National carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to launch direct flights from Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City to London by the end of this year.The Vietnam News Agency quoted Chief Executive Pham Ngoc Minh as saying on Tuesday that air travel demand between the two countries has increased due to... 

The United Kingdom is considering for resumption of British Airways flights to Pakistan to help reinvigorate the friendly ties between the two countries. This was stated by British Prime Minister David Cameron during his telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday afternoon... 

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which started services between Bahrain and Milan last month, has increased its frequency on the route from four to six flights per week.From July 1, Gulf Air will operate six days a week in two different schedules giving customers convenient options... 

Emirates was the first Middle Eastern airline to fly to South Africa, about 16 years ago, although it was the last to come to Cape Town, preferring to put on more flights to Johannesburg. Now, with international travel patterns changing and new markets opening, it has changed its approach.It is the first... 

British Airways started new flights to Marrakech from London Gatwick on March 27, 2011 in direct competition with low cost carriers.The airline announced its new flights to Marrakech last November at the World Travel Market at ExCel in London.Richard Tams, head of UK and Ireland sales and marketing,... 

The first group deportation of Iraqis for six months has seen a number of asylum seekers returned to a country convulsed by civil rights protests and violence.The decision to resume charter flights was in defiance of warnings by the United Nations high commissioner for refugees that it is unsafe to remove... 

In another sign of the increasing popularity of Manchester as a destination in its own right, Etihad is planning to increase flights to Manchester to two daily flights from August, rather than the ten flights per week which was previously announced. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier had announced expansion... 

The inaugural V Australia flight has taken off for Abu Dhabi this afternoon, marking the first time in 20 years an Australian airline has flown to the Middle East.V Australia will operate thrice-weekly services on the route, which is being launched in partnership with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways.Australian... 

British Airways has started its new flight service to Haneda airport from London Heathrow.The carrier will operate a total of five flights per week on the route as demand for services to Japan increases within the UK.In addition, British Airways’ oneworld partner American Airlines has also increased... 

Flights from Knock Airport to Dublin are to cease in July following the Government decision revealed this week to withdraw public service obligation funding for the route.Ireland West Airport Knock has a throughput of between 600,000 and 800,000 passengers per year and the Knock-Dublin route is frequented...