Antwerp International Airport will see its renovation begin this year. Operator French engineering group Egis plans to build a new departure hall instead of the one existing in the airport building.
CSA Czech Airlines is introducing five additional European destinations for its 2015 summer schedule, in addition to another five which were announced last autumn.
Despite being sanctioned by the authorities for flight delays over the Christmas period, Filipino LCC Cebu Pacific Airways (Cebu) is planning to extend its flight schedules, primarily on international routes.
Central and West Africa’s largest airline will commence scheduled flight operations from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivorian city via Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Ryanair initially announced it would fly from Copenhagen – Milan Bergamo and Warsaw Modlin daily, as well as from Copenhagen – London Luton twice daily; increasing to three times daily from October 25, 2015, but has since announced a further four routes for later this year, including Madrid, Rome, Brussels and Stockholm.
Both Tokyo airports—Haneda and Narita International—are working on further expansion plans, which could be achieved by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
The consultation on the three options shortlisted by the UK government-appointed Airports Commission for developing new runway capacity in the South East has now closed.
Known as 'The City of Eternal Spring' due to its pleasant climate and flowers blooming all year long, Kunming is the capital and largest city in Yunnan Province, located in Southwest China.
Routes Middle East & Africa will see route development professionals from across the Middle East and Africa gather to discuss air service development to, from, and within the region.
Nigerian carrier Arik Air, is to begin scheduled flight operations next week from Lagos, Nigeria to the Ivoirian city, Abidjan via Cotonou, Benin Republic. The new service will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark has given a strong endorsement for continuing US Open Skies policy and said his airline has never received financial subsidies or bailouts.
According to SAS, currently the fifth largest holder of slots at London Heathow, the transaction will generate positive earnings of $60 million. Following the closure of this deal, SAS will now hold 20 daily slots at London Heathrow which it uses to offer non-stop flights to Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, Stockholm and Stavanger.
The airline plans to introduce a twice weekly service on the route from June 11, 2015 with Airbus A320 rotations every Thursday and Sunday. Grenada will be JetBlue's 90th destination and its 32nd destination in the Caribbean and Latin America.
After the success of its first six direct return flights in January 2015 between Sydney and Vancouver, Qantas has made the decision to resume service for the busy summer and winter holidays. The direct service proved to be popular with both Australian and Canadian passengers and this upcoming schedule will offer greater flexibility with a switch from two to three flights per week.
The likely move into regional Brazilian operations comes as the Government looks to roll-out a new incentive scheme which will partly-subsidise flights in this market. The regional aviation development program Programa de Desenvolvimento da Aviação Regional (PDAR) was launched last month.
The Swedish government has announced its decision to look into the possibility of introducing US preclearance at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, meaning that Sweden could become the second country in Europe, after Ireland to offer the service.
