Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Gulf Air's European and North American ambitions; Air Canada and Air China joint venture; London Heathrow expansion moves closer; LATAM Airlines plans Munich service; Route rundown and more.
Voting for the awards closes on Friday 8 June. Don’t miss the opportunity to recognise the airports and tourism authorities that have provided exceptional marketing support over the past twelve months.
Kenya Airways is close to securing approval to take over the running of the county’s main airport in Nairobi as part of efforts to fight back against rival airlines. The potential move comes as the flag carrier launches new services to South Africa and Mauritius.
Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Delta's return to India; SIA to launch world's longest flight; Nordica's niche; ANA's space ambitions; latest passenger stats and more.
Rwanda has signed bilateral air service agreements with Ghana, Angola and Togo as part of efforts to further liberalise commercial flights and strengthen economic ties.
Routesonline analyses the top ten busiest air routes to, from and within Africa by passenger numbers, with the number one in the list a two-hour domestic flight costing less than $80.
Ethiopian Airlines is to operate a four-times-a-week service from Addis Ababa to Manchester Airport at a time when capacity between the UK and Africa is increasing.
An Angolan consortium has signed a firm purchase agreement for six new Bombardier Q400s to be used on regional routes where larger aircraft are not economically viable.
Airports and governments across Africa must work together to ensure the continent can access new markets, ACI World director general Angela Gittens has said.
