The government has allowed Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to double its weekly Dhaka-Karachi flights amid staunch opposition from domestic carriers.The local airlines including state carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines are incensed about the ‘unfair’ deal which they say will hurt their... 

American Airlines had to cancel hundreds more flights Thursday as the airline continued to repair aircraft damaged by storms that swept through North Texas on Tuesday evening.Coupled with severe weather in Chicago, the Fort Worth-based carrier said it canceled 312 flights systemwide Thursday, including... 

Travelers can begin looking forward to nonstop flights from Boston to Tokyo.Japan Airlines announced Friday that it will begin flying directly from Boston’s Logan International Airport to Tokyo’s Narita International Airport in April 2012.Boston is the largest U.S. market without nonstop... 

Emirates and Etihad Airways, the national airlines of the UAE, operated as per the schedule on Thursday as the level of volcanic ash produced by the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland reduced. However, the airlines will continue to monitor the situation closely. According to a statement issued by the Emirates,... 

Aegean Airlines will offer direct flights from the port city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, to Paris and Tel Aviv beginning in June in addition to the recently launched direct flights to Moscow, it was announced on Wednesday. ana-mpaThe Aegean Airlines’ flights from Thessaloniki’s Macedonia... 

Jet Airways had the highest number of flights that arrived late on a regular basis  at Mumbai airport and Air India had the most number of late departures in April. This data is part of a report that the Mumbai International Airport Limited  compiled and submitted to the civil aviation ministry last... 

Airlines reported about 140 departure cancellations Wednesday. Most of them were caused by heavy hailstorms, according to a statement from David Magana, a DFW spokesman. Inspections for damage are continuing, so the storm’s effects could have a further impact on flight schedules,Most of the... 

Kenya Airways  will start flying to Chad’s capital N’djamena from the 19th of next month, as the carrier seeks to consolidate its position in the African market.The new route will be operating with a Boeing 737–800 via Cotonou, Benin, twice a week every Sunday and Wednesday from Nairobi The route... 

No AirAsia or Malaysia Airlines flight is affected by the ash cloud from the eruption of the Grimsvotn Volcano in Iceland.In a statement on its website at 11.30am yesterday, AirAsia said the ash was not affecting British or French airspace.As such, please be informed that our flights to or from Stansted,... 

When the new kid on the block pushes into your territory, you push back – especially if that newcomer is consummately capable. American Airlines, loathe to lose customers at one of its main hubs, is laying on loads of inducements to keep passengers from migrating to discount airline Virgin America.The...