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These are the best airports in South Africa

The 2016 edition of the World Airport Awards has revealed which South African airport has been rated the top flight hub in the country. Cape Town International Airport has reclaimed the top spot in the country, ranked 22nd overall (up from 26th in 2015), pushing past Joburg’s OR Tambo which...

It’s inevitable: Dubai International will soon be world’s busiest airport

It is “inevitable" that Dubai will have the busiest airport in the world, overtaking the top global hubs Atlanta and Beijing, and exceeding 100 million passengers a year. The Airports Council International, the trade body, revealed on Monday its rankings for last year, putting Dubai In...

Passenger dies aboard Dubai-bound Qantas flight

Qantas declined to give further information about the passenger and the circumstances around his death for privacy reasons. A passenger has died aboard a Qantas jet bound for Dubai, the airline said Saturday (Apr 9), with the man reportedly suffering from a heart attack mid-air. Flight QF9, which was travelling from Melbourne Friday, was diverted to Muscat, Oman for the medical emergen...

Maldives airport to be expanded with controversial $800m China contract

Move likely to annoy India which has been concerned at Chinese encroachment in the strategically located Indian Ocean islands. The Maldives government has kicked off a controversial $800-million expansion of the country’s main airport by a Chinese company, a move likely to irritate giant neighbour India. President Abdulla Yameen inaugurated construction work in a ceremony on Wedne...

UIA launches ticket sales for services to Colombo

In Winter 2016/2017, Ukraine International Airlines will be operating scheduled flights between Kiev and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Tickets are available on UIA official website, at the carrier`s Contact Center,UIA ticket offices, and authorized travel agencies. Within the period of November 1, 2016 – March 25, 2017, UIA will offer passengers to take advantage of schedul...

Dublin Airport is getting a new runway at a cost of €320 million

DUBLIN AIRPORT ANNOUNCED that it is progressing with the building of a new runway, with a view to having it completed by 2020. The airport will be investing €320 million into the new build – which will begin proper 2017 after enabling works are carried out later this year. The airport initially received planning permission to build the runway from Fingal County Council almos...

San Francisco to Become KLM’s First U.S. Boeing 787 Destination

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will operate its Boeing 787-9 in a summer seasonal service from Amsterdam to San Francisco, starting from May 4. The seasonal service will be in addition to KLM’s daily scheduled flight operated by 747-400s, and it will mark the first deployment of the Dutch carrier of its 787-9s on a route to the United States. The new flight schedule will see flight KL609 lea...

easyJet enters 18 new markets

easyJet launched 18 new routes across its European network between 23 and 29 March, starting on the former date with a four times weekly service between Venice Marco Polo (VCE) and Bristol (BRS), with the UK airport also gaining a connection to Nantes (NTE) the following day. Commenting on the launch of flights from Bristol to the Italian gateway, Shaun Browne, Aviation Director, Bristol Ai...

Nordica starts Tallinn trio

Nordica commenced three services from Tallinn (TLL) between 27 and 29 March according to OAG Schedules Analyser data. The first two routes to be launched were to Paris CDG (CDG) and Vienna (VIE) on the former date. Both 1,828- and 1,365-kiolometre sectors will face direct competition from airBaltic. Flights to the French capital will be operated by the carrier’s CRJ 900s thrice-weekly whi...

easyJet launches route from Malta to Geneva

easyJet has today launched a new route from Malta to Geneva. The new summer service, which is expected to carry over 6,000 passengers in its first summer of operation, commences today and flights will operate twice weekly on Tuesday and Saturday. Fares start from €31.49 one way per person. easyJet launched services to Malta in 2008 and operates flights to London Gatwick, Belfast,...

Brussels airport resumes flights after terror attcks

A Brussels Airlines flight heading to the Portuguese city of Faro has taken off from Brussels Airport — the first passenger flight to leave the airport since suicide bombings on March 22 blew up its departures terminal. Arnaud Feist, the CEO of Brussels Airport Co., says the three flights leaving Sunday are "a sign of hope" that even partial passenger service could resume so soo...

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost arm Scoot to launch flights to India soon

Scoot plans to operate from Chennai, Amritsar and Jaipur as part of its India entry plan. Scoot Pte. Ltd, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), is all set to land soon in three Indian cities including Chennai, making it the fourth carrier from the Southeast Asian nation to operate to the world’s fastest growing aviation market. An announcement in this regard is likely to be...

'The heart of Europe' has stopped beating, for now

Struck by suicide bombers 10 days ago, the airport known as "the heart of Europe" has stopped beating temporarily, causing headaches for thousands of business and vacation travelers, and painful financial losses for Belgium's capital and tourism industry. It's still unclear when Brussels Airport will reopen. But a key hurdle appeared to have been cleared Friday ev...

India in desperate need for bigger, better airports

Severe capacity constraint and lack of infrastructure could come in the way India’s dream aviation story, warn airlines. The result, airline sources say, would be higher fares as they can operate only limited flights to important airports during the morning and evening peak hours. Key metro airports have no peak hour slots left while infrastructure constraints have resulted in limited...

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