Turkish Airlines adds more flights to Af...
News was received from Turkish Airlines and Mauritius regarding the addition of new flights to Africa destinations.Information was received from Kigali that Turkish Airlines appears set to commence direct flights between Istanbul and Kigali, Rwanda, although the exact routing could not be confirmed immediately.... 
Air India to start flights between RAK a...
A coalition of associations that says it represents the Indian community in the emirate yesterday called on Air India to start flights between RAK and cities in India, or face a possible boycott.UAE is home to more than two million Indians, and while Dubai makes up the greatest percentage, there are... 
Air Arabia Egypt launches flights to Ist...
Air Arabia Egypt, a leading low-cost carrier in the region, said it has started direct services to the Turkish city of Istanbul from its main hub in Alexandria.The airline’s inaugural flight to Istanbul took off from Burj Al Arab International Airport on Friday.Roundtrip flights will operate twice... 
Spirit Adds flights To Five new Cities F...
Spirit will add daily nonstop service to five new cities from O’Hare International Airport, the Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) said in a statement. Spirit will begin multiple daily flights to Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit and New York/LaGuardia on Aug. 18, 2011, and daily service to... 
Russia will ban flights from 2012...
Russia will ban flights by short-range Tupolev Tu-134, Antonov An-24 and Yakovlev Yak-40 planes as of 2012, ITAR-TASS reports citing the Russian Transportation Ministry.Short-range aircraft are not fitted with a ground proximity warning system. On Thursday, Transportation Minister Igor Levitin held a... 
LAN Airlines Launches Temporary flight s...
LAN Airlines launch temporary flight schedule between Australia and Chile until next Monday, 27 June, in response to continuing uncertainty about the volcanic ash cloud in New Zealand airspace.From now until Monday, 27 June, LAN will suspend flight LA 800, its daily Sydney-Auckland-Santiago service.Instead,... 
Bathurst looks at offering more flights ...
Facing the certain closure of its biggest employer, the northern community of Bathurst is looking to its airport to become an economic hub for the region in the near future.As Xstrata Zinc anticipates winding down its operations sometime in 2013, the Northern New Brunswick Airport Authority is exploring... 
Philippine Airlines restart flights to A...
PAL resumed regular flight service to Australia resumed on Wednesday following a single cancelation on Tuesday due to volcanic ash that enveloped the skies near Melbourne.PAL PR 211 Manila-Sydney-Melbourne took off at 9:20 a.m. using a PAL Airbus A340 aircraft. Its 140 passengers include those supposed... 
Continental Airlines restart flights bet...
Continental Airlines said Wednesday that it will resume twice-weekly flights between Guam and Sendai, Japan, on Oct. 2. Sendai’s airport was closed after the March 11 earthquake that struck Japan. The airport reopened April 13. The Continental flights mark the first resumption of regular service... 
Qatar Airways planned flights to Sydney...
Qatar Airways is looking to add a second Australian city to its current Melbourne-only schedule, but says that Sydney Airport’s high cost and nightly curfew weigh against it.Speaking with AAP’s Jordan Chong, Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baker talked up the strong yields and fewer restrictions... 

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