Travellers will soon be able to travel Garuda Indonesia direct to ‘the Land of the Rising Sun’ from Jakarta as the airline announced direct flights from Jakarta-Tokyo-Jakarta effective 31 August 2010.The new direct flights are part of our route expansion and a response to the growing demands,... 

Flights were cancelled from 0700 BST on Monday after both the airport’s fire trucks were out of action because of technical problems.A replacement truck was brought in from another airport on Monday night.Hundreds of passengers on flights to destinations including Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester,... 

After many weeks of intense negotiations, Irish low cost airline Ryanair has agreed to include Larnaca in its destinations.The decision was taken on Monday evening and Hermes Airports has already been informed.Invited to comment, Hermes Airports spokesman Adamos Aspris confirmed the decision, describing... 

China Southern Airlines, the country’s largest carrier, is scheduled to launch direct flights on the Urumqi to Tehran route on August 29, 2010, increasing the number of flights it operates to Teheran in Iran to five per week.The new flight, CZ6035, will be operated every Sunday using Boeing 737... 

Qantas Airways, Australia’s biggest carrier, will look to expand capacity on international routes as demand recovers amid positive signs in the previous quarter, chief executive Alan Joyce said.We’re seeing an improvement in the US route,he said, adding: When we see the market returning –... 

Daily flights to Auckland from Kapiti are unlikely to start in February as planned, as safety systems are updated at Paraparaumu Airport to comply with a Civil Aviation Authority directive.Paraparaumu Airport had applied for mandatory transponder use down to ground level with the CAA, instead of the... 

Firefly, the community airline, on Thursday announced additional flights during for the coming Hari Raya festive period.The extra flights are from Subang to Kota Baharu and vice versa on Sept 7, 8, 9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19, and from Singapore to Ipoh and vice versa on Sept 8 and 9, it said in a... 

Finncomm Airlines has announced that it will resume flight between Seinäjoki and Helsinki.The domestic carrier announced earlier this month that it would cancel services to Seinäjoki, Pori, and Jyväskylä, saying that the routes were unprofitable.The company now says that in talks with the airline,... 

Garuda Indonesia will launch direct flights between Jakarta and Tokyo at the end of August. From 31 August 2010, GA 884 flying Jakarta  Tokyo will depart at 23.50 to arrive in Tokyo at 09.00.The return flight, GA 885, will leave Tokyo at 12.00 to arrive in Jakarta at 17.45. The new service uses Airbus... 

AirTran Airways, a subsidiary of AirTran Holdings Inc., on Thursday announced a 48-hour sale for travel to and from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.The fares are available for purchase only through Friday. They are good for travel through Oct. 27 on every day of the week...