Gulf Air will restart direct services between Bahrain and Erbil in Iraq; further strengthening the airline’s existing Iraqi routes of Baghdad and Najaf.
Uganda’s relaunched national carrier has started flights to a second destination in Kenya, with a three times per week service to Routes Africa 2019 host Mombasa, as it prepares to take delivery of its first wide-body aircraft.
A joint venture is nearing between Brazilian budget airline Azul and TAP Air Portugal, which would see the two carriers coordinate schedules and pricing on routes between Brazil and Europe.
This week: Gulf Air is resuming service to Milan; Southwest readies for further Hawaii expansion; and Bamboo Airways to grow its international network.
This week: easyJet and Jet2 confirm Thomas Cook slot purchases; Transavia to open Montpellier base; American and Qantas implement JV; passenger demand remains sluggish – IATA; and Cebu Pacific firms A330-900 order.
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Qatar Airways has signed a one-way codeshare agreement with low-cost carrier IndiGo designed to provide feed from the fast-growing Indian market to the Oneworld member’s network, as well offering more seats to India.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested industry feedback about the feasibility of developing passenger self-screening stations at US airports.
Kazakhstan has introduced an open skies policy at 11 airports in the country as part of efforts to open up new international routes, raise competitiveness and reduce ticket prices.
Virgin Australia is cutting two international and two domestic routes from its network, including the suspension of flights between Melbourne and Hong Kong.
Kasama Airport in Zambia’s Northern Province is being upgraded as the country prepares to develop the northern tourism circuit. Humphrey Nkonde reports.
A resurgent airport in Egypt has topped the list of fastest-growing major airports in Africa by departure seats, research by Routesonline has revealed, helped by strong traffic growth from Italy, Turkey and Ukraine.
American Airlines and Qantas have implemented their joint venture (JV) between the US, Australasia and New Zealand, the companies announced in a Nov. 1 filing with the US Department of Transportation (DOT).
With seven new routes and an additional three aircraft arriving in the fourth quarter of 2019, Kuwaiti airline Jazeera Airways is gearing up to further grow its operations.
Hong Kong Airlines is ending service to Los Angeles and further reducing its network as it responds to strong competition and overcapacity in the market, as well as weaker travel demand caused by the recurring protests in Hong Kong.
A group of 11 Democratic senators is urging the Trump administration to reverse new restrictions that ban US commercial flights to all Cuban destinations except Havana.
After being denied in its quest to form a joint venture with LATAM Airlines Group and American Airlines – and then seeing rival Delta Air Lines take a stake in LATAM – International Airlines Group is strengthening its position on transatlantic services to South America with the acquisition of Air Europa. Routesonline looks at the current state of play on Europe – Latin America routes.
Iberia owner International Airlines Group has agreed to pay €1bn for Spanish airline Air Europa as it seeks to make Madrid a hub that will challenge rivals such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London Heathrow.
