This is a marked improvement from the increase of nine percent recorded between February and the same month in 2009, although this is likely to be because March last year was the low point for international air travel during the recession.Giovanni Bisignani, the IATA’s director general and chief... 

A day after the announcement that the latest tourism numbers jumped significantly, there’s news that Japan Airlines will cancel its daily flights to the Big Island.Tourism officials are looking at other airlines to fill the gap. Since 1996, Japan Airlines has provided direct flights daily from... 

American Airlines’ regional carrier American Eagle said it will soon begin flying to Columbus, Georgia from its hub at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. The flights to Columbus will begin July 15. Fort Worth, Texas-based American said it will fly the route twice daily with 44-seat Embraer... 

Sri Lankan Airlines is currently operating several additional flights to its European destinations to cater to passengers affected by disrupted schedules caused by the volcanic eruptions in Iceland.The Airline wishes to inform passengers that seats are available on these special flights, to Paris and... 

In view of the Kolkata shutdown call from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Kingfisher Airlines Monday announced a series of changes in the schedules of its domestic and international flights to ensure passengers are not inconvenienced.These include cancellation of 31 flights, changes in the timings of some... 

Guam  Continental Airlines announced plans to operate 34 charter and extra flights 17 roundtrip between Japan and Guam, Rota and Palau during Japan‟s Golden Week Holiday period April 29 through May 5, 2010.The 34 extra flights from Japan include Sendai, Tokyo, Toyama, Nagoya, Osaka, Takamatsu, Okayama,... 

Unhappy passengers want Thai Airways International to put on more flights to help travellers stranded by European-wide ban on flights caused by a volcanic ash cloud.Ash thrown up by the Iceland volcano grounded air traffic for days and left thousands of travellers stranded. A source at the Airports of... 

The first scheduled passenger flight between Baghdad and London in 20 years landed at Gatwick airport last night.The Iraqi Airways airliner arrived at the airport’s south terminal at 11.08pm, the first since the United Nations imposed sanctions on Iraq following Saddam Hussein’s invasion... 

Air France, part of Franco-Dutch airline Air France KLM (AF.FR, Thursday said it is adding extra flights to facilitate the return to Paris of passengers that have been stranded by the closure of European airspace in the last week.The airline is scheduling extra flights to Paris departing from the Antilles,... 

The Pakistan Haj Organisers Federation PHOF said yesterday that national carrier Pakistan International Airlines has not reduced the Haj pilgrimage fare despite insistence by the Ministry of Religious Affairs and instead has increased it by 20% adding to the worries and problems of intending pilgrims....