Philippine low-cost carrier ZestAir plans to start a service between Manila and Singapore from 29 January.
It will operate on the route five times a week with Airbus A320 aircraft, says a ZestAir spokeswoman.
The carrier will compete on the route with Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific, Jetstar Asia and Singapore Airlines, according to Innovata.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
IAG unit British Airways is continuing to work through the challenges on its Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s which prompted it to remove some its planned winter capacity, while remaining on the lookout for options to bolster its long-haul fleet.
Airport operator Fraport says costs at its flagship airport in Frankfurt are hindering growth and preventing the facility from returning to its pre-Covid-19 passenger figures.
While a slower recovery and strong competition has hit Lufthansa Group’s passenger operations on Asia-Pacific routes since the pandemic, the carrier is shifting more of its freighter capacity to tap strong cargo demand from the region.
