Airports & Networks

Construction work of the much-delayed Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER) is expected to be completed by the end of August 2018.

Airberlin—which filed for bankruptcy last month—plans to close all long-haul routes from Berlin Tegel and reduce its Dusseldorf network.

Low-cost carrier Ryanair has expanded its schedule from Memmingen as it seeks to grow its market share in Germany.

Routesonline's monthly profile of an unserved route as featured on Route Exchange. This month we take a look at the case for Cork-Prague.

As Gulf Air prepares to launch its dedicated holiday unit “Gulf Air Holidays” this summer the airline has appointed online travel booking company “Ezeego1.com” as the Gulf Air Holidays back-end service provider.

Baggage management by the world's airlines improved again in 2016 as the industry focuses on technology investments and prepares for a step-change in handling by June 2018.

Falcon Aviation has achieved approval from the UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to perform third party line maintenance at its new Dubai South facility at Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) base in Dubai. This facility is co-located along with its FBO facility in the VIP Terminal.

A loan of up to €150m from the German government has been approved by the European Commission, ensuring Air Berlin will continue to operate over the coming months.

South African Airways (SAA) has confirmed it will introduce network changes on the domestic and regional segments of its route network. The changes relate to the replacement of SAA's own metal service on certain routes and not total withdrawal.

Routesonline analyses the North American aviation industry, taking a monthly look at the top routes served and revealing the airlines that are dominating the market. We also rank the top ten airports by available seat capacity.

Dubai World Central (DWC) has welcomed its first scheduled A380 passenger flight – Korean Air's flight KE9951 from Incheon International Airport in South Korea.

Investment in emerging airport technologies will be key to managing growth and meeting changing passenger expectations. Keith Mwanalushi examines how IT will influence the traveller experience.

Routesonline's latest analysis of the European aviation industry, examining the top routes, airlines and airports.

From Brisbane, the 787-9 is capable of flying nonstop to destinations such as Seattle, Chicago, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Cathay Pacific will launch three new nonstop routes to Europe from Hong Kong starting with its summer 2018 schedule.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is to launch a large number of European routes from Aarhus Airport in Denmark, under a new agreement that will boost the airport’s traffic by more than 50%.

An Emirates flight from Muscat to Dubai was cancelled today after baggage handlers discovered a snake in the cargo hold.

Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) have reopened to handle limited domestic flights after being forced to close Aug. 27 because of severe flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

Russian and Greek aviation authorities have agreed to increase the number of frequencies from 21 to 35 flights per week between Moscow and Athens for designated carriers, according to a letter released by Russian regulators.

This week: Ukraine International targets the outbound leisure market from Kiev and Air Canada continues to build Montreal routes.

Ireland’s flag carrier Aer Lingus has responded to growing low-cost competition on transatlantic routes by launching new budget fare offering.

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will add Cairo to its route network in Spring 2018.

UK LCC easyJet is rolling out a new “Hands Free” service, where passengers can pay £4 ($5) to leave their hand luggage at check-in and receive priority boarding.

Dubai-based Emirates and Australian carrier Qantas are seeking clearance to extend their partnership for another five years, with Qantas switching its London flights to operate via Singapore rather than Dubai.

For the first time a new award at the World Routes Marketing Awards will recognise the contribution of top-performing individuals.