Indonesia’s national airline, Garuda Indonesia, has taken the first step in rebuilding its long-haul international network with the launch of a new daily service from Jakarta to Amsterdam via Dubai.Amsterdam is the first of several major European destinations which Garuda Indonesia intends to add to... 

Germany has decided to keep all its airports open for now, while ash down from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano forced United Kingdom to shut down several airports across England, Ireland and Scotland. In a move welcomed by Lufthansa Airlines, German Aerospace Center sent a test flight on Sunday... 

China will see more of Airbus’ A380 superjumbo this year as German airline Lufthansa becomes the first European airline to make regular flights to Beijing with the world’s biggest passenger aircraft.The airline’s Beijing office announced late Thursday the company will provide regular... 

Sri Lankan Airlines is currently operating several additional flights to its European destinations to cater to passengers affected by disrupted schedules caused by the volcanic eruptions in Iceland.The Airline wishes to inform passengers that seats are available on these special flights, to Paris and... 

Air New Zealand provisionally plans to operate seven flights to the UK and back in the next 24 hours to help clear the backlog of passengers from the six-day closedown of European air space due to volcanic ash clouds. UK airspace was among the last to be cleared and airtports will officially be allowed... 

Airline Ryanair is adding some high-season flights to Greece between Milan’s Bergamo Airport in Italy and Kos, Rhodes, and Volos in Greece. Kos and Volos will also be served by the airline from Frankfurt, Germany and there will also be a PisaItaly Rhodes link. The new flights will begin in May... 

Lufthansa aims to launch the new services in the summer of 2010, once it has obtained the necessary traffic rights. Further infrastructure requirements are also being examined. With the resumption of flights to Iraq, Lufthansa is pursuing its policy of expanding its route network in the Middle East,...