ZAMBIA and Egypt are engaged in talks on the possibility of Egypt Air resuming a direct flight between Lusaka and Cairo following the suspension of flights on the route.Egypt Air operated seven flights into Lusaka from January 17 – 28, 2011 after the inaugural flight launch. Egyptian ambassador... 

Virgin Australia is adding the central Queensland town of Emerald to the growing regional network served by the airline’s nimble new ATR turboprops.Weekday flights will run twice daily from 16 January, 2012.The morning service will depart from Brisbane at 5.45am and arrive in Emerald at 7.40am.... 

Qatar Airways on Monday announced it will soon start regular flights to the Libyan port city of Benghazi which served as the country’s rebel capital until they took over Tripoli earlier this year.Qatar’s flag carrier already serves the capital of Tripoli but was forced to suspend flights... 

U.S. airlines are wading deeper into the charter business to Cuba as travel restrictions have loosened, hoping one day to haul American tourists to the island’s unspoiled beaches.By year-end, four of the largest U.S. airlines will operate about 25 weekly flights to Cuba for charter companies. AMR... 

Direct flights between Sri Lanka and Ukraine begin from tomorrow. Accordingly, the first Ukrainian flight will arrive in the Katunayake international airport at dawn tomorrow. Minister of Civil Aviation Priyankara Jayarathne says this was a result of the MOU signed between the two countries in last August... 

Qantas has cancelled 80 more domestic flights and more are expected as industrial action by unions continues.The cancellations affect flights between the eastern states and Perth and come because of the grounding of two more aircrafts.Qantas has grounded seven aircraft in total and cancelled around 500... 

Merry old England is now more accessible to Filipino business and leisure travellers and Overseas Filipino Workers with Emirates Airline’s new extra service to Manchester.The multi-awarded airline has boosted its route to North West England with the introduction of a third daily non-stop flight to... 

Samer Majali, the chief executive of Gulf Air has unveiled plans to increase the number of flights to the Omani capital from 28 to 35 a week and launch a direct service from Bahrain to Salalah, Muscat Daily has reported. The Bahraini carrier is also considering setting up a lounge at the Muscat International... 

Three Haj flights were cancelled on Tuesday while 14 were delayed as the national flag carrier is still handicapped by six grounded aircraft. Hajj flights PK 1031 from Karachi, PK1431 from Islamabad and PK 1331 from Lahore were cancelled while PK 1435 Islamabad-Jeddah was delayed by an hour. PK 232 Dubai-Quetta... 

The first batch of 145 Kashmiri Hajj pilgrims set off on Monday for the annual pilgrimage to the holiest place for Muslims in Mecca.A total of 8,300 pilgrims from the Kashmir region are expected to perform this year’s ritual, authorities said. The Haj is supposed to be the religious duty of all...