China Airlines, the Taiwan-based carrier, will relocate its regional base to Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central with effect from today. The first flight, which arrived at 10:00 from Taipei, was welcomed by a traditional water salute by executives from the airline and Dubai Airports.
Heathrow announced today the appointment of Terminal 5’s first independent lounge. ‘Aspire, the Lounge and Spa at LHR T5’ will open to the customers this summer and will available to everyone travelling through Terminal 5, regardless of their class of travel. Located near Gate 18, the lounge is designed to meet independent customer demand for…
Investigators looking for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 have said the search area could be doubled in size if the present exploration fails to locate the plane. The latest news comes as ministers from Australian, Malaysian and Chinese meet to discuss progress.
Flight QF2268 had taken off from Port Lincoln Airport about 9.15am on Thursday, when one of its two engines developed problems about five minutes into the journey. The Q300 aircraft, which carries 50 passengers and four crew members, was turned around as a precaution and landed safely.
One of the many things we love about Japan is its amazing customer service, from intelligent packing to omnipresent station attendants who pop out of the walls to help you. So we weren’t too surprised to hear that an airport in Japan has been judged to be the best airport in the world for baggage…
Fraport’s supervisory board has decided to build a third terminal at Frankfurt airport, despite local objections over the environmental impact. Opponents argue the extra capacity at Europe’s third largest airport is not needed and that the airport just outside Germany’s financial capital already creates too much noise. The decision to press on with a project…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Standard Safety Assessment (ISSA) for airlines not eligible for the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).
Ethiopian Airlines based in Addis Ababa, from the 10th May, will adjust its westbound immediate stop for North America operation. The Toronto and Washington service will operate via Dublin rather then Rome. Eastbound flights will remain unchanged as a nonstop flight. From airlineroute.net Addis Ababa – Dublin – Toronto – Addis AbabaET502 ADD2240 – 0500+1DUB0600+1 –…
Geneva based PrivatAir has stopped operating 757 HB-JJE for ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines). ECAir statement said the airliner HB-JJE has been seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on the 11th April. ECAir say (translated from French): In the coming weeks ECAir plans to continue to expand its destination network with the opening of its…
The airline from the 1st June to the 24th October is expanding service to Cyprus which sees the service to Larnaca increase from 4 weekly to daily. Operated by A320. QR265 departs Doha at 8:20am and arrives to Larnaca at 11:55am. QR266 departs Larnaca at 2:10pm and arrives back to Doha at 5:45pm.
Qatar Airways from the 1st June is beginning its 3rd daily rotation on service from Doha to Athens, which sees the flight operate overnight on an A320. QR207 departs Doha at 7:30pm and arrives into Athens at 12:10am the next morning. QR208 departs Athens at 1:10am and arrives back to Doha at 5:40am.