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By Richard Maslen
SUN COUNTRY CONFIRMS LIBERIA LINK US carrier Sun Country Airlines is to inaugurate flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Liberia, Costa Rica during
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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
Ahead of next week’s Paris Air Salon in the French capital, Airbus has revealed its vision for the year 2050, unveiling its Concept Cabin – a whole
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Turkish Airlines (THY) is to launch services between Istanbul and the Afghanistan capital Kabul. The carrier is to operate a three times weekly link
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Kuwait Airways has reduced the frequency of its Kuwait City – Damascus route from a daily to a four times weekly schedule. The carrier competes with
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Belarusian flag carrier Belavia is to inaugurate flights to the Russian Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad from Grodno, only its second scheduled link
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UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to launch flights from London Southend Airport and will initially base three aircraft at the Essex facility from April
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Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air will launch flights between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur later this month, becoming the tenth carrier to offer
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African carrier Senegal Airlines is planning flights to four new destinations before the end of next month with a new direct service from Dakar to
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Central and Eastern European budget operator Wizz Air is to introduce a third link to the Czech city of Brno. It already provides a four times weekly
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South Korean carrier Jeju Air is to add a further international route with a flight between Busan and Bangkok due to start on June 30. The airline
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Canadian regional carrier Exploit Valley Air Services (EVAS) introduced a weekly flight linking Gander, Goose Bay and Iqaluit, the first new scheduled
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Air China will this week inaugurate flights between Chengdu and Tokyo Narita, almost three months later than originally planned. The airline will
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Southwest Airlines and its wholly-owned subsidiary AirTran Airways are to boost links between Milwaukee and Denver, Des Moines, Akron-Canton and St
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Emirates Airline has confirmed that it will now inaugurate its proposed Dubai – Baghdad route in November, 16 months later than originally planned
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Spanish national carrier Iberia is to add dedicated cargo links into Africa after years of studying the market. The airline will extend its existing
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US carrier Sun Country Airlines is to inaugurate flights between Minneapolis/St. Paul and Liberia, Costa Rica during the Northern Winter schedules
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German carrier airberlin will open a new link between Dusseldorf and the Macedonian capital Skopje from June 25. The airline will offer a single
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Brazilian carrier Azul has boosted its network within the country and plans further expansion next month. The airline is currently the third largest
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Airlines offering flights between China’s two largest cities, Beijing and Shanghai are bracing themselves from tougher competition after it was
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Latest official statistics from airport operator BAA show that its six UK airports handled 9.3 million passengers last month, the busiest ever May for
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Virgin Atlantic and Cyprus Airways have signed a code sharing agreement on routes between the UK, the US and Cyprus. The initial agreement will see
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Latvian national carrier airBaltic has concluded an agreement with international tour operator Tez Tour for summer charter flights to Tenerife in
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US carrier American Airlines is to inaugurate flights between New York JFK and Antigua this winter. The carrier is planning to offer a four times
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As part of an ongoing review of its transatlantic activities, SkyTeam member carriers are to switch capacity on some routes between France and the
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