The popularity of the airline’s service between Auckland and Los Angeles will see the airline step up frequency next year from twice daily to three times a day on three days of the week, while also extending the duration of its peak season capacity increase to Vancouver.
Nairobi-based Kenya Airways (KQ) has expanded its Boeing 787 network to include a series of Far East destinations and is continuing to move its flights to Nairobi’s new Terminal 1A.
Future growth in Southwest Airlines’ network will come from its growing number of international routes, and the carrier sees potential in 50 “dots,” or new destinations, within reach of its current fleet of Boeing 737s.
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Ground handlers at London Heathrow Airport terminals 1, 2, and 3 are planning a 24-hour strike Friday, in a dispute with employer Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG) over pay.
Singapore-based low-cost carrier Scoot has revealed that Hong Kong, Sydney and Perth will be the first three routes to be upgraded to Boeing 787-9s when the new aircraft begin arriving.
Australian low-cost carrier (LCC) Jetstar plans to launch two new routes to New Zealand in December, boosting the Qantas group’s network in this extremely competitive market.
Australia’s air navigation services provider Airservices Australia has implemented a revised air route structure between Melbourne and Cairns as part of ongoing efforts to reassess procedures and airspace management.
Like much of Icelandair’s existing North American network the destination will be served to support business and leisure demand in and out of Iceland as well as to provide new connectivity options for US travellers into the wider European market via the carrier’s Keflavik International Airport hub.
flydubai has announced that it will begin flights to Bratislava in Slovakia, Prague in the Czech Republic and Sofia in Bulgaria. With flights due to commence in December, the airline is continuing its expansion into Central and Eastern Europe following the announcement of flights to Sarajevo and Zagreb earlier this year.
The 469-seat A380 will substitute a smaller Boeing 747-400 on the five London – San Francisco services boosting weekly capacity by just under 20 per cent. All nine other weekly rotations will continue to be served using the smaller Jumbos which are configured in either 299- or 337-seat arrangements.
United began operations in Costa Rica in 1990 and from December 19, 2014 will offer 64 weekly non-stop services between San Jose Juan Santamaría International Airport and four United US hubs (Houston, Newark, Chicago and Washington Dulles) and between Liberia International Airport and Chicago, Houston and Newark.
Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) has launched a “carbon accreditation” program similar to the one that has been in place in Europe since 2009.
As Qantas subsidiary Jetstar continues to build up its Boeing 787 fleet, it is focusing its latest deliveries on upgrading direct routes from Australia to Japan.
All three markets have previously been served by Finnair with flights to Athens and Malta last operating in summer 2010 and services to Dublin last being flown in summer 2007. The flights will operate through the summer months only but strong performance could result in them being extended to year-round services in the future.
Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, today announced the launch of twice-weekly flights to Dar es Salaam to commence on 2 December 2014, marking the next stage of growth in the airline's regional strategy.
