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Brussels airport resumes flights after terror attcks

Singapore Airlines’ low-cost arm Scoot to launch flights to India soon

Scoot plans to operate from Chennai, Amritsar and Jaipur as part of its India entry plan. Scoot Pte. Ltd, the low-cost arm of Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), is all set to land soon in three Indian cities including Chennai, making it the fourth carrier from the Southeast Asian nation to operate to...

'The heart of Europe' has stopped beating, for now

Struck by suicide bombers 10 days ago, the airport known as "the heart of Europe" has stopped beating temporarily, causing headaches for thousands of business and vacation travelers, and painful financial losses for Belgium's capital and tourism industry. It's still unclear when...

India in desperate need for bigger, better airports

Severe capacity constraint and lack of infrastructure could come in the way India’s dream aviation story, warn airlines. The result, airline sources say, would be higher fares as they can operate only limited flights to important airports during the morning and evening peak hours. Key metro airports have no peak hour slots left while infrastructure constraints have resulted in limited...

Czech Airlines To Launch 11 New Destinations This Summer

This summer season, Czech Airlines will launch regular scheduled operations on routes to Malta, Birmingham, Helsinki, Pisa, Zagreb, Skopje, Odessa, Kaliningrad, Kazan and Ufa. A seasonal service connecting Riyadh and Prague, which will be operated by Czech Airlines from the beginning of July to the end of September, is a new addition to the timetable. Czech Airlines will also re-launch its seasona...

Finnair and Swissport sign contract extension for Helsinki

Swissport International and Finnair have signed an extension of their existing contract for ramp handling services in Helsinki Airport until 31 October 2020. The new agreement is effective immediately, and the companies say it builds a strong basis for future joint growth and further increased quality at the growing hub in Helsinki. Swissport International has already been providing ramp han...

Brussels Airport To Partially Reopen On Friday

Brussels airport said it will partially reopen for passenger flights on Friday evening, following the March 22 bomb attacks. Casting doubt on those plans however, airport police warned of a planned strike on Sunday in protest over what they said were lax security measures planned by authorities. "The measures proposed by the authorities are insufficient," Belgian broadcaster RTBF c...

Morocco Looks to Russia, China and Low-Cost Carriers to Increase Tourism Numbers

Morocco is seeking to attract more visitors from Russia, China and West Africa, as instability in nearby countries deters tourists from traditional European markets. Plans to open new air routes are in motion, Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad said in an interview in Rabat following a visit by King Mohammed VI to Russia. “Russia offers us a big opportunity,” he said. “We wa...

Air France, KLM debut new cabins on Houston 777 flights

Since 27 and 28 March 2016, Air France customers have been able to enjoy the comfort of the new long-haul travel cabins to Houston and Luanda from Paris-Charles de Gaulle. The progressive installation of the cabins on the Boeing 777 enables Air France to offer a daily flight to Houston (Texas, USA) and up to two weekly flights to Luanda (Angola). On board the aircraft equipped with the lates...

French air traffic strike: many Paris Orly and Marseille flights cancelled

The 36-hour walkout by air traffic controllers comes as protesters return to streets in anger over government labour reforms. Strikes by French air traffic controllers are expected to cause travel chaos for thousands of passengers on Thursday. Aviation authorities told airlines to cancel 20% of their flights from Paris Orly airport and a third of flights from Marseille as air traffic control...

World’s Busiest International Airport Will Now Charge a Departure Fee

Dubai’s crown prince has approved a new airport fee for all passengers leaving this long-haul air travel hub to pay for improvements and expansions. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the new fees on Wednesday. He says every passenger leaving Dubai, including most transiting through the Mideast city-state, will pay a 35-dirham ($9.50) service fee for flights lea...

Boy of eight held at Paris airport for more than a week

French child rights campaigners horrified at ‘imprisoning’ of child who arrived unaccompanied from Indian Ocean island. An unaccompanied eight-year-old boy has been held at Paris’s main airport for more than a week after trying to enter France with false identity papers. Children’s rights campaigners have accused the French authorities of breaking international child...

Australian customs & immigration workers begin strikes

Australia’s customs and immigration workers have launched strikes at Australian airports, following a postponement over the Easter travel period due to security concerns. A series of short strikes at major international gateways began March 30. The Community and Public Sector Union had previously planned industrial action before and during Easter, including a 24-hour walkout at all int...

KLM robot successfully guides passengers around airport

KLM says robotics will play as “increasingly important role in aviation”, following a trial at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. The airline started a project to introduce robots to help with ground operations three years ago, with a trial in place at its home airport from December last year. After the initial testing period, KLM reckons the robot (known as Spencer, for Social...

airBaltic Links Amsterdam with All Baltic Capitals

The Latvian airline airBaltic has launched its Amsterdam – Tallinn route, for the first time in history establishing direct links from the Dutch capital to all three Baltic capitals. Wolfgang Reuss, SVP of Network Management airBaltic: “With the opening of our new route, airBaltic now offers the best service from Amsterdam to the Baltic region. We operate up to four flights daily fr...

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Singapore selects Thales for next-generation AI-powered air traffic management system serving one of Asia’s busiest airspaces

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Qantas Group and Melbourne Airport to unlock more flights, airport expansion

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Edinburgh Airport partners with Airportr to bring baggage-as-a-service to one of UK's fastest-growing travel hubs

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Thales and Ankaa to deliver multi-mission Air Traffic Surveillance radars for Oman, capable of supporting both civil and military operations

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