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The European Commission has blocked the proposed merger of Greece's two largest carriers Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines, claiming the combined
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Irish low-cost carrier RYANAIR is to launch flights from Manchester to Alicante, Faro, Madrid and Tenerife from 14APR11 as well as increasing
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KENYA AIRWAYS is to introduce a daily service on its Nairobi – Paris CDG route from 14JUN11. The African flag carrier currently offers four flights
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AIRBERLIN is to expand its domestic network this summer with the introduction of six new weekly frequencies on its Berlin Tegel – Münsterand Berlin
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ANADOLUJET, the low-cost division of Turkish Airlines, will introduce a three-times weekly Ankara – London Stansted service from 28JAN11. The route
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SRILANKAN AIRLINES has entered into a codeshare agreement with local operator Mihin Lanka, and its code will now appear on Mihin's flights from
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European low-cost carrier NORWEGIAN is to introduce a summer-only Oslo – Lakselv route; its first service to the town, the largest settlement and
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KUWAIT AIRWAYS is to drop flights to Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh this summer and will use this capacity to enhance capacity on two of its
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TURKISH AIRLINES has announced that it will launch a four-times weekly Istanbul – Valencia service from 27MAR11, its 3rd destination in Spain. The
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UK budget carrier JET2.COM is to introduce the Boeing 737-800 at its Manchester base, providing the opportunity for the low-fare carrier to develop
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United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based low-cost carrier FLYDUBAI will start a weekly Dubai – Port Sudan service from 28FEB11, using its Boeing 737-800s. The
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Irish regional carrier and Air France partner carrier CITYJET is to launch two additional summer routes this year. From 27MAR11 it will introduce a
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TURKISH AIRLINES is to launch flights to the southern French city of Toulouse, its fourth destination in the country following Paris CDG, Lyon and
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Nigerian carrier AERO is to resume flights on the Lagos – Enugu route from 07FEB11. There is already strong competition on this route with two other
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China’s low-cost carrier JUNEYAO AIRLINES is to add a second daily rotation on its Shanghai Pu Dong – Hong Kong service, a route that was only
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AIR CHINA is to once again offer non-stop services on the Chengdu – Tokyo Narita route. The new twice weekly flight will be launched on 27MAR11 and
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Fresh from announcing the first firm order for the upgraded A320neo earlier this month as part of its order for 60 additional short-haul airliners
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New Thai carrier CRYSTAL THAI AIRLINES plans to inaugurate operations on 03FEB11, initially providing twice weekly flights on the Bangkok - Seoul
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AIR ARABIA MAROC, the Casablanca-based low-cost carrier, is to expand its flights to the southern French city of Montpellier. From 28MAR11 the airline
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MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL is to launch its first route to China. From 03MAR11 it will open a Yangon – Guangzhou service. The twice-weekly link
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Polish national carrier and Star Alliance partner LOT POLISH AIRLINES is set to suspend its long-haul flights from Krakow and Rzeszow this summer and
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LUFTHANSA ITALIA, the German national carrier's Italian subsidiary, is to introduce summer flights from its Milan Malpensa base to Cagliari, Catania
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Italian low-cost carrier WINDJET is opening a new base at Rimini this summer and will initially offer services to ten destinations from 27MAR11. At
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Russian carrier YAKUTIA is to launch a twice weekly Irkutsk – Munich flight using a Boeing 757-200. The long distance service will provide access to
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UK budget carrier JET2.COM is to introduce the Boeing 737-800 at its Manchester base, providing the opportunity for the low-fare carrier to develop
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