Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet will start direct flights from New Delhi to the Afghan capital Kabul from Tuesday as trade and medical tourism grows between the countries. SpiceJet will be India’s first private airline to operate a direct service to Kabul with its one-hour flight, three times a week. The state-run flagship Air India also flies to Afghanistan, six times a week. “India and Afghanistan always had strong trade links. The idea is to revive that growth potential, SpiceJet spokeswoman Priti Dey told AFP. “The route would benefit Afghan traders and enable medical... 

At least four domestic flights were cancelled on Monday due to bad weather conditions, the Manila International Airport Authority said.In an e-mailed advisory, the MIAA media affairs office said Cebu Pacific cancelled flights bound for San Jose in Occidental Mindoro and Naga City  and their returning flights.  Read More →

Direct flights from Kaoshiung, Taiwan to this city will resume starting August 2.Milagros Gonzales, Department of Tourism provincial chief, said Far Eastern Lines will carry at least 90 passengers, mostly travel agents and operators, including Taiwan media, in its maiden charter flight from Kaohsiung.The Taiwan group will be on a five-day exploration tour in Ilocos Norte. They will later sell our destination areas when they go back to their country,” she said.Gonzales said regular flights will follow the maiden flight for the whole of August and will continue in the next following... 

After inundating Metro Manila with heavy rains last weekend, Tropical Depression Ferdie battered Hong Kong yesterday causing several flights to be disrupted to and from the former Crown Colony.As the storm, with international code name “Talim,” poured heavily over the Chep Lap Kok International Airport in Hong Kong, the early morning flight service of both Cathay Pacific and Cebu Pacific had to be cancelled by the management of the two airline companies citing extremely bad weather in Hong Kong as the cause. Cathay Pacific flight CX904, which was scheduled to depart at... 

The number of flights on popular summer holiday routes would be increased to cater for the summer holiday demand, SA Airways said on Sunday.Flight frequency to Mumbai and Nairobi is increased while additional capacity is added on routes to Brazil, Cape Town and Mauritius to cater for summer holidays demand,SAA said in a statement. Direct flights between Johannesburg and Mumbai will be available any day of the week from October 3.The route is serviced with an A330-200 Airbus, one of SAA’s newest and most fuel-efficient aircraft, with 36 business and 186 economy class seats.Some... 

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has announced it will launch daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City effective 01 October 2013.The new service to Vietnam’s commercial capital has been planned to cater to the increase in travel demand spurred by the countries growing economy.In conjunction with its partner airlines, the new service will extend the airlines total flight network to 21 ASEAN destinations.The new service will also make it the airlines sixth online destination within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. A two-class A330-200 aircraft,... 

CAIRNS has won an avenue to the lucrative Chinese tourism market with China Eastern airlines to begin flights from Shanghai to the far north Queensland city.Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls and Tourism Minister Jann Stuckey and China Eastern executives signed an agreed letter of intent to commence tri-weekly flights.The flights will bring around 700 Chinese visitors to far north Queensland each week, pumping an estimated $35 million a year into the state’s economy. Ms Stuckey says the deal has been finalised in part through the state government’s $8 million Attracting... 

Persistent bad weather in the northern region of Pakistan is continuing to affect the PIA flights schedule in Islamabad and Lahore resulting in delays which is beyond the control of the airline.According to the PIA spokesman, on Friday, six international flights and 3 domestic flights were affected due to weather. The international flights, were PK 892 Islamabad-Lahore-Bangkok-Hong Kong, PK 763 Islamabad-Amsterdam-Frankfurt, PK 781 Islamabad-Toronto, PK 749 Islamabad-Milan, PK 701 Islamabad-Manchester and PK 794 Barcelona-Islamabad-Karachi. Three domestic flights that were delayed... 

Delta Air Lines will soon launch flights from Atlanta to Dallas Love Field, straight into rival Southwest Airlines’ territory. Federal restrictions limit flights at Love Field, Dallas-based Southwest’s home base.But because of an exemption for small regional jets, Atlanta-based Delta can offer five flights a day from Atlanta to Love Field with 50-seat CRJ-200 regional jets operated by Delta Connection carrier Express Jet. The flights start Sept. 5.Delta said it will also continue 13 daily flights from Atlanta to Dallas/Fort Worth International. Love Field, close... 

As many 4,345 flights of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were delayed during first quarter of this year, Federal Minister for Defence Syed Naveed Qamar informed the National Assembly here on Friday.In his written reply submitted in the lower house of the Parliament, he said that a total of 12,148 flights of PIA operated in January, February and March, this year out of which 4,345 flights were delayed.The percentage of delay is 35.76 per cent.He said during three months, average percentage of punctuality was 64.3 per cent and average percentage of regularity was 95.33 per...