Airports & Networks

New A320neo jets enable expansion for Greek airline.

JAL's new LCC is gearing up for its maiden flights.

Scandinavian LCC switches its focus to San Francisco.

Less than two months after Poland became the 39th country to be added to the US visa waiver program, LOT Polish Airlines has unveiled plans to further expand its operations to the country.

A consortium led by Singapore’s Changi Airport International has won a 25-year concession to operate Komodo Airport, the primary airport for the Komodo National Park in Indonesia.

Routesonline provides an update on the operations of the Airbus A380. We also reveal the network size of each operator and the top destinations served by the aircraft type.

The facts and figures behind 2019’s leading route development events.

China Southern Airlines will maintain deep cooperation with Skyteam members after leaving the alliance at year’s end.

The second part of our review of 2019 features the demise of Thomas Cook; World Routes 2019 in Adelaide: Delta's deal with LATAM; and Wizz Air's plans to launch an airline in the United Arab Emirates.

Etihad Airways will operate its seasonal routes from Abu Dhabi to Alexandria, Egypt, between 25 June to 15 September 2020.

RwandAir customers could now save from their ticket purchases due to a new partnership with Optiontown.

Chilean carrier JetSMART has entered the Colombian market for the first time with flights to the city of Cali, located in the Valle del Cauca. The new route has been supported by leading aviation consultancy ASM.

London Heathrow Airport’s long-awaited third runway is likely to be delayed by at least a year, following a disagreement between the airport and the UK aviation regulator over preliminary spending on the project.

Vienna International Airport (VIE) reported a 15% record passenger increase for 2019 but said further growth will impact the airport’s slot situation for the 2020 European summer season.

After firing developer, Denver International vows terminal makeover will be on budget with new team.

The commercial aviation industry in the Latin America-Caribbean region heads into 2020 in a state of flux.

This week: British Airways is adding a 27th destination in the US to its network; WestJet plans to increase its presence in Boston; and Sun Country Airlines is expanding to Canada for the first time.

LCC Norwegian is moving towards completing the transfer of its flights serving Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) for the summer 2020 season and beyond, citing higher levels of business from the larger airport.

Denver-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is making Miami International Airport one of its hubs in 2020, as well as returning to Central America with flights to Guatemala City and San Salvador and adding two new destinations in the Dominican Republic.

Ethiopian Airlines is marking its one-year anniversary of flights from the North of the UK by donating a rose bush featuring the nation’s famous flowers to four botanical gardens across the North of England.

We profile Thai Airways, the flag carrier of Thailand and Routes Asia 2020 attendee.

As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.

The first Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Gaborone, Botswana, touched down at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport on Sunday 15 December.

As numerous airline collapses demonstrate, high costs and macroeconomic uncertainty are making life difficult for the sector.

Lufthansa and Munich Airport operator FMG plan to intensify their strategic cooperation in the sustainable development of the Star Alliance carrier’s Munich hub.