Fly Kiss will operate under the auspices of SiAvia, a Ljubljana, Slovenia-based subsidiary of Enhance Aero with a fleet of 49-seat Embraer ERJ-145s which are already part of portfolio of the charter provider. Its initial network will include a mixture of non-stop and one-stop flights which it says will significantly enhance connectivity between city pairs that have limited or no current links.
South African Airways (SAA) and the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) have started a project where passengers on domestic flights will be tagging their own baggage at the Self-Service Bag counters.
Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings Europe will open a base in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in May 2017, the airline’s third base in addition to Austria’s Vienna and Salzburg.
Cuba has long been a popular tourist destination for Italian holiday makers and is increasingly being added to cruise ship itineraries. And with trade growing between Italy and Cuba the new route should also attract business traffic with Italian exporters and for those looking to invest in the Cuban market.
Thai Airways International, which took delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB Aug. 30, will delay launching the first scheduled service to Melbourne Airport because of additional inspections and requirements from Australian authorities.
London Heathrow Airport CEO John Holland-Kaye has said he will accelerate the airport’s growth and deliver it at a lower cost in the post-Brexit aftermath.
Flybe has shown its regional model and the use of efficient 78-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 turboprops can provide sustainable air services in many UK domestic markets. It stepped in quickly earlier in the year to announce links between Cardiff and London during the six week closure of the Severn Tunnel.
Abu Dhabi's Falcon Aviation is to open its first FBO at Al Maktoum International (DWC), Dubai South and is looking to make its mark with a three-pronged project strategy aimed at positioning it as the VVIP service leader.
Lufthansa Group subsidiary Austrian Airlines launched 5X-weekly Vienna-Hong Kong services Sept. 5, its third destination in mainland China after Shanghai Pudong and Beijing.
This year Air Canada has already launched new international services to Brisbane and to Dublin from Vancouver, with new flights launching to Delhi in October. Air Canada has also launched new US transborder flights from Vancouver this year to Chicago, San Jose, and San Diego.
The implementation of the SITA QueueAnalyzer at Orlando International Airport (MCO) has resulted in 53% fewer passengers waiting in security checkpoint lines for longer than 15 minutes, according to SITA.
Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to launch flights from the US cities of Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Los Angeles (LAX), New York-Newark, and Oakland/San Francisco (OAK) to Barcelona in June 2017.
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Dubai-based Emirates Airline plans to launch daily Dubai-Sydney-Christchurch, New Zealand, services from Oct. 30, increasing the number of Airbus A380 flights between Dubai and New Zealand to 5X-daily.
Emirates will operate its flagship A380 on services between Dubai and Guangzhou from October 1, 2016, the 67th National Day of People's Republic of China.
Budget carrier Norwegian has this week announced details of its latest long-haul European base with transatlantic flights launching to five destinations in the United States of America from June 2017. Airports from across Europe continue to pitch in a competitive battle to make use of the carrier’s ever increasing Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet, but on this occasion it is Barcelona that has come out the winner.
