Airports & Networks

Emirates has announced the latest updates to its booking policies.

The US startup expects to be in the air before the end of the month, flying to 11 leisure destinations from the LA airport.

The airline’s latest network expansion is on top of eight routes announced one day earlier.

An initial three routes will be served by the LCC from Stockholm Arlanda.

Routes’ latest infographic looks at the current state of the world’s aviation market.

Three Airbus A320s will be stationed at the ULCC’s new base from November.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed plans to launch scheduled service between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv later in April—less than 24 hours after Etihad Airways began flying between the destinations.

Two Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737s reportedly approached an under-construction airport near Ndola, Zambia on April 4 and one proceeded to land.

The ULCC plans to open six new routes from Atlanta, plus two from Philadelphia.

Austrian Airlines is dropping Dnipro in Ukraine from its network in favor of nearby Zaporizhzhia.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

Routes details a selection of new air services scheduled to start this month.

As the pandemic’s impact seems clearer, updated cost-benefit analysis supports acceleration of air traffic management upgrade in Europe.

Flybondi has started operating from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery (AEP) serving Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires after transferring operations from the city’s Ministro Pistarini International (EZE).

Spirit Airlines has filed a complaint with the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) which questions whether JetBlue Airways and American Airlines are coordinating flights and routes “outside of the scope” of their new Northeast alliance.

Some airlines in the countries are now ramping up Trans-Tasman capacity

Spirit believes that JetBlue Airways and American Airlines could be cooperating on routes beyond what is allowed under the Northeast Alliance.

Kenya Airways has announced the suspension of passenger flights between Kenya and the UK effective 9th April 2021 at 00:00 HRS GMT until further notice.

LATAM Airlines Group has suspended most of its international flights to and from Chile after the government instituted restrictions on international travel.

The two Ukrainian carriers are planning to expand their networks over the coming weeks.

The airline begrudgingly moved from El Palomar to Ezeiza in December—and has now shifted operations to a third airport in Buenos Aires.

Air Arabia has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah and Almaty starting May 21, 2021.

Seven new routes are being launched under a government scheme which seeks to enhance connectivity to remote and regional areas.

Turkey’s TAV Airports has signed an MoU with the Ministry of Innovative Development to cooperate in the modernisation of airports and the implementation of a joint investment project for the construction of a new airport in the capital city, Tashkent.

A fifth freedom route from Milan to New York, as well as flights between Dubai and Orlando, are set to restart in June.