Aviation

The new Oslo Airport was officially opened today as Norway’s main airport. The increased capacity is at approx. 32 million passengers annually.

Emirates’ flights to Spain will be operated by only A380 aircrafts. In addition to the existing double daily A380 service to Barcelona, the airline will also operate a double daily A380 service to Madrid, significantly boosting seat capacity from Dubai to Spain.

Alaska Airlines and Virgin America plan to move into Terminal 7 at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The move, which will be complete by October 2017, relocates the airlines' two operations from Terminal 8 and Terminal 4, respectively, and will offer guests a better airport experience while laying the groundwork for future growth at JFK.

easyJet welcomed its first member of its 'furry flight club' yesterday, with guide dog Joey reaching the milestone of 35 flights with easyJet alongside his owner Jan Gibson. Joey, a Labrador, will be seven next month and has been with Jan for five years. Much like easyJet’s ‘flight club’ loyalty scheme for its most frequent flyers, furry flight club will focus on rewards which are most appreciated by the airline’s most loyal four-legged friends – doggie treats.

The Latvian airline airBaltic and Tez Tour Latvija have jointly launched the world's first charter flights with Bombardier CS300 aircraft for the summer season.

Starting from May 7, Qatar Airways will commence a third daily non-stop route from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Bali Denpasar. The carrier is offering its first direct service in 2014, later enhancing this to a twice daily frequency. Prior to this Qatar Airways served the destination via a touchdown in Singapore, but the expanding global reach of the airline and significant growth in size of its fleet has enabled the airline increasing popularity to now offer three daily direct non-stop flights.

Still dreaming of that San Diego sunset? Longing for Las Vegas entertainment? Spirit Airlines has you covered with ultra-low fares to 22 new routes and 27 seasonal routes starting this spring. To celebrate, Spirit is offering roundtrip flights in these 49 routes as low as $49 for members of its $9 Fare Club and as low as $79 for non-members.

Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline, will launch two new flights directly connecting Chennai with Paris and Bengaluru with Amsterdam. The new routes will enable guests to travel to destinations in Europe and North America with its codeshare partners Delta and Air France-KLM.

Famous with its low cost overseas flights, Norwegian now announced a new route from London Gatwick to Singapore this winter. From 28th September, Norwegian will operate four weekly flights, increasing to five in the winter, from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport, with fares starting from £179.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will again offer direct flights between London and Sion in the 2017/18 winter timetable period. With the flights having proved highly popular this winter, SWISS has decided to again offer UK-based winter sports enthusiasts these convenient direct services between London and Sion in the coming winter season.

SAS launches new year round route between Helsinki and Malaga. The new route is served with an Airbus A320 and B737-800, on Saturdays all year round, starting November 4th of 2017. Including the new route, SAS is now offering ten departures to Malaga from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and now also Finland.

Iberia presented today its first Airbus A340/600 fitted with its new Premium Economy seating section to travel agencies, major companies, and Spanish and European media. This summer the Spanish airline will have five such aircraft in its fleet.

SAS opens a new direct route between Stockholm and Eilat in Israel. The new route between Stockholm and Eilat starts on October 28 as part of SAS’ winter program for 2017/2018, with departures weekly on Saturdays during the period of 28th of October to March 24th 2018.

Emirates is decreasing flight frequency to the United States because of a drop in demand caused by heightened security measures and Trump administration attempts to ban travelers from Muslim-majority nations.