo have resumed flights between Indian and Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane.

Qatar Airways will no longer be accepting passengers travelling from five Southern African countries in its global network.

If approved, the routes will become the first international services from Spokane in more than a decade.

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

Passenger numbers in the U.S. reached their highest levels since Spring 2020, but new concerns about the omicron coronavirus variant could threaten momentum during the winter travel season.

The carrier aims to also operate to Los Angeles in the future.

Among other areas of cooperation, Garuda Indonesia will codeshare on SIA’s Singapore-Mumbai flights from Jan. 1.

National Aviation Services (NAS) will now provide best-in-class line maintenance services to airlines at the two international airports in Dubai and Sharjah.

There should be increases in UK Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes and a cut in the country’s Air Passenger Duty departure tax, a review has recommended.

Airline exits mean London Southend is without any commercial flights this winter but the airport's CEO is confident traffic will bounce back over the next two to three years.

The airport has a 'compelling' business case that is giving it the confidence to draw up future investment plans, CEO Glyn Jones says.

The launch forms part of a wider Japanese expansion plan for the Taipei-based airline.

Russia’s transport ministry has expanded the open sky regime at Kaliningrad Khrabrovo Airport (KGD), adding the seventh freedom of the air for five years with no restrictions.