Middle East
The latest aviation news and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Middle East.
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Air Arabia Introduces Doha to Ras Al Khaimah Network
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Air Arabia signed a strategic partnership with the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation to become the Emirate’s designated carrier for...
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Iraqi Airways to Link Manchester to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah
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The new flights from the Iraqi flag carrier will be the first non-stop scheduled links between Manchester and the country, although a previous...
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Qatar Airways Confirms Durban Debut in South African Expansion
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Africa continues to play an important part in Qatar Airways’ global network expansion strategy and the airline currently operates 140 flights per...
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Arkia to Launch Long-Haul with Airbus A330-900neo Deal
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The aircraft will help Arkia to expand its growing operations into long-haul business and leisure markets and will operate alongside the four...
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Flydubai Strengthens Iranian Presence with Five New Routes
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The budget carrier plans to links its Dubai International Airport base with Ahwaz, Hamadan, Isfahan, Shiraz and Tabriz from March 2015, adding to...
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Global Passenger Traffic up 5% in 2014
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Over a twelve-month period, preliminary data shows a growth rate of 5.1 percent year over year, with both international and domestic traffic...
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US Airlines Make Call to Restrict Gulf Carrier Growth in US Market
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Senior executives from US majors American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have this past week met with two senior members of...
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Dubai International Takes Top Spot from London Heathrow
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The airport has ended London Heathrow’s years of dominance as the world’s number one international hub, with its full year passenger numbers...
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Alitalia to Grow Long-Haul Network in new Strategic Plan
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The Alitalia network will be one of the main pillars of the new strategy alongside Cooperation, Fleet, Guest Service and Brand with a new three-hub...
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Emirates Boosts Flights to Kolkata
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Emirates first launched flights between Dubai and Kolkata in March 2006 as its seventh destination in India with a split schedule offering greater...
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Air Arabia to Launch Landmark Low-Cost Link to China
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The confirmation of the landmark link ends over a year of speculation about the service after Gu Zhongqin, president of Xinjiang Airport Group,...
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: Emirates and Etihad Boost Dublin Frequency
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At Routesonline we've decided to take a look back at the news breaking the same week in previous years and revisit it one or two years later to see...
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Qatar Airways Cargo Adds Basel in Support of Pharmaceutical Industry
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The new ‘Pharma Express’ route will see an Airbus A330-200F operate between Brussels and Basel and then on to Doha on a twice weekly basis from...
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Emirates Switches A380 from Rome to Manchester Route
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The introduction of the second A380 into the Manchester market will mean that half of Emirates’ 16 daily flights to the UK will be operated by an...
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New York next to see Qatar Airways A350XWB
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During the inauguration ceremony for the Qatar Airways A350XWB, the GCEO of the airline, Mr Akbar Al Baker responded to questions including those...
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Qatar Airways Adds Amsterdam to Growing Global Network
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With the addition of the city of Amsterdam, the total number of European destinations offered by Qatar Airways will grow to 34 – just under a...
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Air Arabia Establishes new Jordanian Operation
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) low-cost carrier Air Arabia is to set up an operation in Jordan after agreeing terms to acquire a 49 per cent stake in...
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Event Destination Guide: Routes Middle East & Africa 2015
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The inaugural Routes Middle East & Africa is designed to build on the success of the regional Routes Africa 2014 event, and will take place in the...
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Air Canada Adds Delhi and Dubai with new Dreamliner
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The new Toronto - Delhi link is an example of a route made possible thanks to the excellent operating economics that modern generation airliners...
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Etihad Adds Second Daily Melbourne Flight
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Since Etihad Airways commenced daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne in March 2009 the airline has carried more than 900,000 passengers on...