Articles Tagged ‘Route of the week’
Emirates adds another European capital to its network ‒ Budapest
Emirates launches daily 278-seat A330-operated services to Budpaest, becoming the Hungarian capital’s second MEB3 carrier, joining Qatar Airways.
FlySafair starts operations from Cape Town
FlySafair joins South African Airways, British Airways, Comair and Mango in linking Cape Town to Johannesburg with 26 weekly flights, using its 737-400s.
Virgin America starts three new routes from Dallas Love Field
Virgin America now connects Dallas Love Field, TX to Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA and Washington Reagan, VA, using its A319s and A320s. Competes against Southwest Airlines.
Wizz Air expands European network
Wizz Air adds new operations from Bucharest to Turin, from Budapest to Kutaisi and from Cluj-Napoca to Nuremberg with twice-weekly flights, using its A320s.
Tigerair Taiwan launches operations
Tigerair Taiwan’s first route is from Taipei to Singapore. Faces six other carriers.
Air Armenia launches third route to Western Europe
Air Armenia begins twice-weekly service between Yerevan and Frankfurt with A320s.
Emirates launches its third Scandinavian destination – Oslo
Emirates’ new Oslo 777-300 service joins existing Scandinavian flights to Copenhagen and Stockholm Arlanda. Brussels also linked to Dubai mega hub.
Air China becomes first carrier to serve new Hongyuan Airport
Air China connects Chengdu with new airport at Hongyuan using A319s.
YANAIR adds second route to Georgia
YANAIR now connects Kiev Zhulyany to Tbilisi with twice-weekly operations, using its Saab 340s. Competes against Air Caucasus.
Finnair adds destination #6 in Russia
Finnair begins thrice-weekly flights from Helsinki to Kazan, using Flybe Finland’s E190s.
Emirates starts its second US destination in 2014 – Chicago O’Hare
Emirates begins operations to its ninth US destination completing the MEB3 trio at Chicago O’Hare.