Airports & Networks

This webinar took place October 22, 2020 With COVID cases on the rise, travel restrictions increasing, and the typically subdued northern hemisphere

Icelandair plans to reduce seat capacity for summer 2021 by around 25-30% compared to the same season in 2019 as the flag-carrier expects the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will still be significant.

Qatar's UK country manager Gary Kershaw discusses the airline’s UK network and shifting demand in response to COVID-19 travel restrictions.

Flights to Boston and New York are among the US mainland routes returning to the airline’s network.

Israeli charter operator Israir has already applied for a number of slots between TLV and AUH and, according to Israeli media, leisure carrier Arkia also plans flights to DXB from Jan. 3, 2021.

China Express will make Quzhou Airport one of its hubs by the end of the year as part of the cooperation agreement.

The low-cost carrier is developing new markets at home. The industry returned to domestic activity levels months ago.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at ZIPAIR Tokyo’s second passenger service; the latest connection planned between Seattle and London Heathrow; and a new leisure destination joining airBaltic’s network.

As Cathay Pacific shutters Cathay Dragon, Routes looks at the regional subsidiary’s network prior to the pandemic.

In a continuing effort to thwart potential drone incursions into Changi Airport (SIN) airspace, local authorities have deployed a military-grade anti-drone protection system during the lull in activity at the airport.

The first Airbus A330-800 route is expected to be Entebbe-London Heathrow.

The flag-carrier sees demand for cargo and transit passengers on the route.

The whole project has been deeply embarrassing for German engineering and infrastructure planning.

Emirates has formed an interline agreement with Airlink, the Johannesburg-based airline which previously provided feed for South African Airways’ (SAA) long-haul routes.

East African carrier Uganda Airlines is preparing to receive its first Airbus A330-800 in December, ahead of the carrier’s long-haul debut in early

Alaska Airlines has added Embraer 175 service in the state of Alaska, operated by partner Horizon Air.

The carrier has launched intrastate services with Embraer E175 jets.

An interline agreement with Airlink will allow travelers from Dubai to Cape Town and Johannesburg to go onwards to 45 destinations across the Southern Africa.

After a deal was agreed that could pave the way for Flybe to restart operations, Routes looks at what became of the carrier’s UK network since its failure.

Airlink, the privately-owned regional airline, will enhance its South Africa and Mozambique network with additional scheduled services to Pemba, Vilanculos and Beira in Mozambique.

US airports handled more than 1 million passengers on Oct. 18.

Airports have an opportunity to reimagine terminal designs.

“You can’t keep flying to all these places” with traffic demand so low, the CEO of lobby group Airlines for America warns.

When the new Berlin airport was planned to open for real, the world of aviation looked quite different—and that is not a reference to the current pandemic.

Israel and the United Arab Emirates will a sign an agreement on Oct. 20 that should pave the way for scheduled commercial routes between Israel and the UAE to begin within weeks.