Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) recorded a positive growth for the first quarter of 2017; Passenger numbers increased by 5% when compared to the same period last year. A total of 351,942 general passenger movements were recorded in the first quarter of 2016.
Emirates will introduce an additional daily flight to Brussels, complementing Emirates' existing schedule and providing a double-daily service to customers from 29 October 2017.
The five main UAE and Bahraini airlines are halting flights to Doha as a diplomatic row escalates between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Bahrain and Yemen and states threaten to close their airspace to Qatar airlines.
Central and Eastern European low-cost carrier (LCC) Wizz Air will launch 2X-weekly Budapest-St. Petersburg Airbus A320 service Aug. 27, becoming the first foreign LCC to operate to Russia’s Pulkovo International Airport.
European low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian is continuing its long-haul expansion by studying long-haul routes from Germany, although the LCC would not confirm specific routes.
TAV Airports has included Qassim and Hail airports in Saudi Arabia to its portfolio following Madinah and Yanbu. TAV, with its partner Al Rajhi Group, will develop the two airports and operate them for 30 years.
Finland flag carrier Finnair and state-owned airport operator Finavia, together with digital developer Futurice, are testing the use of face recognition technology for the check-in process of Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport this month through May 23.
The Honorable Minister of Aviation of Ghana and a delegation were in the UAE during the Arabia Travel Market exhibition earlier this month to discuss bilateral agreements with top airline companies.
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Ioanna Papadopoulou spoke to Routesonline about the strategic approach to risk sharing and integrated marketing that has delivered new routes at Athens International Airport.
LOT Polish Airlines launched 4X-weekly Warsaw-New York Newark services April 28, its fifth North American destination and second new route to the US (Los Angeles, California) within one month.
Panama-based Copa Airlines has signed a wide-ranging codeshare agreement with Istanbul-based Turkish Airlines. Both carriers are Star Alliance members.
Air Serbia will axe its own flights to Abu Dhabi, the home base of its strategic shareholder Etihad Airways, as it shifts the focus of its five-year plan to denser short-haul flying.
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.
