AirTran Airways says it has received U.S. approval to operate new flights to Mexico beginning in May and June.AirTran, owned by Southwest Airlines Co., plans to operate one daily round trip between Orange County, Calif., and Mexico City and one to Cabo San Lucas. The airline also plans to offer a daily... 

Middle East Airlines resumed flights Sunday after pilots suspended a one-week strike following pledges from political officials that they would broker an agreement between MEA and the Lebanese Association of Pilots that doesn’t involve a cut in salaries or any measures against pilots.However, MEA chairman... 

Virgin America, the award-winning California-based airline, takes its low-fare, upscale flights south of the border today with the launch of its newest Mexican destinations – with five nonstop flights a week from the airline’s home base of San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Vallarta... 

An hourlong power outage at Los Angeles International Airport forced nearly two dozen inbound commercial flights to divert to other airports, and flight delays lingered even after electricity was restored, LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles said.Damaging high winds also extended into other regions of the... 

Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines Thursday assured its passengers that all its operations to and from Mumbai would continue uninterrupted, even as the city’s airport operator threatened to put the airline on a cash-and-carry basis for non-payment of dues.We would like to reassure all our guests... 

Bahrain’s national carrier Gulf Air today November 30 launched its services to Rome, the airline’s second Italian and 10th European destination.An official delegation led by Gulf Air’s chief executive officer Samer Majali including senior representatives from the airline and a number of regional... 

More than 64,500 hujaj have returned to Pakistan through 181 Post Hajj flights, PIA spokesman said on Tuesday. PIA has operated 24 Post Hajj flights to Karachi bringing back 10,430 hujaj to Karachi, 24 flights to Lahore with 11,917 hajjis, 27 flights to Islamabad bringing back 13, 165 hajjis, 40 flights... 

Etihad Airways on Monday urged all guests currently booked on flights to or from Damascus to contact the airline if they wanted to change their travel plans.The Arab League voted to impose sanctions on Syria after it refused to allow independent monitors into the country, which has been wracked by conflict... 

RAK Airways announced on Tuesday it will launch flights to Sudan next month, expanding its route network to 10 destinations since the carrier’s relaunch last year.Starting on December 15, RAK Airways will offer three flights a week to Sudan’s capital city Khartoum, it said in a statement. RAK... 

The opportunities for launching a direct airline between Bulgarian and China have been surveyed during a visit of a high-ranking Chinese delegation in Sofia.The direct Bulgaria-China flights were on the agenda of the meeting between Bulgaria’s Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Ivo...