Category Archives: Flights news
Non-stop Baltimore-Aruba flight by Air Tran
Dreaming of spending the holidays on the beach? Baltimore travelers now have new options to head south for the winter! AirTran Airways announced today that the carrier will add a new nonstop destination from Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) with Saturday … Continue reading
Qantas airline is planning to increase flights to Asia
The move is part of wider rationalisation aimed at returning Qantas international to profit in the next three years and seeing all Qantas-branded flying operations sustainably exceeding their cost of capital.The airline has ordered 110 Airbus A320 aircraft, with options … Continue reading
AirTran will stop flights to four cities
Currently, AirTran offers nonstop Asheville flights to Orlando and Asheville flights to Tampa. There are no nonstop competitors on either route. If no one else steps in one option is to connect to Orlando and Tampa by booking Delta’s Asheville … Continue reading
Airlines will directly refund taxes to passengers
Airlines have decided to pass on the ticket tax benefit to passengers as the House and Senate adjourn their session until Sept. 7, leaving the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stalemate unresolved.Delta Air Lines took the lead as they offered to … Continue reading
Emirates Airbus A380 expand its wings to Kuala Lumpur
Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, continues to expand its list of Airbus A380 destinations, with Kuala Lumpur set to welcome the superjumbo on Dec 1, 2011. In what will be the first scheduled A380 service to Malaysia by any airline, … Continue reading
Tibetan Airlines commenced flights from Lhasa to Chengdu and Chongqing
TIBETAN Airlines, the first airline based in the Tibet autonomous region, commenced flight operations on Tuesday morning in Lhasa. The newly launched airline made its maiden flight on Tuesday from Gonggar Airport in Lhasa to Kunsha airport in Ngari Prefecture, … Continue reading
More daily flights between Singapore and Jakarta by Garuda Indonesia
Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has announced the addition of an eighth daily flight between Singapore and Jakarta. 1 August 2011, the introduction of the new service establishes the airline as a frequency leader for the route. The new flight … Continue reading
Air Nigeria commences flights to Sao Tome
Air Nigeria, the country’s fully private sector flag carrier, is set to launch flight operations to Sao Tome via Douala and Libreville, in continuation of its regional routes network roll out. The launch of the new route is coming just … Continue reading
Kenya Airways has launched Ouagadougou Flights
Nairobi-Kenya Airways will offer services between Ouagadougou and Cotonou in neighboring Benin twice a week on Monday’s and Fridays. Kenya Airways’ Chief Executive officer noted, “This is an important development for Kenya Airways as it offers further consolidation of our … Continue reading
Srilankan Airlines spread its wings to destinations in the north
Colombo-SriLankan Airlines plans to extend its floatplane services to the island’s east coast where new resorts are being developed as a tourism boom continues after the end of a war. The national airline’s subsidiary, SriLankan Air Taxi, will also spread … Continue reading
