Airports & Networks

Kazakhstan’s capital has secured another direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

The carrier will use an Airbus A320 on the route.

The carrier hopes the point-to-point routes will stimulate business travel this summer as well as attracting leisure traffic.

Six new routes are being launched from Albania’s capital, increasing the number of services offered by the airline to 27.

A recovery to pre-pandemic international flight levels in Latin America is not expected until 2024.

Whether it’s birds, mammals or reptiles, wildlife populations in and around an airport pose a significant threat to operations. Chloë Greenbank finds out how one specialist company is helping African airports to mitigate this risk.

Air Seychelles will resume commercial passenger flights from Mumbai and Dubai.

The airline has grown its network by eight destinations over the last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ryanair is expanding its UK-Greece network this summer.

The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has received an application from Milan-based airline Neos for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.

David Neeleman’s latest venture plans to connect secondary markets that have been neglected by other US airlines.

The Italian carrier hopes to grow its transatlantic network to fly to destinations in the US.

As easyJet adds new services from Toulon, Routes takes a look at the biggest airlines, airports and routes currently operating in France’s market.

Two routes are being launched from the city, located on southern France’s Mediterranean coast.

Gary Kelly noted the airline added 17 cities to its network over the past year despite COVID-19.

Kenya Airways (KQ), will increase its flight frequencies from Nairobi to Kisumu, Mombasa, Eldoret and Entebbe during Easter holidays, from 18th March to 19th April 2021.

The new routes will be operated be wholly owned regional carrier Horizon Air.

As vaccinations pick up across the U.S., airlines are taking steps to prepare for a snapback in demand—whenever that may happen.

The Royal Schiphol Group, whose major asset is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, does not anticipate passenger volumes returning to 2019 levels before the middle of this decade, the airport said in its annual report.

Spirit Airlines is adding three new destinations from LaGuardia (LGA) this summer, one of which will become the New York airport’s farthest route at some 2,470 mi. (3,975 km).

Caribbean Airlines will launch service between Barbados (BGI) and New York John F Kennedy (JFK) from April 1, subject to regulatory approvals.

Six Jetstar Japan aircraft are being transferred to the Australian unit to boost domestic capacity amid rising competition from Rex.

The Air Iceland Connect brand will be phased later out this month.

The transcontinental service is one of three new routes being launched by the Florida-based ULCC.

Flight frequencies on many routes continue to be significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels.