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Hungarian national carrier MALEV has requested government approval to increase flights on the Budapest – Tel Aviv route. The carrier currently offers
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SINGAPORE AIRLINES is to introduce a seventh daily Singapore – Hong Kong rotation this summer, allowing an even early departure for passengers. The
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Taiwanese carrier EVA AIR is to inaugurate a twice-weekly Taipei Taoyuan – Chengdu service on 28MAR11, competing with its local rival China Airlines
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AIR FRANCE is to offer five daily flights between Paris CDG and Moscow Sheremetyevo this summer. This additional service will be operated by an Airbus
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US low-cost carrier VIRGIN AMERICA is to add Chicago O'Hare to its domestic network. The airline will offer a three-times daily San Francisco –
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German national carrier LUFTHANSA will resume its Frankfurt – Rio de Janeiro service from 30OCT11. The route will be served five-times weekly using an
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MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES (MEA) is to launch a Beirut – Dusseldorf connection from 02JUN11. Initially this will be a twice weekly service, increasing to
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ESTONIAN AIR is to start a Tallinn - Tartu service from 27FEB11. The six-times weekly rotation will be operated by a Saab 340. Meanwhile, the Baltic
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GARUDA INDONESIA has inaugurated flights on the Makassar (Ujung Padang) – Gorontalo route. The airline started a daily service on 16FEB11 operated by
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Chinese low-cost carrier SPRING AIRLINES has boosted its domestic schedules from 16FEB11, launching new daily flights from Shanghai Pu Dong to Lanzhou
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LOGANAIR, which operates as a fflybe franchise partner on routes in Scotland, is to introduce a sunday connection on the Glasgow – Tiree and Glasgow –
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QATAR AIRWAYS will add the Italian city of Venice to its network from 15JUN11 when it launches a daily Doha – Venice rotation. The flight will be
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 KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES is to launch a three-times weekly Amsterdam – Buenos Aires service from 31OCT11, rising to four-times weekly from spring
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By Richard Maslen
Routes Tourism Mediterranean, held in Antalya, Turkey, from the 13th to 15th of February, attracted nearly 300 delegates and saw increased involvement
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By Richard Maslen
Airline Route Update is a comprehensive summary of route announcements, capacity increases and codeshare details from this past week. For further
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By Richard Maslen
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
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Irish budget carrier RYANAIR has launched the first of three seasonal weekly flights from Ireland West Knock to the Canary Islands. The service to
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By Richard Maslen
The Italian airline market is set for further consolidation after it was confirmed that national carrier Alitalia and Meridiana Fly were discussing a
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CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES is to increase frequencies from Beijing to Dalian and Toyama from three-times weekly to daily from 27MAR11. The flight will be
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Hong Kong-based CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS is to add four weekly flights into Indonesia during the Northern Summer schedules. From 27MAR11 its Hong Kong –
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SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES is to add a seasonal Bergen – Nice route during the Northern Summer adding to its existing 34 weekly flights (at summer peak
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AMERICAN AIRLINES will introduce a twice-daily Dallas/Ft Worth – Grand Island NE service from 09JUN11. The link will be operated by an Embraer ERJ 135
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DELTA AIR LINES is to offer a Cincinnati – Des Moines service for a nine week period this summer. The carrier will operate a daily flight between
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Russian carrier DONAVIA is to launch an Adler/Sochi – Dushanbe route from 08MAR11. The weekly service will be operated using a Boeing 737-500 and will
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Taiwanese carrier CHINA AIRLINES is to boost frequencies on its Taipei Taoyuan – Koror (Palau) route from twice weekly to four-times weekly. The
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