Wizz Air is further expanding from its Central and Eastern Europe heartlands with plans to enter the Armenian market and establish an airline based in Abu Dhabi.
Singapore Airlines is adding Belgium’s capital city Brussels to its network from next October, becoming the Star Alliance member’s 16th destination in Europe.
United Airlines inaugurated its nonstop three-times weekly service between Cape Town and New York/Newark, its first ever South African route and the first direct air service between the two cities.
Following on from a successful Routes Africa and citing World Routes as a primary catalyst, Cape Town has today welcomed United Airlines’ new seasonal service from Newark/New York.
This week: VietJet is further expanding service to Seoul; Air France plans to resume flights to Monrovia in Liberia; and German leisure airline Condor is adding a sixth destination in Canada.
Qantas has selected European manufacturer Airbus to supply up to 12 A350-1000 aircraft capable of flying the world’s longest commercial routes from the east coast of Australia to London and New York. The Oneworld member will make a decision whether to push ahead with its ultra-long-haul Project Sunrise plans in March 2020.
Cathay Pacific Airways has agreed to temporarily take over its partner Air New Zealand’s (ANZ) Hong Kong flights, which will help ANZ cover for a shortage of international capacity.
Flydubai’s inaugural flight has touched down in Krabi in Thailand, becoming the first UAE-based airline to offer flights to the popular holiday destination.
