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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Qatar Airways adds Birmingham to UK network
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The eight times weekly link will be flown using a 254-seat Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and will increase the Gulf carrier’s offering between Doha and...
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Etihad Airways to fly A380 to Melbourne from June 2016
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The A380 will operate flights EY460/461, one of the airline’s twice daily Abu Dhabi - Melbourne services from June 1, 2016, substituting one of the...
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Wizz Air hits 100 routes from Romania with Cluj-Napoca base growth
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The additional aircraft will arrive ahead of a July 22, 2016 launch of the four new routes and will also facilitate frequency growth in some of its...
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Lufthansa and Austrian open doors to Iran’s potential
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Lufthansa is to launch a new three times weekly link between its Munich hub and Tehran from April 14, 2016 using an Airbus A330-300, while also...
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Cathay Pacific drops Doha, but Qatar Airways fills the void
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Qatar Airways next year celebrates the tenth anniversary of its debut in the Hong Kong market having first launched flights from Doha in March...
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Qatar Airways adds Adelaide to growing Australian network
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The new Adelaide route will be flown using Qatar Airways’ new Airbus A350-900 and will boost its Australian capacity to 28 flights a week. The...
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Qatar Airways Confirms Sydney Launch After Gaining More Australian Traffic Rights
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The Qatari and Australian governments this month announced they had expanded the current bilaterals between the countries, allowing 50 per cent...
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Delta to Offer Transatlantic Paris Link from North Carolina’s Research Triangle
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The new route to Paris will commence in May 2016 and will supplement the existing London route operated by rival carrier, American Airlines. The...
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Durban Airport Celebrates Future Arrival of Qatar Airways
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Gulf carrier Qatar Airways confirmed in February this year that it would introduce flights to this year’s World Routes host city as part of an...
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ANALYSIS: Airlines in the Middle East - The Biggest and Fastest Growing Operators
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Ahead of this year's World Routes forum, Routesonline is providing another look at our series of articles on the leading airlines and airports and...
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ANALYSIS: Airports in the Middle East - The Biggest and Fastest Growing Gateways
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Ahead of this year's World Routes forum, Routesonline is providing another look at our series of articles on the leading airlines and airports and...
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ChamWings Arrives in Oman
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Despite the current political instability in Syria, ChamWings, the country’s first privately-owned carrier, has emerged as an important provider of...
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Qatar Airways to Boost Frequencies into Stockholm This Winter
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The latest update of the airline’s inventory for the winter 2015 schedule shows that Qatar Airways will introduce an additional two weekly flights...
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Saudia Outlines Initial 787 Routes
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According to its latest schedule update, Saudia will place the 787-9 into passenger operation from February 1, 2016 with its first scheduled flight...
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Emirates Launch Of New Daily Service To Generate 1,400 Jobs For Orlando
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Emirates, which brought an Airbus A380 to Orlando International Airport on September 1, 2015 for its launch of daily nonstop service to Dubai,...
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Qatar Airways Hits 100 Weekly Flights to India as Nagpur Link Returns
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The oneworld alliance member will reinstate its flights to Nagpur from December 1, 2015 with a daily Airbus A320 rotation. The resumption of...
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Emirates Increases Capacity to Frankfurt with Second Daily A380 Service
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Emirates currently operate three daily flights to the German city, two of which are currently operated by a Boeing 777-300ER while the other is...
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Etihad Denies US Lobby $2.5bn Subsidy Accusation
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The Partnership for Open and Fair Skies issued a statement earlier this week with supporting document which it claims shows that the Abu...
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Emirates to Launch World’s Longest Flight: Dubai – Panama City
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Both a vibrant metropolis and gateway to tropical destinations, Panama City is also the economic and financial centre of Panama with the major...
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What are The World's Longest Scheduled Flights?
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What are the world's longest scheduled air routes by distance and block time? As Emirates Airline reveals plans to launch a Dubai - Panama City...