Airports & Networks

Carrier affirms plan to launch 11 new nonstop services across Canada.

Miami International’s decision to switch its gates to a preferential-use model, rather than the previous common-use model, was a deciding factor in Spirit Airlines' proposed launch at the airport this fall.

JetBlue wants to offer 300 flights per day from New York by 2023.

King Mohammed VI appointed Habiba Laklalech as CEO of the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA) in February, at a time when Covid-19 was affecting airports everywhere. Vincent Chappard reports.

Spirit's network planning VP John Kirby told Routes Americas 2021 that Miami International’s decision to lower costs, coupled with soaring leisure demand, prompted the ULCC's big expansion in South Florida.

Routes Americas 2021 hears how a partnership with American Airlines will facilitate JetBlue's expansion.

Routes hears how the ULCC has been breaking new ground despite the impact of the pandemic.

Philadelphia International’s Stephanie Wear believes border reopenings in Europe have come too late for this summer but expects transatlantic travel to rebound strongly next year.

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

Aruba believes that by winter it could restore as much as 94% of 2019 traffic.

Regional airports management company Avports is leading a $100 million capital improvement program at Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), a project that has U.S. start-up ULCC Avelo Airlines on board to make HVN its first East Coast base.

Airports Council International–North America EVP Matthew Cornelius says the lack of connectivity is “the biggest hole in our business” and “a huge problem that remains unsolved.”

As Routes Americas 2021 draws to a close, hosting responsibilities for next year’s event are officially handed over to 2022 hosts, San Antonio International Airport.

PLAY launched services on June 24 with an A321neo flight from Iceland to London, a day after announcing plans for an IPO.

Hassan El-Houry, head of Kuwait-based National Aviation Services (NAS), wants to make up for lost time and resume the growth story of this privately owned airport services group. Mark Pilling met him.

Riyadh Airport Company (RAC), which operates King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh, has collaborated with ADB Safegate to launch a next-generation airport management platform at KKIA.

The CEOs of Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines tell Routes Americas 2021 that they both have plenty of room to grow.

IATA regional VP for the Americas Peter Cerda highlighted that many routes in the region have been lost since the onset of the pandemic.

ACI says US has the opportunity to be a leader in the recovery and how to reopen borders.

Travelers will be keen to seek out authentic experiences once they begin to take vacations again.

Routes Americas delegates hear how changes in working practices could see people combine business travel with vacations.

Eight routes are being launched from Finland’s capital during the winter 2021/22 season.

Airport management firm Avports is teaming with startup Avelo Airlines to upgrade Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport.

The airport recently secured a new customer in Canadian ULCC Swoop.

Ecuatoriana Airlines is a startup that plans to revive the name of Ecuador’s former flag-carrier, which folded permanently 15 years ago.