Airports & Networks

The Travel Foundation's Ben Lynam has claimed that luxury travel damaging the environment more than mass tourism.

Emirates has reaffirmed its commitment to Tunis by increasing the frequency of flights between Dubai and Tunis from six to seven a week starting 30th October 2017.

Airports and airlines in Latin America can overcome issues surrounding infrastructure constraints and market consolidation if they work together, delegates at World Routes have been told.

Many of India’s major airports are operating at full capacity, but Raj Andrade from Bangalore International Airport says better discussion between airlines and airports should help to ease constraints.

Lee Lipton, director network and schedule planning at WestJet, speaks to Routesonline about the Canadian carrier's participation at World Routes 2017 in Barcelona.

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh has confirmed that the group has made an offer for parts of troubled Air Berlin, but he expects Lufthansa to win the race for the carrier.

People in Europe are increasingly prepared to travel to a country in the wake of a terrorist attack, delegates at World Routes 2017 have been told.

Vienna hopeful of becoming hub for east-west flights.

Poland seeks status as "the leading Central and Eastern European hub".

European airlines remain in the dark about what Brexit will mean for their business prospects, with Flybe chief commercial officer Vincent Hodder saying "literally no-one knows what’s going to happen".

A period of consolidation among European airlines similar to what has occurred in the US is to be both expected and welcomed.

LCC Norwegian has received full approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for its UK subsidiary, Norwegian UK (NUK), to start transatlantic operations.

Willie Walsh, chief executive of International Airlines Group, has told World Routes 2017 that its long-haul low-cost carrier LEVEL hopes to grow its fleet to 30 aircraft by 2022.

The first Canadian Routes Americas will take place in 2019 following a successful bid from Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport.

The first Canadian Routes Americas will take place in 2019 following a successful bid from Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport.

The advent of Big Data will further disrupt the aviation industry over the coming years, delegates at World Routes 2017 have been told.

New routes have helped Birmingham Airport to hit the 13 million passenger milestone.

Destinations need to start capping visitor numbers or face destroying the very thing that attracted travellers in the first place.

As hundreds of airlines from around the world gather in Barcelona for World Routes 2017, Routesonline can reveal the top international routes by passenger numbers.

Relive all the highlights from World Routes 2017 in Barcelona, the only route development forum operating on a global scale.

Taiwan Taoyuan has set out its route development ambitions, with European cities a target.

With two previously unserved long-haul routes now secured, Copenhagen Airports is eyeing new targets.

Providing fast connections between Asia and Europe, Helsinki Airport is seeking to add connections to China and North America.

While existing carriers continue to increase capacity, new and emerging markets like India and the Middle East are a growing focus for Velana International Airport.

Barcelona is taking centre stage for the world's premier route development event.