Airports Council International Asia-Pacific & Middle East (ACI APAC & MID), the leading trade association representing over 600 airports across 45 countries and territories, has contributed US$50,000 to Airlink, a disaster logistics non-profit organisation, to support humanitarian relief efforts in Myanmar following the recent devastating earthquake.
China's tougher border measures and Japan's cautious approach towards relaxation of inbound travel restrictions could displace Asia-Pacific as the world's largest air passenger market for the year 2022. Asia-Pacific which has dominated the civil aviation market for several years prior to the pandemic, is estimated to finish second, behind Europe in terms of passenger share, and at a comparable level with North America.
Virgin Australia Chief Executive Officer Jayne Hrdlicka has warned the impact of caps and curfews at Brisbane Airport would push the cost of tickets "out of reach financially" for a lot of people and have a huge impact on the community.
Today’s announcement by Qantas that it plans to start flying a non-stop service between Sydney via Auckland Airport to New York next June is amazing news for travellers, said Scott Tasker, Auckland Airport’s General Manager Customer and Aero Commercial.
As an extension of the strengthening of cooperation between Algeria and Qatar, the National Airline, Air Algérie, announces the launch of its new direct route between Algiers and Doha at the rate of two flights per week every Thursday and Saturday. It will be the 45th International route for Air Algerie.
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in co-ordination with Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (RAK International Airport), will commence schedule services to Ras Al Khaimah on 3rd October 2022. The service will commence with a view to establish a year-round scheduled operation between the two airports connecting the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah beyond Bahrain to regional and international destinations on Gulf Air’s global network.
IndiGo, India’s leading carrier, announced Ras Al-Khaimah as its 100th destination in 6E network. The airline will commence new direct flights between Mumbai and Ras Al-Khaimah, effective September 22, 2022. Ras Al-Khaimah was also named as Gulf Tourism Capital for the year 2020 and 2021 by Gulf Cooperation Council.
The inaugural first flight of Bamboo Airways from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi touched down at 19:20, which marked a next crucial step in the airline’s roadmap of expanding international network.
Japan Airlines (JAL) currently operates the only non-stop air service connecting Bengaluru and Tokyo. JAL has now increased the flight frequency from twice a week to three times, starting August 6, 2022. This additional flight is another convenient option for persons travelling to and from Japan and for passengers connecting to and from the United States and Canada.
This week, Emirates Airline celebrated its 20th anniversary flying to Perth.
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