Bahrain Air, the Gulf kingdom’s second carrier, is set to launch flights to Beirut from its new hub in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.Services to the Lebanese capital will start on June 20 and will follow the launch of Bahrain Air’s Khartoum flights from Dammam which began on Wednesday. Both destinations... 

Qatar Airways will boost services to Japan to twice-daily with the introduction of non-stop flights to Tokyo, effective October 28. Qatar Airways currently serves the Doha – Tokyo route daily via the Japanese city of Osaka. With the launch of the new non-stop service to Tokyo’s Narita International... 

Qatar Airways has in the span of just two weeks expanded passenger services to Iraq with the launch of its second destination in the country – to the capital Baghdad. The Doha-based airline is operating four-flights-a-week non-stop on the Baghdad route. Located on the banks of the Tigris River,... 

Pikes Wines, a vineyard in the Clare Valley of South Australia, has seen its business in Asia soar, with sales to China accounting for 20 percent of exports, up from zero five years ago. That’s one reason Pikes sales chief Peter Bentley takes about 80 domestic and international flights each year for... 

United Airlines today announced plans to launch daily, nonstop flights between its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Istanbul, effective July 1, 2012, subject to government approval. Westbound service from Istanbul begins July 2.Istanbul will be the 76th international destination... 

Some 240 flights were canceled at Frankfurt airport Monday due to a strike by ground workers, German airport operator Fraport AG said. Around 190 of Fraport’s traffic-operation-center employees, apron controllers and apron supervision staff went on strike Thursday and Friday seeking better pay... 

The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority announced this week that JetBlue Airways has added non-stop daily flights between Sarasota-Bradenton International (SRQ) and New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) starting June 11. “We are delighted with the announcement by JetBlue Airways of new daily service to LaGuardia... 

Turkish Airlines plans to triple its daily flights to New York City’s John F. Kennedy Airport by the end of May. According to an announcement made on the THY website on Thursday, only one flight currently operates between İstanbul and NYC.High demand from customers has prompted the carrier to offer... 

Norwegian Air Shuttle AS, Europe’s fourth-biggest discount carrier, said its plans for expansion into long-haul operations envisage routes to cities including New York City, Hong Kong, Bangkok and Beijing.Norwegian, which currently flies no further than Dubai with a fleet of Boeing Co. 737s, is also... 

Travelers to and from the Mississippi Coast soon can enjoy direct service between Gulfport and Lakeland, Fla., located between Orlando and Tampa. Airport officials announced Wednesday that Direct Air will be offering low-cost nonstop flights from the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to the Linder...