British Airways franchise partner BMed plans to extend its network to West Africa at the end of October with a thrice weekly service from London Heathrow to Freetown in Sierra Leone and Dakar in Senegal. It will be the only airline operating direct links from the UK to the two African countries, not served by BA since the early 1990s.
Source: Airline Business
Australia’s Jetstar Airways has increased the number of aircraft based in New Zealand, as part of long-term expansion plans in the country.
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines is to open a Moldovan base from which it will operate several routes to European destinations. SkyUp will conduct the services through its Maltese arm, SkyUp MT, which secured certification last year. It will offer flights under SkyUp MT’s ‘U5’ designator code from the Moldovan capital ...
Virgin Australia will restart long-haul operations from June 2025, operating a series of flights to Doha under a partnership with prospective investor Qatar Airways.
