Austrian Airlines will terminate its Vienna-Tokyo route in September.
The Lufthansa Group carrier says the daily service to the Japanese capital's Narita airport has become unprofitable as a result of "tough price competition" amid economic slowdown in that country and a decline in the value of the yen.
Austrian will operate its last service to Tokyo on 3 September.
On 5 September, the Star Alliance member will launch a route to Hong Kong, with five flights a week.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
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Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
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United Airlines is seeking to bolster its transpacific dominance with a newly proposed route to China from the West Coast of the USA.
US start-up carrier Avelo Airlines plans to soon launch its first-ever international flights, to Mexico and the Caribbean, as it establishes new operational bases in Connecticut and Florida.
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has tentatively awarded 10 hotly contested slots for long-distance domestic flights out of Ronald Reagan National airport in Washington, DC.
