Airports & Networks

Pegasus, has launched a new service to Karachi.

Gulf Air will resume its direct flights to and from India staring with Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) on 14 September 2020 along with Cochin and Calicut this week.

Qatar Airways is to resume services to Amman, Entebbe, Hanoi, Seychelles, Windhoek and Yerevan, as well as new flights to Accra.

Abu Dhabi International Airport has launched a new initiative for international transfer passengers, facilitating shorter connection times by increasing the speed of transiting through the airport by 27%, delivering an enhanced and seamless passenger experience.

Flydubai has announced the resumption of flights to Malé, the capital of the island nation, the Maldives.

Middle East Airlines-Air Liban has resumed flights to and from Jeddah and Riyadh, as of 16th of September 2020.

Gulf Air has resumed its direct flights to and from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and direct flights to and from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 19 September.

Emirates has introduced a second daily flight Bahrain.

A documentary film narrating the story of Istanbul Airport as the largest project in the history of the Republic, from its initial stages of gestation, to the airport’s shift to operation at full capacity - 'A Monument of Victory: Istanbul Airport' – has been released on iGA Istanbul Airport’s YouTube channel.

Emirates has introduced self check-in and bag drop kiosks at Terminal 3, Dubai International Airport.

Saudia airlines has resumed international flights to 20 destinations in the Middle East, Asia and Europe, after seven months of travel disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Sharjah Airport has made good use of the downtime caused by the Coronavirus lockdown by undergoing a $11 million expansion and a major maintenance programme which included a redesign of the entrance to arrivals, refreshing customer service counters and new lighting at the aircraft stands.

The Iraqi Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) has assigned National Aviation Services (NAS) to upgrade and operate passenger-handling services and processes at the Baghdad International Airport.

The organisers of The Airport Show have unveiled plans to hold a new 'digital only' event in 2020 to keep the aviation community connected ahead of the Hybrid+ event planned in May 2021.

Turkey’s TAV Airports is to join the Airports Council International’s (ACI World) Airport Health Accreditation programme for 11 airports operated by the company.

Emirates and Airlink have announced an interline agreement, widening Emirates' reach into Southern Africa as countries begin opening their borders for travellers.

Etihad Airways will become the first GCC carrier to operate a commercial passenger flight to and from Israel, to bring Israel's top travel and tourism leaders to the UAE.

Emirates has introduced scheduled Airbus A380 services to Amman, Jordan, as part of its expanded schedule of 10 weekly services.

Emirates' has launched an integrated biometric path at Dubai International airport (DXB). The contactless airport experience is now open to Emirates passengers travelling from and through Dubai.

Cavotec has won a contract to supply its in-ground fuelling systems to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport.

Jazeera Airways has launched a new service to the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat, starting from November 2, 2020.

Pegasus is adding a new route to its growing number of direct flights from Antalya, Turkey, with the launch of its direct flights to Moscow.

Flydubai’s first flight to the Maldives touched down in Male’ on 27 October; marking the start of an up to four-times weekly service.

Peter Mohring, Managing Director of Transport, Serco Middle East, explores why it has never been timelier for the air transport sector to embrace outsourcing to help with post pandemic recovery.

Etihad Airways is celebrating the 15th anniversary of its first service between Abu Dhabi and Brussels.