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
Restructuring Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will add more flights using reactivated De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400s after disclosing a settlement to take ownership of 13 of the twin-turboprops.
Royal Brunei Airlines eyes network opportunities in North Asia and India, as it looks to “key regions” for future network growth.
Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has commenced operations from the capital Luanda’s new Agostinho Neto international airport. The airline transferred its domestic Luanda-Cabinda flight to the new hub on 10 November, operating the initial service with a Boeing 737-700 before switching to a De Havilland Dash 8-400. Source: TAAG TAAG ...
