Airports & Networks

The Turkish LCC is pushing ahead with plans to open its first route to Pakistan.

In the past, major carriers have mostly been kept off one another’s main turf. Now there is more competition.

IATA is urging the Canadian government to replace mandatory quarantines and other travel restrictions with more stringent testing protocols that could help revive travel demand without putting citizens at risk.

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Virgin Australia will focus on domestic and short-haul international flying for the time being.

Just eight scheduled passenger routes are currently operating from the airport and Swedavia believes Stockholm Arlanda could accommodate the traffic.

The Portuguese airline plans to offer six new routes during the summer 2021 season.

Turkey’s Keyvan Aviation has produced antimicrobial and antibacterial uniforms for the 'Hygiene Team' of Istanbul Airport.

Etihad Airways, the official partner of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has operated ten flights to transport the protected Formula 1 ‘biosphere’ from Manama, Bahrain to Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Qatar Airways will launch four weekly services to Seattle from 15 March 2021.

Emirates Airlines is keen to tell the world that the emirate of Dubai is open for business and tourism with all safety measures in place

Ask the Editors: The long time it takes to process tests is one of the biggest hurdles now. IATA hopes a test that meets this and other concerns will be available soon.

The governments of Japan and Singapore have agreed to launch a reciprocal “green lane” for essential and official business between the two countries starting Sept. 18.

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The carrier views the route as part of its expansion into the eastern Caribbean.

Mexico’s flag-carrier has opened two leisure routes from Guadalajara designed to help kickstart the country’s tourism recovery.

ULCC Wizz Air has been forced to delay the operational launch of its new subsidiary Wizz Air Abu Dhabi by two weeks because of COVID-19-related travel restrictions.

Lauda Europe—the new incarnation of Ryanair’s Austrian carrier Laudamotion, which is to relinquish its Austrian AOC—operated its first flight under its Maltese AOC on Sept. 11.

UAE nationals are the top visitors to the Maldives this summer, since the islands re-opened to international tourist arrivals in July 2020.

UAE national carrier Etihad is undergoing a major restructuring to scale down and flatten its leadership and management numbers to remain competitive in its post-Covid recovery.

Virgin Australia’s decision to exit nine regional routes has prompted Qantas to expand its offering.

Two dozen new routes are joining JetBlue’s network in regions where the New York-based airline expects increasing demand for leisure travel.

GOL Linhas Aéreas and Ethiopian Airlines have signed a new codeshare agreement that will include all of the Brazilian LCC’s routes from Sao Paulo Guarulhos International (GRU).

The Japanese LCC previously operated 10 Japan-Taiwan routes before suspending flights in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Uncertainty over travel restrictions and quarantine rules are causing “stagnation” in the market and could lead to “lasting damage to Denmark’s connectivity to the world,” a senior figure at Copenhagen Airports A/S has warned.