Dubai-based carrier flydubai has commenced operations to Langkawi and Penang in Malaysia. The inaugural flights on 10 February coincided with the first day of Chinese New Year and were operated from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB) to Penang International airport (PEN) and Langkawi International airport (LGK). It has become the first carrier to serve…
Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced a major network expansion, including three new routes to Europe from Tokyo’s Haneda airport. ANA says it will launch flights to Milan, Stockholm and Istanbul during the 2024 winter schedule, previously postponed because of the pandemic. Further information on the new routes will be announced once…
Saudi low-cost carrier flynas recently launched direct flights from Jeddah to two destinations. It has added Mumbai in India, and Asmara in Eritrea to its expanding network of international destinations. Starting Monday, 15 January, flynas began operating two weekly direct flights to Mumbai on Mondays and Wednesdays. XY609 departs from Jeddah at 7.50pm arriving in…
Norse Atlantic Airways has confirmed it will not resume flights from Gatwick to Washington DC and Boston this summer. The routes were launched in June and September 2023 respectively, but were suspended for the winter season, and there was uncertainty as to whether flights would restart this year. The carrier has now confirmed to Business…
Kazakh flag carrier Air Astana expanded its route network in 2023 with new service launches and increased frequencies to destinations in China, India, Central and Southeast Asia, the Caucasus, Mediterranean, Middle East and the United Kingdom. The Almaty-based airline currently operates 50 routes to 34 destinations and carried 4.4 million passengers for the period from…
UAE national carrier Etihad Airways has introduced two new daily services to the Indian state of Kerala. From 1 January, 2024, the airline commenced operating flights from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV). Until 30 March, 2024, EY0248 will depart from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode at 2.40pm, whereas the return flight will leave…
Aviation analytics firm OAG has published its report on the busiest airline routes for 2023, with Kuala Lumpur International-Singapore Changi topping the list of international routes. The route had a total of 4.9 million seats last year, pushing Cairo-Jeddah down to second spot with 4.8 million seats. Seven of the top ten busiest international routes…
Royal Jordanian Airlines is expanding its global network with the launch of two new routes to the UK. The oneworld member airline will introduce direct routes between Amman in Jordan to London Stansted and Manchester from March 2024, with a flight duration of approximately five hours. RJ will offer four weekly flights to London Stansted…
Continuing its global and regional expansion, Vietnamese carrier Vietjet Air has inaugurated two ner services – Hanoi-Jakarta and Phu Quoc – Busan (South Korea). Vietjet’s new route between Hanoi and Jakarta will operate four return flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with a flight time of just over four hours each way….
Lufthansa Group has further extended its carbon offsetting Green Fares, with the option now available on 12 long-haul routes. The group first announced plans for the fare option in August last year, which allows passengers to purchase a ticket which includes the offsetting of their individual flight-related CO2 emissions, along with other benefits including additional…
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