Asia
The latest aviation news and new air services from world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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China Southern to Fly to New Zealand Twice Daily
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China Southern Airlines has announced it is to operate twice-daily flights between Auckland and Guangzhou from August 1, 2015.
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Emirates is the Most Valuable Airline Brand in the World
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Emirates is the most valuable airline brand in the world according to the 2015 Brand Finance Global 500 report.
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China Eastern Seeks Rights to Link Chengdu and Nanjing to Los Angeles
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In its application to US Department of Transportation for authority to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation to the US, China Eastern said...
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London is the Number One Tourist Destination in the World
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London has overtaken Bangkok as the number one tourist destination in the world, according to a recent report by Skift.
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Asian Aviation is Taking off for New Year
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Air travel is set to flourish over the next week in the Asia Pacific region, with Chinese New Year just around the corner.
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AirAsia X Adds Chongqing to Chinese Route Network
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The new four times weekly route was inaugurated on February 13, 2015 and is the only direct flight between the Malaysian capital and Jiangbei...
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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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American Airlines Confirms Domestic Debut for Dreamliner
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American has confirmed the type will initially will be deployed between its hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago O'Hare...
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ROUTES TRIVIA: What are the Fastest Growing Domestic and International Airports in China?
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Here's our latest instalment of our regular series of industry trivia questions where we ask readers to vote on a particular aviation subject....
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Qantas Extends Vancouver Operation in 2015
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After the success of its first six direct return flights in January 2015 between Sydney and Vancouver, Qantas has made the decision to resume...
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Qatar Airways Increases Singapore Frequency
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The two existing daily flights to Singapore will also be operated with the airlines A350 XWB aircraft, commencing service in July and August 2015.
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Cathay Pacific to Launch Dusseldorf service
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Beginning September 1, 2015 and subject to government approval, the service will operate four-times weekly to Dusseldorf - the international...
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Start-Up Carriers: Who's New?
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January has seen a number of start-up carriers taking shape across the world, including New Delhi-based, Vistara, Greenland's Aluu, and Egypt's...
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American Airlines Gets Green Light for Dallas – Beijing Route
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American Airlines will introduce a daily flight on the route from May 7, 2015; its sixth daily flight to Asia from Dallas and its eleventh direct...
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Air Service Agreement Opens the Door Between China and Australia
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Under the revised air services agreement, both countries’ carriers will immediately be able to operate 26,500 seats a week between Beijing,...
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HK Express Takes-off to Vietnamese Riveria
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The route to the vibrant South-Central Coast of Vietnam will commence from April 1, 2015 and will be operated on a three times weekly basis with...
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Throwback Thursday: Air New Zealand to Return to Singapore
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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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ANA Resumes Flights to Kuala Lumpur
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The Tokyo Narita – Kuala Lumpur flight will return to the ANA network from September 1, 2015 and will be flown on a daily basis by a Boeing 787-8....
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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...