Startup carrier Cyprus Airways, which will launch operations in June, has confirmed its first routes as Heraklion and Rhodes in Greece and Tel Aviv, Israel.
Airports Company South Africa has said overall passenger growth in the first quarter of 2017 was subdued, with total arrivals up by a marginal 0.8% and departures increasing by 1.3%.
US airports designated for Global Entry program participation, as of May 1, 2017. Global Entry is a voluntary program that allows for dedicated US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing of pre-approved travelers arriving in the US at Global Entry kiosks located at designated airports.
Gulf Air has launched a Bahrain travel guide in Athens in coordination with Arab World Tours, a Bahraini travel agency committed to promoting the Kingdom globally.
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has taken part in an exciting philanthropic collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent, to support a group of 15 travellers in experiencing the holy pilgrimage of Umrah.
Qatar Airways plans to launch 12 destinations in 2018 and will begin offering high-speed broadband connectivity in partnership with Inmarsat, using GX Aviation technology on flights from this summer.
The Government of Botswana says the construction of a temporary terminal building at Maun International Airport will be completed in May this year, although the rest of the infrastructure expansion project is due to be completed in 2020. Oscar Nkala reports.
While its rivals Emirates Airlines and Etihad Airways are looking closely at the sustainability of their business models, Qatar Airways shows no signs of slowing its incredible network growth and surprised guests at this year’s Arabian Travel Market in Dubai this week by revealing an additional 12 new markets that should see the airline service in 2018.
Delta Air Lines' ranking at Boston has been impacted by the growth of JetBlue Airways and consolidation in the US airline market. While it acquired Northwest Airlines, the merger of AirTran Airways into Southwest Airlines, Continental Airlines into United Airlines and most recently US Airways into American Airlines has boosted the presence of its rivals at Logan International Airport.
The airline, a subsidiary of Japan Airlines, is currently undertaking an important fleet modernisation process which will see it receive a total of nine ATR turboprops over the next three years for operation both on main routes and connections from and to smaller islands and communities across the country.
Long-haul arrivals in Western Europe are on the increase – showing its resilience in the face of last year’s terror attacks. It has taken over a year to recover, but long-haul arrivals are starting to surge again, reaching visitor numbers higher than those seen before the Paris attack in November 2015, reports ForwardKeys.
South African Airways (SAA) and Hawaiian Airlines have established a new interline agreement, that provides new and convenient flight options for both SAA and Hawaiian customers travelling between the Hawaiian Islands and Southern Africa.
Dubai-based low-cost carrier (LCC) flydubai said it will launch new seasonal flights from Dubai to Batumi (Georgia), Qabala (Azerbaijan) and Tivat (Montenegro).
The annual Routes Europe air service development forum was officially handed over to the Basque city of Bilbao today (25 April) at a ceremony in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Tourism can be a key driver of the growth and economic diversification for the Middle East and North Africa region concluded the 2017 Ministerial Forum organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) under the patronage of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates.
Munich Airport was announced as the overall winner of the Routes Europe 2017 Marketing Awards at a ceremony tonight (24 April) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
