Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates UAE, has commenced non-stop flights from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Erbil, becoming the first UAE carrier to operate to northern Iraq.Etihad operates two return services per week with two-class Airbus A320 aircraft.The commencement of... 

Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has taken the first step in rebuilding its long-haul international network with the launch of a new daily service from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai.Amsterdam is the first of several major European destinations which Garuda Indonesia intends to add to... 

MUSCAT-based Oman Air today launched its maiden flight between Dar es Salaam and the Omani capital.The four weekly flights have been scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, with the aircrafts departing at Muscat International Airport to Julius Nyerere International Airport and back... 

There are going to be a lot of Australians here, Qantas regional general manager Grant Lilly said yesterday, announcing additional transtasman services direct to Queenstown from Melbourne this summer.Mr Lilly, of Auckland, told the Otago Daily Times in addition to extra services from Melbourne and Brisbane...