Routes Update

Kingfisher Airlines is due to become the first Indian carrier to join one of the global alliances after oneworld announced this week that the carrier

German low-cost carrier Germanwings is to expand its activities at Stuttgart as part of a closer co-operation with the country’s national carrier

Independent Pakistani carrier Bhoja Air will relaunch commercial operations in the country in January 2012 and has plans to expand its network to

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is to follow its sister carrier Air France and consolidate its route network in the Italian city of Milan at a single airport

TAP Adds Berlin and Turin to its European Operations TAP Portugal is to introduce new direct flights to Berlin and Turin from its Lisbon base during

JetBlue Strengthens San Juan Services JetBlue Airways has announced it will offer new summer 2012 links to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)

Air India Increases Tokyo Flights Air India is to add a fifth weekly rotation on its Delhi – Tokyo Narita service during the Northern Summer 2012

Emirates to Fly A380 to Tokyo Narita and Melbourne United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Emirates Airline is to introduce the Airbus A380 on its flights

Routes Americas will once again see a number of Route Exchange Airline Briefings taking place during the 2012 event in Nassau next February. Following

It has been a busy 2011 for the Routes team with regional events in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Antalya, Turkey; Incheon, South Korea; Cagliari

Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further

Malaysia Airlines has announced it will close eight loss-making routes during the first five weeks of next year as it attempts to cut its growing

Qatar Airways is to introduce an additional daily flight between Doha and London Heathrow from the start of the Northern Summer schedules on March 25

SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines (SIA), will begin direct air services between Singapore and Darwin, Australia from March 26, 2012

Dutch national carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has announced that it will suspend its flights between Amsterdam and Liverpool John Lennon Airport in

German national carrier Lufthansa has confirmed that it has allowed Virgin Atlantic Airways to complete due diligence on its UK subsidiary BMI British

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it will open a base at Palma’s Son Sant Joan Airport on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, although

Emirates Airline is to introduce a second daily flight between Dubai International and Venice Marco Polo Airport next year. The additional rotation

Loganair is to base a single aircraft at Norwich International Airport next summer to expand its domestic offering, its first network expansion since

Jet2.com Adds Sixth Aircraft at Newcastle UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com is to introduce a sixth aircraft at its Newcastle International Airport base in

United Airlines to Start Serving Doha United Continental Holdings has confirmed that United Airlines will introduce a daily service between Washington

Air New Zealand’s Seven Charter Flights to Japan Air New Zealand has confirmed that it is once again operating its popular charter programme from

Etihad Airways Outlines Initial B787-9 Network Plans Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to become the world’s largest operator of the Boeing 787-9

As we reach the last few weeks of 2011 and with just three issues of T he HUB still remaining for this year, now is a good time to look back on the

Against a backdrop of negative equity and industry closures what better a time for investment executives, airlines and airport owners and operators to