Istanbul Airport (IST)

The startup intends to begin operations in December, offering flights to destinations in France, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Moldova, Russia and Turkey.

Khan wants network planners to know that IST is more than just a hub for Turkish Airlines.

Majid Khan, VP of aviation development at Istanbul Airport.

The carrier is expanding its UK network to six gateways and upping the number of Airbus A380 routes operating from 16 to 27.

Finnair’s new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, flydubai adding a second destination in Romania, and PLAY’s Amsterdam launch plans are among the latest new route announcements and services resuming.

The carriers plans to build on an agreement that has been in place since for the past seven years.

The world’s largest A380 operator has been using the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft on the route.

The Japanese carrier said the COVID-19 pandemic is reducing passenger demand both internationally and domestically.

Flights between Istanbul and Dallas-Fort Worth will begin in September.

The flag-carriers of Serbia and Turkey have expanded their existing codeshare agreement.

The move effectively suspends the bilateral air accord between the US and Belarus over the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight to Minsk.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carrier’s networks.

A route to Star Alliance partner United Airlines’ Newark hub will start later this month.

The services will increase the airline’s leisure offer to destinations in Europe.

Turkish LCC ventures further into Georgia with new London link.

A panel of airports and airline have raised the need for innovation to tackle the administrative burden and restore passenger confidence post-COVID.

The head of Istanbul Airport sees the potential to become an interlining hub for Turkish Airways.

The ambitious Ukrainian carrier is launching more routes to Istanbul and Larnaca.

GullivAir has secured approvals to open routes to points in North America.

From March 28, Vilnius flights will be brought into the arrangement.

Flight frequencies on many routes continue to be significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels.

FlyArystan is to offer the first nonstop international flights from the newly opened Turkistan International Airport.

Twelve routes are scheduled to begin during the summer season, including three international services.

Pegasus Airlines plans to connect the Turkish leisure destination with Moldova’s capital this summer.

Five routes planned from Tokyo Haneda to destinations in Europe and the US are among the cancellations.