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NewsAirAsia X sees China reopening hastening traffic recovery
AirAsia X expects the reopening of China’s borders to accelerate its recovery to pre-pandemic operations, as it sees significant traffic growth in the October-December quarter of 2022.
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NewsAlaska posts $58m full-year profit on record revenues
Alaska Air Group posted record full-year operating revenues of $9.65 billion in 2022 and a net profit of $58 million for the year.
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NewsWizz Air summer expansion based on ‘safe’ network growth: Varadi
While Wizz Air plans to increase its capacity 30% this summer, the airline’s chief executive Jozsef Varadi believe this represents a safe way of growing, given expansion is weighted on adding frequencies and has a focus on maturing markets.
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NewsHawaiian restores flights between Honolulu and Fukuoka, Japan
Hawaiian Airlines is reinstating more flights to Japan, its most important overseas market, as it rebuilds its network in the Asia-Pacific region after almost three years of coronavirus-driven restrictions.
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NewsNorse Atlantic to open JFK service from fifth European capital
Scandinavian long-haul low-cost carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is to open services between Rome and New York JFK in mid-June. The airline is to operate to the US gateway from Rome’s main Fiumicino airport. Rome will be the fifth capital city that Norse will connect to JFK, after the airline previously ...
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NewsDelta to begin Los Angeles-Auckland flights in October
Delta Air Lines intends in October to begin flying for the first time between Auckland and Los Angeles, becoming the only US carrier connecting the two cities.
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NewsSwansea airport eyes scheduled services return with Exeter link
Plans are under way to launch flights this summer from Swansea airport to Exeter, restoring scheduled operations at the Welsh airport for this first time since Air Wales stopped flying from there almost two decades ago.
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NewsEthiopian to launch Atlanta flights
Ethiopian Airlines plans to launch its first service to Atlanta this summer, with four flights weekly to the US city from mid-May.
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NewsUnited plans to restore non-stop service to China
United Airlines hopes to soon restore non-stop service to mainland China after that country lifted all Covid-19-related travel restrictions earlier this month.
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NewsSchiphol airport to lift temporary departure caps for summer season
Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s operator will from the start of the summer season lift restrictions on the number of departing passengers which have been in place amid continued operational challenges following the sharp jump in travel demand last summer.
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NewsAir Serbia follows return to profit with Qatar Airways codeshare
Air Serbia will next month begin codesharing with Gulf carrier Qatar Airways, building on an existing interline agreement.
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NewsUS airlines request extension of slot waivers for flights to Asia
US airlines are requesting an extension of slot waivers for certain long-haul flights that have been in place since Covid-19 disrupted international travel in March 2020.
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NewsMilan Linate among new services for Finnair’s European network
Finnair’s rejigging of its network will include new services to Milan’s Linate airport as well as the Norwegian city of Bodo. The Oneworld carrier – which will continue serving Milan Malpensa – will also re-open flights to the Slovenian capital Ljubljana as part of its summer schedule. Finnair has had ...
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NewsChina’s ‘Big Three’ see 2022 traffic plunge to pandemic lows
China’s three largest carriers reported a new low for their full-year passenger traffic, a reflection of the impact of country’s long-drawn ‘zero-Covid’ battles.
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NewsSIA group sees robust December traffic as load factors hit record high
The Singapore Airlines Group reported record passenger load factors in December 2022, helped by the reopening of key East Asian markets, which significantly boosted passenger traffic at the end of the year.
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NewsFAA computer issue prompts agency to temporarily ban US take-offs
The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered US flight departures halted until 09:00 Eastern time due to an outage of the system used by the FAA to distribute Notices to Air Missions.
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NewsChina Eastern eyes festive cheer in Lunar New Year ramp-up
China Eastern Airlines expects to restore much of its domestic network for the upcoming Lunar New Year period, which will be the airline’s first peak travel period since China dropped much of its onerous Covid-19 restrictions and reopened borders.
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NewsPlay picks secondary Toronto airport for first Canada flights
Icelandic low-cost carrier Play will serve its first Canadian destination from June, when it launches service to one of Toronto’s secondary airports.
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NewsWizz Air UK to axe operations at Cardiff base
Budget carrier Wizz Air UK is to withdraw from its base at the UK’s Cardiff airport before the end of January, closing the only remaining routes to Milan and Bucharest. The airline had already reduced its schedule from the Welsh capital and says its operations will “cease permanently” from 25 ...
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NewsEthiopian to restore full China capacity from start of March
Ethiopian Airlines will next month lift capacity on its China flights and restore frequencies to pre-pandemic levels from the start of March following the recent easing of Covid travel restrictions in the Asian country.