Routes Update

ETIHAD AIRWAYS ADDS FLIGHTS TO BEIJING United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Etihad Airways is to increase its flights from Abu Dhabi to the Chinese

FIREFLY OPENS NEW BASES IN MALAYSIA Firefly, the regional low-cost subsidiary of Malaysia Airlines, has announced the opening of a new base at Senai

PORTER AIRLINES BOOSTS DOMESTIC SCHEDULES Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines is to significantly expand its presence on three of its core

RYANAIR CUTS FLIGHTS FROM GIRONA BUT EXPANDS INTO VILNIUS Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to cut 18 of its routes and reduce frequencies on 17 more

Routes Tourism Mediterranean, held in Antalya, Turkey, from the 13th to 15th of February, attracted nearly 300 delegates and saw increased involvement

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

Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBIA) has teamed up with Radio Aire to give away a fantastic range of flights as part of a marketing campaign to

The Italian airline market is set for further consolidation after it was confirmed that national carrier Alitalia and Meridiana Fly were discussing a

Independent Nigerian carrier Arik Air is set to expand its network to the Turkish city of Istanbul after the Federal Government approved an

Budapest Airport met its targets for cargo flown during 2010, carrying 82,638 tonnes and a total of 5,808 freighter movements in the year ending

Strategic Airlines is to “reluctantly withdraw” it’s Port Hedland – Denpasar flight from March 23 claiming that “constraints” had impacted the

QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES DAILY LINK TO VENICE Qatar Airways has announced the latest stage of its network expansion with the Italian city of Venice to

RYANAIR BOOSTS LINKS TO LARNACA Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to increase its network to Cyprus with the launch of flights to Larnaca from Bologna

NOK AIR INTENSIFIES COMPETITION WITH THAI AIRASIA Thai budget carrier Nok Air is in discussions with the country’s Department of Civil Aviation to

FRONTIER ADDS MILWAUKEE REGIONAL ROUTES US carrier Frontier Airlines, part of the Republic Airways Holdings group, is to launch a range of new flights

OMAN AIR ADDS LINK TO KHARTOUM Muscat-based Oman Air has announced plans to launch flights to the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The carrier will offer a

TIGER AIRWAYS ROARS INTO SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND Budget operator Tiger Airways Australia is to expand its network from Sydney, adding flights to

CROATIA AIRLINES INTRODUCES FIRST INTERNATIONAL SERVICE FROM ZADAR Croatia Airlines is to launch international flights from the Central coastal city

DJIBOUTI FLAG CARRIER SET TO FLY The Djibouti Government has joined forces with a private United Arab Emirates investor to form a new national carrier

Some airlines name aircraft after famous people, others after towns, rivers and mountains, but Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has developed an

Theodore Francis Green International Airport (IATA: PVD; ICAO: KPVD) believes it can take advantage of its location in Warwick, six miles (10km) south

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is to increase its activities in Australasia after signing a codeshare partnership with Air New Zealand and receiving

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has made a formal application to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to inaugurate flights on 23 routes between

British Airways (BA) is to move its London – Mauritius flights from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport from the start of the Northern Winter schedules on

Doha-based Qatar Airways is to inaugurate flights to Montreal from June, according to its Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al-Baker. The Canadian city