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Istanbul airport explosion kills cleaner

Officials investigating whether bomb caused blast at Sabiha Gökçen airport, where air traffic continues to operate as normal. An overnight explosion at an airport in Istanbul killed one person and damaged three planes hundreds of metres apart, Turkish media said, triggering a security...

Fiji Airways to launch services to San Francisco

Fiji Airways, voted Best Airline in the South Pacific as awarded by Global Traveler, has announced plans to commence seasonal twice-weekly direct services from San Francisco to Nadi, Fiji this summer and next December starting June 16th, 2016. The flights will operate from San Francisco Internationa...

Heathrow Airport chairman to step down next year

Heathrow Airport chairman Sir Nigel Rudd will be stepping down from his role in September 2016 after nine years and three terms at the helm – in line with the gateway’s standard board practice. The airport says during his tenure, Heathrow has gone through significant change with Sir Nigel guiding and advising the Heathrow Board – including on the sale of airports and a re...

airBaltic Improves Vilnius and Tallinn Service

The Latvian airline airBaltic will launch a new direct route between Vilnius and Tallinn on April 18, 2016. As well airbaltic has improved flight frequencies to its existing services from Tallinn and Vilnius that will offer more convenient travel from and between Tallinn and Vilnius, and beyond to destinations in the Baltic region. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management of airBalti...

JetBlue Adds New Service to Puerto Rico From Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood

JetBlue today announced it is adding a new route between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) and Rafael Hernández Airport (BQN) in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The airline will also add additional frequencies in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, its South Florida focus city, and at Logan International Airport (BOS) in Boston, where JetBlue is the largest airline. Seats for all n...

KLM to launch service to Salt Lake City (USA) and Ibiza (Spain)

KLM’s network is developing progressively, offering more capacity and wonderful new destinations. Last week, KLM added five new European destinations, and we will also begin operating flights to Ibiza and Salt Lake City. These two new destinations will enable us to offer even better service to business and leisure travellers. Amsterdam – Salt Lake City, operated by KL...

Hainan Airlines Expands Nonstop Service to U.S. West Coast with Los Angeles-Changsha Route

Hainan Airlines today announced it will launch the only nonstop service from LAX to inland China on January 21, 2016. Hainan will connect passengers to Changsha, capital of Hunan Province, a metropolis of over 7 million people famous for its world-renowned cuisine and rich history. The new route is part of Hainan’s large-scale expansion in North America. On the west coast, Haina...

Havana Air Launches First Automated Direct Airline Booking Service to Cuba for U.S. Travelers

United States based airline, Havana Air, has announced that it will be the first carrier to launch a fully automated air reservation system for direct flight bookings to Cuba. The game-changing rollout, which will go live on January 1, 2016, allows users to effortlessly book their flights via the airline’s website. Through the website’s user-friendly platform, travelers will be able...

KLM introduces the Dreamliner to Dubai

KLM has launched its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Dubai, with the arrival of the first flight at Dubai International Airport, from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on December 17. Dubai is the second UAE destination served by the Dreamliner following the launch of the inaugural flight to Abu Dhabi, last month – the first KLM route to be served by the new aircraft. KLM now operates a...

Freighter service to Dallas/Fort Worth for Qatar Airways Cargo

Qatar Airways Cargo will start a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth on 19 January 19, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege Airport. In total, Qatar Airways Cargo provides service to 13 destinations in the Americas, with additional upload provided in the bellyhold...

Russian airline Pobeda launches Bratislava-Moscow connection

Russian low-cost airline Pobeda launched air connection from Bratislava to Moscow and back on Saturday. "I am convinced that this air connection will create conditions for the development of trade, tourism in Slovakia as well as in Russia," announced Slovak Transport, Construction and Regional Development Ministry's State Secretary Frantisek Palko. Palko attended the ceremony a...

Chile's Airports Resume Operations As Strike Ends

The Chile government and workers tied to the civil aviation authority reached an agreement on Sunday, ending a four day strike that forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and left thousands of passengers stranded. "We want say to all the Chileans who were affected (by the strike) that we deeply regret this situation, that we will go the extra mile together with the airlines, with al...

New Berlin Airport Denies Opening Postponed Again

Officials at Berlin's long-delayed new Brandenburg Airport denied a newspaper report that the opening had been pushed back until 2018. The airport, originally due to open in 2012, has been under construction since 2006, with red tape and technical problems repeatedly delaying its inauguration. Newspaper Bild am Sonntag cited a confidential schedule from the airport's project manageme...

American returns to Australia

American Airlines’ return to Australia has received a traditional welcome after touching down in Sydney over the weekend. Flight AA73, operated by Boeing 777-300ER N720AN, landed on Runway 34L a little after 0700 local time on Saturday after a 14-hour journey from Los Angeles. It was American’s first flight to Australia since the early 1990s, when it briefly operated a four times...

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