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By Richard Maslen
The low-cost carrier will increase its Cologne-based fleet from a single Boeing 737-800 to three aircraft from the start of the winter 2015/2016 schedules in late October. The seven new routes and additional frequencies on existing services will bring its network to 129 weekly flights to 17 destinations and will deliver around two million passengers per annum to the airport.
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By Richard Maslen
Ahead of this year's Routes Asia forum, Routesonline is providing a snapshot on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types across the region. Here we look closely at the airports of the Southwest Pacific and highlight the region's top performers.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ahead of this year's Routes Asia forum, Routesonline is providing a snapshot on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types across the region. Here we look closely at the airlines of the Southwest Pacific and highlight the region's top performers.
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Airline Routes-March 9, 2015
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Air connectivity is hugely important to Waterford and the surrounding southeast region. This has been underlined time and again by inward investment and economic development agencies. These new services will be a key driver for incoming tourists from the UK, especially at a time when the Eurozone is particularly attractive to UK travellers.
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By Poppy Marello
A report commissioned by Edinburgh Airport has outlined the employment and economic benefits of the 50 percent reduction in Air Passenger Duty (APD) in Scotland.
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By Victoria Moores
Ryanair will triple its operations from Berlin Schonefeld, where it plans to base five aircraft and open 16 new routes from October.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
According to its update flight schedules for winter 2015/2016, WestJet will initially use the widebodied jets on a twice weekly service between Calgary and Honolulu and four times weekly link between Calgary and Kahului from December 11, 2015. The following day, a three times weekly link between Edmonton and Kahului will also be inaugurated.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
While urging the US government to engage in consultations with the UAE and Qatar to address the capacity of the Gulf carriers into the United States, there is a call from the US majors for the US government to immediately call on these countries to halt the creation of any new routes into US market until the consultations are complete.
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Malawian Airlines, which is 49% owned by Ethiopian Airlines, plans to add several new destinations to its route network effective 1st June.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ahead of this year's Routes Asia forum, Routesonline is providing a snapshot on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types across the region. Here we look closely at the airports of South Asia and highlight the region's top performers.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ahead of this year's Routes Asia forum, Routesonline is providing a snapshot on the leading airlines and airports and most used aircraft types across the region. Here we look closely at the airlines of South Asia and highlight the region's top performers.
Airports & Networks

Turkish Airlines adds its 277th destination with a new route to Khujand, Tajikistan.
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Gama Aviation has announced that from the August 1 it has expanded its operations at Sharjah International Airport in the UAE.
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Emirates Airline has commenced its third daily service to Birmingham, England.
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Etihad Airways has started a daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner service this to Singapore.
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Emirates has commenced a nonstop service to Multan, the airline's sixth destination in Pakistan.
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By Adrian Schofield
The new AirAsia X franchise in Indonesia has gained permission to operate to Australia, with safety regulators granting clearance more than two months after services were scheduled to begin.
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Florida-based ultra-low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines is confident it can compete effectively with Frontier Airlines in Atlanta while not taking too much share from Delta Air Lines, a Spirit executive told ATW.
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By Poppy Marello
Airlines will be able to choose their own direct routes through parts of Scottish airspace, due to a project led by air traffic controllers at NATS Prestwick Centre.
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Air Arabia Jordan has announced details of the fifth city to join its international route network. Starting June 10, 2015, the airline will fly twice weekly from Amman to Medina in Saudi Arabia.
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By Poppy Marello
United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, Etihad Airways has announced its plans to increase flights between Abu Dhabi and Tehran from three-times-weekly to daily.
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By Poppy Marello
Tottori Airport in Japan has recently reopened as “Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport”, following a ceremony to mark its renewal opening on March 1, 2015.
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By Adrian Schofield
Japanese low-cost carrier (LCC) Peach Aviation is continuing its home-market growth by boosting services at its secondary hub in Naha, Okinawa.
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By Karen Walker
The heads of Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways have strongly defended their airlines against allegations of large government subsidies leveled at them by the three big US carriers.
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