Airports & Networks

Flydubai will start a three-times weekly service to Sohag International Airport, Egypt, from 25 July.

Qatar Duty Free (QDF) is marking its 21st anniversary by unveiling a significant investment and an enhanced retail portfolio of 21 new shopping and dining outlets at Hamad International Airport (HIA).

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

Before Routes Americas 2021 we spoke to Orlando International (MCO) CEO Phil Brown, who outlined the airport’s strong leisure recovery and key international network targets.

As Japan prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, we take a look at the current state of the country’s air transport market.

With European Union countries and the UK beginning to open their international borders, we take a look at the current top 10 largest markets.

Lufthansa is resuming service to HKG after a five-month pause.

With ACI Asia-Pacific welcoming three new members into its fold, we look at their route networks and key statistics.

Latin American airports are speaking out concerning operational restrictions in some of the region’s countries, warning that the imposed constraints are limiting air traffic recovery.

Longer-range aircraft like the A321XLR will open up many city pairs and secondary points from Australia in the near future.

Amsterdam Schiphol’s Oostbaan runway is being taken out of service for 12 days as it undergoes maintenance. The oldest, shortest and most easterly of

Longer-range aircraft like the A321XLR will open up many city pairs and secondary points from Australia in the near future.

The carrier will operate to 23 destinations from PHL this summer.

The move follows LATAM shuttering its domestic operation in Argentina last year after the country closed off its airspace.

Following President Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will remain on an adjusted LEVEL 4 lockdown for at least the next two weeks, Comair will extend the suspension of scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) flights, until 31 August 2021.

The Peruvian market leader is currently LATAM Airlines Peru.

By launching jet operations, Porter will be able to reach destinations in Southern California, Mexico and the Caribbean.

Swedish airport operator Swedavia is to study an electric air route between Umeå (UME) and Åre Östersund (OSD) airports in northern Sweden.

Air traffic in Europe is continuing to recover, with a total of 155,234 flights in the week to July 11, reaching 62.7% of 2019 traffic, according to the latest data published by network manager Eurocontrol.

Chengdu opened Tianfu International Airport (TFU) June 27, becoming the third Chinese city to operate two major airports after Beijing and Shanghai.

Emirates has announced it will restart passenger services to Mauritius this summer with two weekly flights from 15 July, as the island-nation gradually re-opens its borders to international tourists.

Gulf Air will resume its direct operations to Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia starting with 3 weekly flights, beginning from 15 July 2021.

Flydubai will add Naples in Italy and Salzburg in Austria to its network later this month.

The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.

The Florida-based ULCC plans to be 45% larger at MCO compared to pre-COVID-19.