Turkey’s national carrier Turkish Airlines, or THY, has started direct flights to the Ugandan city of Entebbe, its chairman announced Monday.Speaking at a press conference after a ceremony held Monday at Entebbe International Airport, THY Chairman Hamdi Topçu said Africa has become an important continent... 

Exactly two decades after Indian carriers stopped flights to Iraq following the Gulf war in 1990-91, the country wants resumption of direct flights with India. Officials from Iraq’s embassy recently approached the foreign affairs and aviation ministries and impressed upon them the need for direct connectivity... 

One of Taiwan’s carriers dismissed accusations by the Consumers’ Foundation Monday that it was overcharging for flights between the city airports of Taipei and Shanghai, saying the fares had been scrutinized by Taiwan’s aviation regulator.A spokesman for China Airlines, which flew the... 

The Turkish Airlines yesterday launched direct flights to Dar es Salaam to boost trade and investments between the two countries.The airline-managing director, Mr Mustafa Ozkahraman, said on the arrival of a plane at the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam from Istanbul yesterday that... 

Low-cost carrier AirAsia is extending its route network to another Southeast Asian country, with direct daily flights to Yangon, Myanmar,from July 20.To celebrate the introduction of the new route, the airline is offering all-in-fares for Kuala Lumpur – Yangon, from as low as RM29 one way.Booking... 

The Tourism Ministry would look into arranging direct flights to Zhengzhou from Malaysia, said its minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.She said Zhengzhou could act as a transportation hub, which when completed with its high-speed railway facilities, would allow tourists to travel to many other districts... 

The first direct flights between Taipei’s Songshan Airport and Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport are set to be launched on Monday.The first flight from Songshan Airport to Hongqiao Airport will be made by Taiwanese carrier China Airlines and depart at 8:45 a.m. Monday morning. The plane will carry... 

Russian and Kyrgyz airlines canceled the flights to the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh hit by the continuing inter-ethnic clashes, airlines officials said on Saturday.Russian S7 airlines and Kyrgyzstan Airlines’ officials said the air-carriers had cancelled the flights from Moscow to Kyrgyz city of... 

Spirit Airlines has canceled all Sunday flights as a result of its pilots walking off the job in a pay dispute on Saturday, and the airline has issued refunds to passengers in nationwide airports, including LaGuardia.The 440 pilots walked out of negotiations for pay raises on Saturday morning, disrupting... 

The quake relief work has marched into the reconstruction phase, which requires to boost air transportation in no time according to the Guidance to Yushu Earthquake Reconstruction issued by the Chinese government. Air China opened non-stop flights between Beijing and Yushu on June 11 in order to assist...