Yes, those three big carriers in the Middle East are still expanding their networks and growing capacity. But which have been the latest route additions for each carrier and what are their plans for the coming months?
Emirates now flies in competition with flydubai between Dubai International Airport and Erbil in northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
IndiGo now flies from Hyderabad in southern India with its low-cost airline configuration A320 aircraft to Dubai.
flydubai now flies between its base in Dubai and Basra in Iraq, operating in direct competition with its full-service sister airline Emirates.
Emirates Airlines now flies from Dubai Airport to Barcelona El Prat Airport in Spain and Lisbon Airport in Portugal.
SpiceJet starts flying to Dubai from both Delhi and Mumbai; faces significant competition on both routes.
Emirates now flies to Saigon in Vietnam from its hub at Dubai International Airport.
So what new destinations have Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways added to their globe-spanning networks in the last seven months? Which services have been dropped (or suspended) and which have been downgraded from non-stop to one-stop? And what are their plans for the rest of 2012?
United launches daily flights from Washington Dulles to Doha via Dubai.
flydubai connects its base at Dubai International Airport with Sana’a in Yemen.
Emirates celebrates its new route from Dubai to Seattle, the home of Boeing, with major celebrations. Hopes for strong traffic to India.
