British low-cost airline, Jet2 has announced a total of twelve new routes from Edinburgh Airport next summer, bringing the total of routes operated by the airline to 26.
Alitalia SAI has announced that it will not renew its partnership agreement and ancillary joint ventures agreements with Air France-KLM when they come up for renewal in 2017.
Falcon Holidays and Thomson Holidays will operate its new charter programme from Dublin with a Thomson Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which includes Premium Club. The new service to Montego Bay will begin on June 12, 2016, while the new Cancun link will begins on June 13, 2016.
The Doha-based airline will be launching the extra widebody aircraft on the route from October 1, 2015, alongside its existing Boeing 787 Dreamliner service on one of the two double-daily flights to Munich. From November 1, 2015, the second daily flight will also be operated by the A350.
Irish regional airline, CityJet will end its flights from Cardiff to Edinburgh and Paris from June 29, after the airline criticised Cardiff Airport’s decision to support flybe in setting up competitor routes to the two European cities.
Air France began serving Havana in 1998, and has since become the leading airline between Cuba and Europe, supporting tourism development on the island.
The low-cost airline currently has a fleet of three aircraft which are fully utilised, and additional aircraft will be required to support the planned expansion of the airline.
The new link is timed to connect West Australian travellers to the airline’s USA, Canada and Argentina flights when it begins operating on December 11, 2015.
Etihad Airways has issued a report claiming that the three largest US airlines have received over $70 billion in government and court-sanctioned benefits.
The exploitation of the Arctic for oil and gas and the energy wealth in Yamal, mean Salekhard has meant a renaissance of one of Siberia's first outposts. The town was founded in 1595 by Russian Cossacks and initially known as Obdorsk and has played a crucial supporting role in developing the Russian Arctic, northern Urals and Western Siberia.
Over the past 12 months ahead of the completion of the infrastructure upgrades Newcastle Airport officials have been working hard behind the scenes to develop a strong business case for the region.
The new flight, operated by a 280-seat Boeing 767-300ER will fly on a twice weekly basis through to October 11, 2015, complementing the airline’s existing link to Venice from Toronto’s Lester B Pearson International Airport for summer 2015, meaning it now offers more seats between Canada and Venice during the peak summer season than any other airline.
The group has disputed the evidence and conclusions that unfair subsidies are being provided by the Gulf States to Gulf carriers contained in the White Paper which has been prepared by American Airlines, Delta and United.
The significant increase in business from Northern Ireland residents during 2014 was a result of the airport’s route network growth and operator daa investing further in promoting Dublin Airport directly to consumers in Northern Ireland.
Germania first offered flights from the UK early in 2013 utilising one Airbus A319 and one B737-700, and added the third aircraft late in 2013. The airline, headquartered in Berlin, currently offers scheduled direct flights from Gatwick to Erfurt, in Germany, and Pristina, in Kosovo, part of a network of 140 destinations across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East served by a fleet of 22 aircraft – ten Boeing B737-700s, seven Airbus A319s and five Airbus A321s.
Al Baker used the briefing to clarify Qatar Airways' position, debunk accusations of subsidy and demonstrate the broad public benefits of the existing Open Skies Agreements. He also noted that Open Skies agreements go well beyond the interests of the Big Three citing numerous American companies and groups, which support Open Skies, including US airports, travel and trade groups, consumer groups and other US airlines.
The Emirates boss spoke forcefully about the open skies row, in which the American carriers have claimed that Emirates, Etihad and Qatar have all received $44 billion in subsidies from their governments, and are planning to seek US government action against them.
The carrier describes the fleet additions as an important boost for the country’s civilian aviation industry, which has struggled for many years because of ageing fleets and American-imposed restrictions on access to replacement aircraft, parts, technology and service.
Air France has announced the resumption of its service to Freetown in Sierra Leone, following a period of cancellation after the airline took a recommendation from the French government over concern about the outbreak of Ebola in the country.
The Independently-owned full-service carrier currently operates five flights per week to Blagoveshchensk but from Moscow Domodedovo, but from May 26, 2015 it will increase to a daily schedule. It will further boost capacity between the Russian capital and the destination from June 22, 2015 with the launch of a new twice weekly offering from Moscow Vnukovo.
