Airports & Networks

The carrier's modest goal of operating 30% of pre-pandemic capacity in the fourth quarter is in jeopardy.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers' networks.

There will be a new entrant to the competitive market from September.

Turkish Airlines will increase its services to Kinshasa from five flights a week to seven as of March 31, 2019.

Turkish Airlines has announced it will increase its services from Marrakesh (RAK) to Istanbul from five flights to seven flights per week as of December 16, 2019.

Saudi Arabia's value carrier Nasair has launched international flights from the city of Taif as well as adding to its domestic network by launching flights from the city to the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Dubai International has begun 2013 in top gear, setting yet another monthly record by welcoming, for the first time, more than 5.5 million passengers in a single month.

Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia have announced a number of new codeshare destinations in Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East, Singapore and Australia.

Turkish low cost carrier Pegasus is reportedly launching a new brand – Pegasus Asia – in it new joint venture with Kyrgyzstan's Air Manas.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) is celebrating Abu Dhabi International Airport's victory in the “Best Airport for the Middle East region” category of Airports Council International (ACI) ASQ Survey results.

In preparation for the soft opening of Hamad International Airport (HIA) in Qatar on 1st April 2013, a series of advanced passenger trials have been taking place at the new facility.

flydubai, Dubai's innovative airline, today made a special touch down at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, also known as Hambantota International Airport, as part of the official opening day celebrations.

Air Arabia has celebrated its maiden flight to Mattala in Sri Lanka.

The State of Qatar's brand new Hamad International Airport (HIA) has named the 10 passenger airlines which will begin operations there on 1st April 2013.

Egyptian low cost carrier Air Cairo is to launch direct flights from the Egyptian bases at Alexandria and Assyut to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, starting March 25th.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC)'s operations division, has been awarded the ISO 9001: 2008 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001: 2004 (Environmental Management System) and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) certifications for its activities.

Oman's ministry of tourism and Oman Air have announced the launch of “Oman Short Breaks”, a joint project to provide ready-made holiday packages in various major tourist destinations in Oman.

flydubai has announced it will double its network in Russia to eight points and add additional services in Ukraine.

Aviation experts attending the 13th edition of the Airport Show and the debut Global Airport Leaders' Forum (GALF) in Dubai in May, have underscored the need for launching airport leadership development programmes and capacity building initiatives to meet the rapidly changing requirements of the commercially-run airports.

Qatar Airways today announced plans to launch scheduled flights to a further two destinations in the Republic of Iraq from this summer.

Pegasus Airlines has launched daily flights to Barcelona from Istanbul.

Statistics from the aviation industry in the UAE are to reach new levels following a top level meeting held between the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBOS).

Royal Jordanian has this morning begun flight operations from the new terminal at Queen Alia International airport in Amman.

Advance details of the new Concourse B at Hamad International Airport (HIA)in Doha's soft opening on April 1 have been released today.

Former London Heathrow chief executive Tony Douglas has been appointed as ceo of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC).