South Africa's Comair will launch scheduled services from Johannesburg OR Tambo International airport to Maputo, Mozambique in May 2013.
The carrier will operate nine weekly flights through its British Airways franchise.
According to Innovata schedules, Comair will compete with South African Airways and Linhas Aereas de Mocambique on the route.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
French airports operator Vinci has agreed a £1.27 billion ($1.58 billion) deal to take a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh airport from Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), expanding its presence in the UK.
Kazakhstan carrier Air Astana has agreed a partnership deal with Italian leisure carrier Neos, including a codeshare and service co-operation on Boeing 787 flights next year.
Airlines in Europe and Asia have began re-routing their operations between the two regions following escalating tensions in the Middle East, further narrowing Asia-Europe flight options and raising operating costs.
