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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WORLD ROUTES: Etihad Reveals Network Growth Strategy
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Etihad Airways treated delegates to an engaging presentation at the 20th World Route Development Forum Strategy Summit, outlining the carrier’s...
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WORLD ROUTES: Cebu Pacific Air Adds Dammam Link
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A World Routes media briefing confirmed recent reports that Cebu Pacific Air will be inaugurating a three times weekly link between Manila’s Ninoy...
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New Airports and New Runways for Oman
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There are not many countries in the world where six new runways will be constructed and four brand new regional airports opened for traffic in a...
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Lufthansa Drops Plan to Fly A380 to Mumbai, in the short-term at least.
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Lufthansa is likely to receive the green light from Indian authorities to fly the A380 into Mumbai, but without the strong transfer traffic its...
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Qatar Airways Goes Direct to Cape Town from November
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The network growth is being facilitated by the continuous growth of the airline’s fleet and the new non-stop Doha - Cape Town route will be...
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The Global Airline Scene – 100 Years and Counting!
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Commercial aviation began 100 years ago with a single aircraft, a single passenger and a single route. Last year more than three billion...
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Etihad Celebrates Busiest Four Days in Airline’s History
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The total traffic for the four days is an increase of 36 per cent over the same period at the end of Eid Al Fitr in 2013, when 133,007 passengers...
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Qatar Airways Boosts Capacity to Madrid and Perth
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Qatar Airways will boost capacity on routes from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Madrid and Perth through increased frequencies on the route...
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The Airbus vs Boeing Dilemma at Emirates
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As Airbus and Boeing go head-to-head in negotiations for Emirates Airline’s outstanding order of 70 extra-widebodied aircraft, aviation...
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Where Does the Dreamliner Fly? August 2014 Network Update
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With an increasing number of airlines now operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, every month The HUB provides an update on the current...
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Where Does the A380 Fly? August 2014 Network Update
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Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new...
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Hub Carriers Etihad and Turkish Airlines add San Francisco Flights
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Etihad and THY will both hope to attract passengers from their wider networks across the Middle East, Africa and Indian subcontinent to support...
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flynas Focuses on London Operations in UK Market
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The closure of the Manchester operation will enable flynas to concentrate its activities at London Gatwick. It launched a twice weekly flight from...
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flydubai Expands in Central and Eastern Europe
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flydubai will become the first carrier to operate direct flights from Dubai to both Sarajevo and Zagreb. It will introduce a twice weekly link to...
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Emirates Follows Qatar Airways into Budapest Market
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The new daily flight will launch from October 27, 2014 and will be operated using a 278-seat Airbus A330-200 complementing the existing Dubai...
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Etihad Reveals Six New Routes for Launch in 2015
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UAE national carrier, Etihad Airways, has revealed plans to launch its first passenger flights to Algiers, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Hong Kong, Kolkata...
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ROUTES SILK ROAD: Flying East with flynas
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Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flynas has an ambitious long-haul expansion strategy, underpinned by new flights to the UK, writes Justin Burns for...
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ROUTES SILK ROAD: UP, UP and Away for El Al's Low-Cost Business
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El Al has responded to the opening of the skies between Israel and the European Union with newly launched low-cost brand UP, reports Martin Rivers...
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Where Does the A340-300 Fly? July 2014 Network Update
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Every month The HUB provides an update on the current schedules of three latest aircraft programmes, highlighting the...
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Where Does the A380 Fly? July 2014 Network Update
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Although the Airbus A380 has now been in passenger service for more than six years there remains a lot of interest in the Super Jumbo and new...