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Air Canada is to boost capacity on the Toronto – Munich link this summer, replacing the usual Airbus A330-300 that serves the route with a Boeing 777
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Gulf Air is to introduce a fifth weekly frequency on its Bahrain – Istanbul route, at the same time modifying its schedule. The new Thursday service
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Independent US carrier Hawaiian Airlines has introduced a third daily flight between its Honolulu base and Los Angeles following the arrival of its
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TAAG Angola is to increase flights between Portugal and Angola with a new twice weekly link between Luanda and Porto. The flight will be launched on
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Delta Air Lines is to offer a five times daily link from Los Angeles to Oakland International as it looks to strengthen its position in the
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Air Caraibes and Corsairfly are offering a reciprocal codeshare arrangement on selected flights between Paris and St Maarten. This covers Corsairfly’s
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier Etihad Airways now has traffic rights between Beijing and Nagoya, an extension of its five times weekly flight into
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines is to add a twice weekly service to the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca from its Copenhagen base. The flight to Palma
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German flag carrier and Star Alliance member Lufthansa is to resume flights between its Munich hub and the Turkish city of Bursa. The route will be
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-cost carrier easyJet is to relaunch flights between Glasgow and Amsterdam, six years after it suspended operations on the route. The new daily
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By Richard Maslen
Spain’s flag carrier Iberia is to offer almost a quarter more seats between Madrid and Tel Aviv this summer, highlighting the Israeli city as its most
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By Richard Maslen
Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) has revealed the first three routes for its new Osaka Kansai International-based low-cost unit. The unnamed
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By Richard Maslen
Low-cost carrier flydubai is to launch flights to Jeddah and Riyadh from the start of May, increasing the number of destinations it serves in Saudi
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By Richard Maslen
The rise of Riga International Airport (IATA: RIX, ICAO:EVRA) has been rapid. In 2000 it handled just 500,000 passengers but just ten years later over
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By Richard Maslen
US start-up carrier LV Air will this week finalise leasing and crewing arrangements for its first aircraft as it prepares to inaugurate flights. The
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By Richard Maslen
This new section of your weekly update will keep you up to date on all the key aircraft orders and deliveries and what they could mean for the route
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By Richard Maslen
SAS DROPS WINTER LINK TO DUBAI SAS Scandinavian Airlines is reported to have dropped its three times weekly Copenhagen – Dubai link from its
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By Richard Maslen
VIETNAM AIRLINES TO LAUNCH HANOI – KAOHSIUNG Vietnam Airlines, part of the SkyTeam global alliance, is to introduce flights to Kaohsiung from Hanoi
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By Richard Maslen
AZAL SET TO LAUNCH US FLIGHTS WITH DREAMLINERS Azerbaijan Airlines hopes to launch its first flights to the United States in 2014 when it takes
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By Richard Maslen
AMERICAN AIRLINES TO SAVE MEXICANA? American Airlines has emerged as a possible saviour for Mexicana, according to a local Mexican television station
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By Richard Maslen
RYANAIR TO TRIAL RESERVED SEATING Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced that it will trial a reserved seating service on its Dublin - Malaga and
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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
Hong Kong Airlines is preparing its cabin staff for any eventuality onboard its aircraft by training them in the martial art of wing chun. This, says
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UK low-fare carrier Flybe has today (April 19) inaugurated flights between Ireland West Airport Knock and Edinburgh. The new service will operate
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British Airways (BA) has confirmed that it is to double capacity on its flights from London Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro this winter, as first revealed
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