Airports & Networks

Plans for the resumption of long-haul services have been parked.

The UAE's LCC-focused airport is moving ahead with building new facilities despite COVID-19.

The approval of a European Commission plan aimed at rationalizing inconsistent travel restrictions through a color-coded COVID-19 risk map marks a small step in the right direction for Europe’s airlines—but unfortunately, the beleaguered industry says, it doesn’t go far enough.

Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) is seeking to recover around £1.7 billion ($2.2 billion) in lost COVID-19 revenues through changes to its regulated charging structure, triggering a UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) call for industry feedback that will run until Nov. 5.

Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) has inaugurated the latest stage of its phased expansion program.

Over the winter months Lufthansa is set to deploy four of its currently parked Airbus A350-900s on routes from its Frankfurt hub that are normally served by the larger Boeing 747-8.

As airlines and airports around the world recover from the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Routes' latest infographic looks at the current state of the global aviation market.

The startup intends to fly to nine destinations from its base in Yerevan, but it has to contend with a border conflict in addition to COVID-19.

Qantas says the coastal town will attract tourists from Sydney.

The carrier already has a major presence in both cities' secondary airports.

European member states are set to approve a set of measures aimed at harmonizing COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to an EU source.

Hawaiian Airlines will suspend its ‘Ohana by Hawaiian interisland passenger and cargo services effective Nov. 1, citing the “economic challenges of low travel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine restrictions.”

Chinese airlines carried 13.3 million passengers over the week-long holiday between Oct. 1 and Oct. 8, with the domestic market seeing double-digit growth.

The carrier is adding 10 seasonal routes to its network, including four Spanish domestic services and three in France.

As British Airways begins a second route to Pakistan, Routes looks at the state of the country’s somewhat underexploited aviation market.

Empire Airlines operates the ‘Ohana by Hawaiian services, which will be dropped on Nov. 1.

American passengers will be able to transfer to China Southern Airlines flights at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.

Safe Air has started scheduled services to Dubai-Mogadishu-Nairobi, which will operate every Saturday. The first direct service will operate between Mombasa to Dubai.

Nine out of ten residents and citizens surveyed from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will change their flying habits and routines even after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, according to the results of an extensive new global airline survey commissioned by Inmarsat.

Flydubai will start flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv from 26 November 2020.

Israel and Jordan have signed an aviation agreement that allows for flights to cross over both countries’ airspace—a move which will shorten flight times and potentially unlock new routes.

Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will start its first passenger route in mid-October—six months after its original launch plans were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Saudi Arabian Logistics (SAL), a member of the Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation, has officially begun running the operations of customs security areas across most of the Kingdom’s airports.

A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.

After operating cargo-only services during the pandemic, Japan Airlines’ new long-haul low-cost subsidiary is set to launch its first passenger route.