Articles Tagged ‘TPE’
New airline routes launched (23 – 29 January)
Check out network planning news as it happens on our Instagram daily digests! In this week’s new airline routes launched, Taiwanese start-up Starlux Airlines commences operations, SAS begins A350 operations, VietJet adds Denpasar flights from Hanoi, and Xiamen Airlines launches Fuzhou to Fukuoka flights.
Starlux Airlines commences operations
Starlux Airlines, Taiwan’s newest carrier, starts operations on three routes with ambitious plans for global expansion.
Vietjet boosts international expansion with two new routes
VietJet launches Can Tho to Taipei and Seoul; announces five new Japanese routes.
Malindo Air jumps into Japanese market
Malindo Air begins flights to Sapporo Chitose from Kuala Lumpur – operates via Taipei Taoyuan.
Jeju Air sees out 2018 with six new services
Jeju Air begins six new routes including links to the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand.
Fukuoka Airport’s international traffic triples during past decade; 23.98 million passengers in 2017; AirAsia X and Thai Lion Air to serve in 2019
Fukuoka is the fourth largest airport in Japan after Tokyo’s Haneda and Narita, plus Osaka Kansai. Situated on Japan’s Kyushu Island, the city is home to a metro population of 5.6 million people. Jonathan Ford looks at the airport’s development since 2008, focusing on its international expansion.
Tigerair Taiwan sets sights on Cebu
Tigerair Taiwan introduces new link from Taipei Taoyuan to Cebu in the Philippines.
Europe and Asia battle it out in the latest instalment of the Arch of Triumph
Arch ofIt’s a battle between Spanish and Taiwanese airports in the latest instalment of the 2018 Arch of Triumph competition. With just three weeks left of the annual battle among the world’s airport firefighters, can anyone push Lisbon from the top spot? Find out to see how this week’s entrants have performed.
Royal Brunei Airlines takes flight for Taipei
Royal Brunei Airlines begins a three times weekly link between Bandar Seri Begawan and Taipei Taoyuan.
Air New Zealand takes a trip to Taiwan
Air New Zealand launches flights from Auckland to Taipei Taoyuan.
Cambodia Airways touches down in Taiwan
Cambodia Airways launches a twice-weekly service between Siem Reap and Taipei Taoyuan.
Asia records fifth success in 2018 Arch of Triumph challenge
Asian airports represent 60% of the five FTWA entries this week and have now claimed 13% of all victories in this year’s competition. Read on to find out which airport in the region did enough to take home the crown this week.