Routes Update

By Richard Maslen
Start-up charter carrier AirExplore aims to base itself in Bratislava with a B737-400. Slovakia's capital has lost capacity since bankrupt SkyEurope
Airports & Networks

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"L'Oiseau Blanc" ("The White Bird") Lands in Deauville. CityJet's ceremony in Deauville to mark its first leisure service, which set off from London
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The essential route development update from Latin America and the Caribbean from our Miami-based sister publisher, AvNews. This week: American
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New "Three Pillar" Network Strategy Based at Italy's Milan-Malpensa Airport, Lufthansa Italia now flies to 15 destinations in 10 countries and
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Entebbe International Airport (EIA) is the principal international airport and gateway to Uganda. Located near the shores of Lake Victoria, and about
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Our Miami-based sister publisher, AvNews rounds up the latest route news from Latin America and Caribbean. This week Copa boosts service to Cuba
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This week Lufthansa's first A380 landed in Frankfurt amid celebrations; Delta got the go-ahead for Seattle-Beijing services; Afghanistan attracted a
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Hainan Airlines has been granted regulatory approval to serve Toronto non-stop from Beijing. Air Canada currently dominates routes from its home
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Turkish Airlines will begin a double-drop service from Istanbul to Entebbe, Uganda and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on June 13. Routes News reports on the
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European LCC Jet2.com held over 80 pre-scheduled meetings with airports at Routes Europe this week. Janice Mather, its general manager for airports
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Mandala Airlines begins its first international services next month to Singapore, Macau and Hong Kong from two Indonesian cities. It received (IATA)
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Transaero recently announced that it plans to split its operations between Moscow Domodedovo (DME) and Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) with a large increase
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By Richard Maslen
Through merging its network and fleet with Air One, Alitalia no longer operates a dual hub strategy from Milan Malpensa and Rome Fiumicino. It has
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With Swaziland set to host Routes Africa at the end of May, Sikhuphe International Airport is well on way to construction. Routes News gives an
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Cork Airport is the Republic of Ireland's southern gateway, accounting for 3.3 million passengers in 2008. Cork Airport in Ireland serves a population
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Overview Spanair has new owners from Catalonia which has driven a restructuring that covered moving to T1, a new image, new management team, transfer
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The Middle East: A Key Source Market for Kenya Airways Kenya Airways has added non-stop flights to Muscat in from its main base in Nairobi. It
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JetBlue Airways this week began codesharing with South African Airways (SAA) on its New York JFK-Johannesburg service. Routes News reports on the
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Our sister publication, AvNews, rounds-up this week's news from the Americas and Caribbean including American Airlines Chicago-Beijing service to
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This week's top talking points include Air France to deploy an A380 on London-Paris; Jetstar Asia signals long-haul plans; Emirates announces its
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South Africa's Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) is preparing for the World Cup, which kicks off in just a few weeks, and will then be
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This week the two loss making carriers United and Continental announced they will consolidate into the world's largest carrier. Routes News looks back
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Five air service developments not to miss this week include flydubai's first Pakistani service; disappointment for Devon and Cornwall after losing a
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First Air Jamaica; Will Liat be Next? Caribbean Airlines' takeover of Air Jamaica was finalised this week and Trinidad and Tobago's prime minister has
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Colombia's flag carrier is reporting healthy traffic growth, Argentina attracts a new airline, major foreign carriers show interest in Colombia and a
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