Articles Tagged ‘HBE’
Route launches (7 July – 17 July)
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi takes off; Air Serbia becomes the third airline from Belgrade to the Oslo area; GOL launches Florianópolis – Brasília; and much more.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi takes off
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi on 14 July took off to Alexandria, Egypt, followed by Sohag the following day. This marked the start of the new carrier, which is a joint venture with Etihad.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi reveals first 6 routes, including Middle East – Africa service
With its new AOC, Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has announced its first six routes, four with no direct competition. With two based A321s, it’s the start of big things for the new carrier.
SalamAir selects Egypt as its newest country market
SalamAir begins a three times weekly service between Muscat and Borg el Arab.
Air Arabia Egypt moves into Milan Bergamo
Air Arabia Egypt begins services from Borg el Arab to Milan Bergamo.
First Caribbean Arch of Triumph finally arrives
There are 18 airports from around the world competing for Arch of Triumph glory this week. The question is, did this FTWA in Lviv to mark the start of Wizz Air’s new London Luton service get better than this? Jump inside to find out.
Beirut Airport continues decade-long consistent growth; MEA #1 carrier, but only posts marginal annual capacity increase
Beirut Airport has delivered enviable growth over the past 10 years, with no blips in its inexorable traffic increases. Marc Watkins investigates the Lebanese capital city airport’s most-important carriers and city pairs.
flyadeal joins Saudi Arabian domestic sector scramble; Dubai to be first international route in 2018?
Launched on 23 September, flyadeal, the sister LCC of Saudi Arabian Airlines, is the flag carrier’s attempt to combat the growing presence of other carriers like flynas and SaudiGulf Airlines. We look at where the fledgling carrier is presently operating and try to understand where it might fly to next.
Turkish Airlines grows faster in Egypt than MEB3
Despite Turkish Airlines being the best connected airline to the African continent in terms of destinations served, when it comes to Egypt the carrier places second to Qatar Airways in relation to seat capacity. anna.aero looks into the connectivity contest between Turkish and the MEB3 carriers in Egypt, as well as looking to see which […]
Jazeera Airways continues to fester; no new routes in the last 12 months or any planned
Is this the least dynamic LCC in the world, or simply one that is hampered by its tricky geographical location? Is there anybody in the Jazeera Airways Network Planning Department anymore? anna.aero blows away the cobwebs to see if anyone is home.
Riyadh: International traffic more than doubles in a decade; new services from Shaheen Air and SpiceJet
Two new airlines – Shaheen Air and SpiceJet – were already welcomed to Riyadh Airport in 2013, adding four new routes to the airport’s offering. But with international traffic more than doubling up in size since 2002, the airport is now entering yet another decade of growth. New destinations for 2013 include Rome with Alitalia.
Air Arabia Egypt launches new route to Milan from Alexandria
Air Arabia Egypt now connects its Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport base with Milan Bergamo Orio Al Serio Airport in Italy.