Just ahead of Christmas, an entire 43 new routes have been launched across the world. Due to the time of the year, ski routes are a recurring theme among the new routes, but which Central American carrier launched four new international routes? Which Cambodian domestic route is again operated? And which is Air Arabia Egypt’s first Western European destination?
Our second airberlin story this week is a report from the delivery of the airline’s latest 737NG. airberlin and Boeing flew anna.aero out to Seattle to find out more about the aircraft, the manufacturing and the delivery process.
After our recent story analysing airberlin’s hub operation at Palma in Spain, anna.aero was invited along to get a special behind-the-scenes view of how things really work there. What’s more we flew on the airline’s special “Flying home for Christmas” 737-800 accompanied by Santa Claus himself, and one of his elves.
Cyprus Airways now flies to London Stansted Airport from Larnaca, complementing its Heathrow flights.
Virgin America launches daily seasonal intra-Californian flights between San Francisco and Palm Springs. Also offering ‘same plane’ service between JFK and Palm Springs.
Air Australia now flies to Honolulu on Oahu Island in the US state of Hawaii from Brisbane and Melbourne.
AirTran, Southwest Airlines’ subsidiary, now flies from Baltimore Washington International Airport to Aruba in the Caribbean.
Condor Flugdienst now flies from Hamburg Airport in Germany to Austria’s Klagenfurt during the winter ski season.
Air Arabia Egypt now connects its Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport base with Milan Bergamo Orio Al Serio Airport in Italy.
Jetstar Asia now flies from Singapore Changi Airport to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
bmibaby now flies two new routes from the UK to the French and Swiss Alps.
