Americas

By Richard Maslen
Every month Routesonline provides an update on the current schedules of five latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the routes the types are being deployed upon
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Mauritius’ main international airport, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport won or came second in three award categories at the ASI Air Service Quality (ASQ) awards for 2014.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
February has seen a number of start-up carriers beginning to take shape across the world, including Chinese carrier GX Airlines, which launched operations this month, and South Africa’s SkyWise which is set to launch at the beginning of March after multiple setbacks.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The US airlines claim that the Gulf giants have received around $42 billion in subsidies and are able to use these to operate with lower loads and offering lower fares, enticing passengers onto their own services. Delta Air Lines has been the most vocal of the three US carriers and how they have skewed the competitive landscape in Europe and the US.
Airports & Networks

By Jim Liu
In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback Thursday series, where we look back at the historic flight operations of a current or defunct airline.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The carrier, an affiliate of the LATAM Airlines Group, plans to introduce a daily non-stop link between its base at Lima’s Jorge Chávez International Airport and Orlando International Airport from June 20, 2015, subject to government approval.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Alongside new routes to Austin, Indianapolis and Miami which we highlighted last month, Frontier has confirmed it will also introduce regular links to Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New Orleans, New York, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Philadelphia.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Major US carrier, Delta Air Lines has announced its plans to add a non-stop service to Kona on the ‘Big Island’ of Hawaii, as well as increasing services from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The carrier has traditionally focused almost exclusively on connecting small and medium-sized cities to its focus airports located mostly in leisure destinations across the United States. However, this latest expansion continues a recent trend of introducing flights into larger markets.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Thomas Cook Airlines will further expand its UK long-haul programme in summer 2016 building on the airline’s growing long-haul summer programme this year, which sees its first flights to New York and Miami from May 2015. Next year’s programme will see further growth at Manchester and more frequencies from Glasgow, London (both Gatwick and Stansted airports), Belfast and Cardiff.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
This latest growth sees Virgin America adapt its business model a little from Dallas as alongside its traditional point-to-point offering it promoting the new route as offering convenient connecting service via Love Field to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and New York's LaGuardia Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The revised schedule will see the airline boost its inventory by more than ten per cent to offer up to ten daily flights in the spring, eleven during the peak travel months of July and August, and nine in the autumn.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
In an investor update providing guidance for the first quarter and full year ending December 31, 2015 preliminary estimates show that Spirit expects to grow capacity by 25.8 per cent in the first quarter, 31.5 per cent in the second quarter, 33.5 per cent in the third quarter and 30.5 per cent in the fourth quarter for a year-end increase of 30.4 per cent.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Visa on arrival policies in particular have become implemented in more areas, and this largely reflects an increased awareness among governments of the positive impacts of visa facilitation on tourism and economic growth.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The airport is hoping to connect to destinations such as Aruba, Colombia, Amsterdam and major hubs in the UK, as well as increasing frequencies to Canada and across the United States following successful discussions earlier this monthat Routes Americas in Denver.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The aircraft will be delivered to WOW air in mid-March in a single-class 200-seat configuration. They will enter into service on the airline’s new routes between Reykjavik and the United States, with flights to Boston beginning on March 27, 2015 and to Washington DC on May 8, 2015.
Airports & Networks

By Jim Liu
In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback Thursday series, where we look back at the historic flight operations of a current or defunct airline.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Emirates is the most valuable airline brand in the world according to the 2015 Brand Finance Global 500 report.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The Daytona Beach – New York market was previously served for an 18 year period by Continental Airlines via a daily link to its hub at Newark Liberty International Airport, but it suspended the route in 2008 due to the economic recession.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Over a twelve-month period, preliminary data shows a growth rate of 5.1 percent year over year, with both international and domestic traffic posting strong growth rates of 5.8 percent and 4.5 percent respectively.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
Greek start-up, SkyGreece will launch services to Canada, with new routes between Athens, Thessaloniki, Zagreb and Budapest to Toronto, following approval from the Greek and Canadian authorities.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Lufthansa Cargo has begun flying 1,500 tonnes of roses right across Europe.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
American has confirmed the type will initially will be deployed between its hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport from May 7, 2015. The aircraft will substitute for other equipment on the domestic sector which is served more than 100 times a week, mainly using McDonnell Douglas MD-80 equipment
Airports & Networks

By Jim Liu
In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback Thursday series, where we look back at the historic flight operations of a current or defunct airline.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
In 1984 when Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) became the world’s first privately-owned international airport, nobody would have predicted that today it would among the busiest facilities across the Caribbean and a major economic driver for the Dominican Republic. Over the past 30 years it has been regularly recognised among the fastest growing airport in Latin America in terms of passenger traffic, and is now gearing up to welcome Airbus A380 operations by the end of this year.
Airports & Networks