AirlinesIran Admits It Shot Down UIA 737 Iran has admitted that it was responsible for shooting down a Ukrainian International Airlines passenger jet this week. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 crashed just outside Tehran on Wednesday, 8 January 2020 and despite strong indications the aircraft was downed by an Iranian missile, the Iranian Government had maintained the crash was due to mechanical issues.
LinkAmazing: Finnair Logs 10.7% Passenger Growth In 2019 Last week, Finnair published its traffic performance results for December 2019. The airline reported some impressive numbers, especially with its annual number of passengers, which saw a 10.3 percent growth.
LinkQatar Airways Increases Lisbon And Malaga Services In Summer 2020 Doha based Qatar Airways has just announced that next summer it will increase daily flights to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and operate a seasonal flight to Malaga in southern Spain.
LinkEl Al Boeing 777 Diverts Due To Smoke In The Cabin Crews on an El Al Israel Airlines flight were forced to divert on Thursday 10th January 2020 after passengers noticed a burning smell in the cabin. The Boeing 777-200 aircraft landed in Canada for inspection without casualties. However, the incident left passengers stranded and seeking humanitarian aid.
LinkBiman Bangladesh Could Take 787s Originally Intended For Vistara Dhaka based Biman Bangladesh Airlines could be looking to buy four 787-9 that were originally intended for Indian full-service carrier Vistara.
Back in 2018, Vistara ordered six Boeing 787-9s from Boeing together with an option to purchase four more.
LinkEthiopian Airlines Eyes New Destinations In China Ethiopian Airlines is a well-known African giant. With an incredible route network, Ethiopian is a tough airline to beat in Africa. However, now, the airline is not showing any signs of slowing down. It appears that Ethiopian is looking at launching flights to three new destinations in China.
LinkCathay Pacific Announces Huge New York Service Cuts It won’t be for quite some time, but Cathay Pacific will be reducing its Hong Kong-New York service capacity by a noticeable amount. Beginning October 25, 2020, the airline will be flying 14 fewer flights per week on the route compared to its current offering.
LinkSpirit Airlines Announces New Colombia Flights American low-cost carrier, Spirit Airlines, is set to launch two new services to Colombia this April. From the airline’s hub in Fort Lauderdale, Spirit will soon fly to Bucaramanga and Barranquilla in Colombia from April 2020.
LinkTUI Fly To Launch Long-Haul 787 Flights From Dusseldorf German-based TUI Fly Deutschland, formerly TUI Fly has, after lengthy consideration, decided to launch long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliners flights from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS).
The German leisure airline headquartered at Langenhagen chose Düsseldorf ahead of several other German airports after weighing up the pros and cons.
LinkUK Operators Are Now Prohibited From Flying In Iraq And Iran More countries, including the United Kingdom, have followed in the footsteps of the United States by placing restrictions on flights to, from and around Iran and Iraq. The news comes after western intelligence sources said it was highly likely an Iranian surface to air missile brought down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752.
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