UK Star Alliance carrier BMI has won its first long-haul route rights from London Heathrow airport with the award of four weekly frequencies to Mumbai, India, following a recent UK Civil Aviation Authority scarce capacity hearing. Virgin Atlantic was awarded 10 weekly Indian frequencies and incumbent BA an additional seven.
Source: Flight International
American Airlines’ operations were disrupted by a nationwide ground stop on the morning of 24 December, the height of the winter holiday air travel period.
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 ...
