Abu Dhabi Airports

Thailand’s decision to welcome fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket from July 1 has prompted a reaction from airlines.

Etihad Airways will compete with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on the new seasonal route.

Wizz Air is stepping up competition with Ryanair at Bari in southern Italy, while the Hungarian carrier’s Abu Dhabi offshoot is also growing.

“We are always on the search for new routes,” MD Kees van Schaik tells Routes Reconnected.

Less than a week after announcing plans to serve Tel Aviv, the ULCC is planning further network growth.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

Kazakhstan’s capital has secured another direct link to the United Arab Emirates.

The agreement builds on a 2018 MOU between the two flag-carriers.

The Egyptian port city will join the start-up carrier’s network later this month.

Paris to Abu Dhabi will become the first route to use the new COVID-19 prevention app.

The Qatar-UAE flights will be the first scheduled nonstop routes since mid-2017. Additionally, Qatar’s flag-carrier has signed an expanded codeshare deal with Iberia.

Ras Al Khaimah looks set to become the third destination in the United Arab Emirates to be served by Bahrain’s national carrier.

The United Arab Emirates’ newest airline is set to begin flying to Israel.

Connectivity is being enhanced from Jharsuguda and Hyderabad, while the Indian airline is also starting a new route to Ras Al-Khaimah.

The oneworld alliance member will compete with Emirates on the service.

Athens will become the first destination to be served by the start-up, while a second route to Greece will start next month.

Thirteen destinations are being dropped from British Airways’ long-haul network, with a further three routes suspended for the upcoming summer season.

CEO says routes the airline 'would not have looked at before the crisis' are now being evaluated.

Israel’s flag-carrier has opened reservations for scheduled passenger flights to Dubai.

The two carriers have signed an MoU to explore introducing joint codeshare services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

Etihad Airways’ first scheduled route to Israel will begin in March.

Routes speaks to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s MD Kees van Schaick to find out more about the start-up’s future network plans.

Israeli charter operator Israir has already applied for a number of slots between TLV and AUH and, according to Israeli media, leisure carrier Arkia also plans flights to DXB from Jan. 3, 2021.

A deal between the two countries is set to be announced on Oct. 20.

Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week we look at Qantas resuming trans-Tasman flights; Air India expanding with a new Canadian service; and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s latest network addition.