Airports & Networks

The Toronto-based carrier has been dormant since March 2020 because of COVID-19.

A four-step plan will ease COVID-19 restrictions to enable increased air travel.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced its first flight to Tel Aviv on 18 April, 2021, following the announcement that Israel has been added to the green list - meaning travellers will no longer need to quarantine upon arrival in Abu Dhabi.

Dynamic Advanced Training has opened its doors to the film industry, with the support of The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC), making it the first aviation themed filming location in the UAE and Middle East region.

Lufthansa Group airlines head of sales for sub-Saharan Africa tells Aviation Daily that Africa is traveling again.

Backed by Japanese investment, the new airport is located in the Tuv province about 50 km (31 mi.) southwest of central Ulaanbaatar.

Etihad Airways and El Al Israel Airlines have launched a codeshare agreement following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel in 2020.

The codeshare agreement will include the airlines’ networks beyond both Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv hubs.

Emirates is welcoming the opening up of quarantine-free travel destinations in Europe, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland, that have opened their doors for tourism.

Etihad Airways was the first international flight to land in Phuket yesterday, to mark the reopening of tourism to Thailand. To celebrate the occasion the aircraft was greeted with the customary water cannon salute on arrival.

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

Routes selects 100 new air services set to start around the world in July 2021, looking at the planned frequency, start date and aircraft to be used.

Flypop, which plans a series of routes between the UK and South Asia, aims to start flights in October.

ULCC added the Wisconsin airport to its network last month.

Europe mandated that performance-based navigation should be the basis for every runway approach procedure by 2030 and the mandate is beginning to translate into meaningful changes.

The air transport sector must move swiftly toward digitalizing the travel experience to prevent airports from grinding to a halt as passenger numbers rise post-pandemic, the European head of air transport IT provider SITA said July 1.

China is continuing its long march toward being one of the top aviation markets in the world.

Flypop, which plans a series of routes between the UK and South Asia, aims to start low-cost long-haul flights in October, but much depends on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic at that point.

Munich-Dubai was a regular fixture of Lufthansa’s network from 2003 to 2016, but the Star Alliance member suspended the route shortly after Emirates increased its frequencies to 3X-daily.

Scandinavian startup Flyr, backed by industry veteran Erik Braathen, has launched its first commercial routes, initially focusing on connecting domestic destinations in Norway.

The move effectively suspends the bilateral air accord between the US and Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk.

Jazeera Airways is preparing to launch flights to Turkey’s coastal city of Antalya starting from July 2 as well as to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv starting from July 13.

Etihad Airways and EL AL Israel Airlines have launched their joint codeshare network and reciprocal loyalty agreement for frequent flyers.

The route returns to the carrier’s network after an absence of five years.

Destinations in Tanzania, Oman and Sri Lanka are being added to the carrier’s international network.