Airlines News and Flights News

Korean Air is to launch direct flights between Incheon International Airport in Seoul and Da Nang starting from 19th January 2012 with two flights per week. Korean Air’s new service to Da Nang, the airline’s third destination in Vietnam, will be operated by B737-800 aircraft with a total capacity of 145 seats. The flight will depart Seoul Incheon every Thursday and Sunday at 19:00 and will arrive in Da Nang at 22:10 on the same day. The return flight will depart Da Nang at 23:20 every Thursday...
Virgin America, the California–based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, announces it will bring its low–fare, upscale service to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) later this year, with tickets on sale today for three daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) starting April 4, 2012, and two daily nonstop flights from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) starting April 10, 2012. “When more airlines compete, consumers win – with lower fares and...
Virgin Australia announced the fares and schedule for its new service between Darwin and Sydney. On sale today for travel from 2 April 2012, the new daily, direct service will be operated by Boeing 737 aircraft, with fares starting from $219.00 one way. Virgin Australia Group Executive of Alliances, Network and Yield, Merren McArthur said the service will complement the new services between Darwin and Singapore which will be operated by Singapore Airlines’ subsidiary, Silk Air, and allow...
Virgin Australia launched Business Class on most domestic routes across the country1, giving Australian travellers choice in Business Class for the first time in over a decade. The offering includes new premium cabins with luxury leather seating and generous recline, a gourmet food and beverage service, as well as complimentary access to Virgin Australia’s lounges and priority security screening, check-in and boarding. To develop the service, Virgin Australia assembled a group of experts in...
Emirates will soon offer customers a quicker and more convenient link to Uganda, with the introduction of a direct service. “As demand for our Entebbe service continues to grow, customers can now enjoy the convenience of a non-stop air link with Dubai. Our new direct service will offer seamless connections to key destinations in the Middle East, Indian Sub-continent, Asia and the Far East, together with the award-winning in-flight service for which Emirates is renowned," said Jean Luc Grillet,...
EasyJet has today announced it will increase capacity on eight of its Newcastle routes with the arrival of a new larger aircraft. easyJet is already the biggest airline operating out of Newcastle. The Airbus A320 will arrive at the airport later this year meaning easyJet is able to provide seats for 13,000 more North East passengers. The extra seats have gone on sale today and will provide additional capacity on popular summer holiday and city break routes from Newcastle including Alicante,...
The Jetstar international network to Japan continues to grow, with a new Osaka to Singapore service (via Manila) announced today. The new four times weekly Airbus A320 service starts on 25 March 2012* and represents an additional 1,400 seats per week in-and-out of Japan. This new route follows a doubling of capacity on the popular Jetstar Asia Osaka-Taipei-Singapore route and the recent announcement of a new Jetstar Airways Tokyo-Manila-Darwin route. CEO of the Jetstar Group, Bruce Buchanan,...
In an initiative to support developing Iraqi business segments, Emirates has announced a 75 per-cent additional capacity increase between Dubai and Baghdad, growing its services to seven flights per week. Starting from 2nd February 2012, EK941 will depart daily from Dubai at 07:55am touching down at Baghdad International Airport at 09:40am the same day. At 11:35am, return flight EK942 will depart Baghdad arriving in Dubai at 14:55pm the same day. “Since launching flights to the Iraqi capital...
Delta Air Lines and WestJet announced a codesharing agreement on flights within the United States and Canada, further expanding the partnership between the two carriers. The codeshare flights are available for purchase now for service beginning Jan. 23, 2012. Last year, the two airlines began an interline agreement that allowed customers to purchase connecting flights on one ticket, receive boarding passes for all segments at their first check-in, and tag bags through to their final destination...
CityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, is launching a new French leisure route this summer to Brest, Brittany. A twice weekly service will operate from the airline’s hub, London City Airport, from 30 March 2012 for the full summer season. Fares start from £79 one way and can be booked now at cityjet.com. With the addition of Brest, Brittany to the network, CityJet now serves eight destinations across France including Paris, Nantes, Avignon and Toulon. Christine Ourmières...
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