Etihad Airways is to expand its Chinese network, with the airline planning to launch a route to Guangzhou from October 2022.  Etihad Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Subject to regulatory approvals, the twice-weekly passenger service to Guangzhou will start on 10 October, initially using a two-class Boeing 777. The planned operation is as … [Read more...]

ITA Airways is continuing its network growth as it expands to India, with plans to serve New Dehli from December. ITA Airways Airbus A350-900, Image Airbus (note, the route will utilise an A330). The new route will start from the 3rd of December 2022, connecting Rome Fiumicino to the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi three times a week. Planned … [Read more...]

More codeshares are afoot, with  Virgin Atlantic and IndiGo announcing a new codeshare between the UK and India, offering connections and point-earning opportunities. The codeshare partnership will mean customers booking a Virgin Atlantic ticket will be able to fly on the airline’s London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai flights and connect to and from 7 … [Read more...]

Finnair and Qatar Airways have signed an agreement to establish a long-term strategic cooperation between Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen and Doha. Finnair Airbus A330-300 - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  These services will be supported by a codeshare agreement with shared passenger and cargo capacity between both airlines. Customers from the three Nordic … [Read more...]

For those who can choose to fly south for the winter, Emirates is announcing that it will restore its non-stop A380 services to and from Auckland and Kuala Lumpur, starting from 1 December. Emirates Airbus A380 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport  - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The airline currently operates to both cities with a Boeing 777-300ER service … [Read more...]

Qantas is planning to recommence flights to New York, with service from Sydney, Australia via Auckland from 14 June 2023. Qantas Boeing 787-9 landing at London Heathrow - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. Qantas will relaunch its QF3/QF4 flights, operating to New York three days a week initially, after a three-year COVID-induced hiatus. Flights on this route will … [Read more...]

easyJet is adding some city-to-city connectivity, with a planned launch of a Glasgow - Belfast City Airport service. easyJet Airbus A319 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The route is planned as a winter-timetable operation, flying three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. It will operate from 31 October 2022 to 24 March 2023, providing a … [Read more...]

Norse Atlantic Airways this week opened their Berlin hub. In the process, they added a new route to their network. The inaugural flights from Berlin to New York JFK and Los Angeles started this week, with the airline announcing plans to launch a route from Berlin to Fort Lauderdale in Flordia. This new route will commence on 7th December with tickets available to … [Read more...]

Emirates is continuing with its service expansion, with the airline planning to run a seasonal third daily flight to Mauritius. Emirates Airbus A380 taking off - Image, Economy Class and Beyond.  The move comes as the airline reintroduced its double-daily service. The third daily service will operate from 1st October 2022 to 31st January 2023. The planned operations … [Read more...]

Air France is planning to return to New Jersey, with a planned route re-lanch to Newark Liberty International Airport. The new route will be starting just in time for the Christmas holidays, on the 12th of December, with a daily operation. Newark of course is around 18 miles away from Manhattan. The planned operation is as follows: AF062 DEART CDG 12:300 ARRIVE EWR … [Read more...]