I found myself flying Emirates today from Riyadh to Mauritius by way of Dubai. I was and still wondering why Qatar Airways, a truly global carrier, does not operate into Mauritius ? Their spread in Africa is quite extensive yet this island, Africas most progressive economy, isn’t served from Doha. A...
Jump to postAir Peace demands Heathrow slots after being approved for flights to the UK. If they want them, perhaps they should begin by applying for them rather than complaining before they have even applied or been denied. Typical Allen Onyema drama - always the victim. Media needs to stop giving him oxygen....
Jump to postSo they just hired the employee n. 100 (as posted on their LinkedIn profile a few days ago) and then they already have a brand new aircraft? There is definitely something weird in all of this… What’s weird about it ? The airline wants to create a marketing buzz in Farnborough next week. It’s not li...
Jump to postNow please change the livery ! Current one is decades old and cries out 1960s !
Jump to postI was recently in Alexandria for the first time and I am surprised it has pretty much no service to Europe. According to Wikipedia, the only flights to Europe are Aegean to ATH (very short flight and historical/cultural connections… the name of the city says it all) and Air Arabia to BGY. Vueling f...
Jump to post$1 billion for MEA sounds high for an airline with a relatively modest sized fleet. I know that a big fleet doesn't guarantee a large valuation... but it's difficult to consistently generate large profits long term with a modest sized fleet, particularly when political and economic stability isn't ...
Jump to postWhen will Vueling start flights to Saudi Arabia ? The tourism market (increasingly both ways) is large enough to start flights ! Saudia flights to Barcelona are a good start but a low fare airline would surely stimulate more traffic
Jump to postTwo MEA A321Neos, reg T7-ME2 and T7-ME9, were damaged by stray bullets during the new year celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230101/574302baeb7d6d83db6fed58ba1af703.jpg Source: https://analytics.twitter.com/mob_idsync_click?slug=8VotXyDDlK&idb=AAAAEIB_N445cE-Vi...
Jump to postSeems a video of the design has appeared - keeps appearing on various sites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_pbe6UvZT0 but if you scroll to 1min 39 secs you can see that the gates area seems to be one large rectangle which is wrapped around a "town" of some sort - this really looks more ...
Jump to postThis airport clearly isn’t just yet another copy of major mega airports. It seeks to innovate and raise the bar on passenger comfort and convenience. Something lacking in the past two decades. The new Saudi Arabia is all about reinventing previous norms and looking to differentiate the visitor’s (or...
Jump to postI know SV is expanding it's international network, but without a major connecting hub in Saudi Arabia I find it hard to see them fill flights to these new destinations. I don't really see any more room for another connecting carrier after QR and EK, the market is already full it seems. I think SV's...
Jump to postThe sooner the KSA becomes "one" with the rest of the modern world, the better all around. If spending all this money is what it will take the rulers to wake up, so be it! "One with the rest of the world"? Saudi Arabia and the Middle East is much more safer for women travellers ...
Jump to postThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has today announced the launch of ‘RIA’, a new national carrier based at Riyadh Airport. The new airline will go head to head with Emirates as its backed up by $30bn. We are talking about a brand-new airline that aims to do what Emirates did in a quarter of the timescale...
Jump to postAir Afrique, c’est Magnifique ! Was one of their mottos. Was an amazing vision, but bogged down by political interference and political spats between member countries. If it were run conmerciallly like Asky now it would have been an ongoing concern !
Jump to postThe title is not quite correct- there have been flights between KSA & Thailand within the last 35 years... I thought the severing of air links was more recent and about Thai laborers that were executed in KSA. There were no direct scheduled passenger or cargo links between Saudi Arabia and Thai...
Jump to postWill Thai resume Saudi Arabia after a 30 years pause ? I recall they used to land in the old Dhahran Airport (now Dammam).
Saudia is resuming Bangkok from next May, 2022.
Saudia is resuming Bangkok from May 2022 following a 30 year pause due a now-resolved Diplomatic conflict.
Hopefully Thai will also announce a resumption. I recall as a kid that their planes used to land in Dhahran Airport (old airport near Dammam)
Saudi Arabia and Thailand have finally resolved a diplomatic crisis that has lasted for over 35 years! Air links will now resume, with Saudi citizens allowed to travel to Thailand freely. Saudia has announced it will resume flights to Bangkok by May, 2022. I wonder if Thai will follow suite. I recal...
Jump to postBesides accepting USD only, the second biggest factor helping MEA here is that Lebanon’s huge diaspora will always travel back home for VFR, paying in the stable currencies or dollars of their country of origin. Those who live IN Lebanon without access to USD will struggle to afford air fares. I sup...
Jump to postAzman does not seem to be a next gen airline, and everything points to a traditionally run, short to live carrier. Even their marketing is from the Stone Age, as shown on their Instagram account. A more promising Nigerian airline that puts the passenger experience at the center or everything is Ibom...
Jump to postSaudia has resumed its service to Athens, with a Riyadh flight departing to Athens today (Operated by the A320) coinciding with Saudi citizens allowed to travel outside the Kingdom as of 17 May
Jump to postThe Egyptian off shoot of Air Arabia (UAE-Sharjah), has been operating since 10 years, with a current fleet of 5 A320s only. It’s difficult to imagine that wish such a huge market (especially from the resort cities of Sharm and Hurghada) the airline seems to be stuck for years with a fleet of 5 airc...
Jump to postHere is the TK Africa destination comparison 2009-2019 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ev3HWgJXcAA89lU?format=png&name=small https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ev3HWgJXcAA89lU?format=png&name=medium I don’t recall TK ever operated into Cape Verde in 2019! That would be the most exotic routing and it w...
Jump to postTwo questions: is that large lake/pond in front of BAH completed, too? Saw it in renderings and looks great. 2. Any news on SV's new uniforms? They debuted in Feb2020 and were to implemented systemwide by mid2021. The lake infront of the terminal was always there ! The it’s Not new As for the unifo...
Jump to postSuch stupid custom, I’m Arab myself and this is just stupid. Not much to celebrate in Lebanon anyways with the country imploding on itself in all fields.
Jump to postI see that KLM adjusted Riyadh to AMS-RUH-DXB-AMS. Does anyone have specific schedule? Will RUH-DXB be 5th freedom? Always wondered why KLM continues these triangle flights. Who would want to fly from Riyadh to Amsterdam by flying to Dubai, staying onboard and backtracking again ? A loss of many ho...
Jump to postDoes anyone know why Turkish hasn’t resumed Saudi Arabia services ? I thought it had something to do with politics but it seems Saudia has maintained frequent services to Istanbul from Jeddah and Riyadh since early September.
Jump to postEmirates is not going away but will vastly come out of the tunnel a wholy different looking airline. Perhaps with half or less of its original A380 fleet, the 77W and new A350/787. It will also require massive assistance and I suspect either Abu Dhabi or the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) will c...
Jump to postthey've done well for themselves while Qatar Airways was still flying to Bahrain. Although in my opinion your post has a touch of "personal" agenda towards them On what basis do you claim that they have done well while Qatar was flying to Bahrain ? All travelers I speak with equally compl...
Jump to postGulf Air has retired an A330. Two are remaining in the fleet. Gulf Air needs to fix its house. What’s the use of new branding if customer service is as bad as ever! Unreliable booking system and app. I’ve seen cabin crew yell at a passenger for grabbing a cup from the food tray. I just don’t see an...
Jump to postGulf Air has retired an A330. Two are remaining in the fleet. Gulf Air needs to fix its house. What’s the use of new branding if customer service is as bad as ever! Unreliable booking system and app. I’ve seen cabin crew yell at a passenger for grabbing a cup from the food tray. I just don’t see an...
Jump to postGulf Air Release new Retro paint scheme on 787 but remove Maroon from paint scheme as it represented the Qatari ownership stake https://imgproc.airliners.net/photos/airliners/9/7/7/5681779.jpg?v=v406222365d0 Well, you're either doing a retro livery or you aren't. They want to change history! Denyin...
Jump to postI’m sorry to say but everything that Air Peace has done as of late does not make any financial sense. In fact, it’s plain obvious this is not a well managed airline. Just because they have captured market share lately (due to Arik Air and Aero financial difficulties) doesn’t make it a well run airl...
Jump to postKP (Asky) is another airline that deals with the same 'high" charges in West Africa and manages to make a profit. What profit ? What’s your source ? They finally broke even ? KP is privately held so there is no public financial report. They made starting turning profits in 2015 and from what I...
Jump to postif charges are too high, then charge passengers more or stop flying. other airlines like KQ fly to these places, why can KQ make it work but Air Peace can't? Why look all the way across the continent at Kenya Airways? Africa World Airlines is based in Ghana and flies to both Sierra Leone and Liberi...
Jump to post:arrow: As Mauritania Airlines became first E175 operator on African continent, are they still flying to CDG? ********* :arrow: Fierce clashes around Tripoli International Airport in Libya: https://www.libyanexpress.com/fierce-clashes-around-libyas-tripoli-international-airport/ There was a plan re...
Jump to postI’m sorry to say but everything that Air Peace has done as of late does not make any financial sense. In fact, it’s plain obvious this is not a well managed airline. Just because they have captured market share lately (due to Arik Air and Aero financial difficulties) doesn’t make it a well run airli...
Jump to postWould the Jordanian government ever allow Ryanair to open a base in Jordan? Maybe not Amman but rather Aqaba? I don’t see why not. I would think that Ryanair has carefully crafted its plans and route network so it doesn’t clash with Royal Jordanian. In fact, all of Ryanair’s routes out of Jordan fa...
Jump to postAir Arabia is launching a direct Sharjah to Tunis service on 4 July 2019, to be operated three times weekly by its new A321 Long Range aircraft. Tunis is already served by Air Arabia from its Casablanca hub (Air Arabia Maroc)
Jump to postDid anyone notice the consistent 1-hour delays affecting most departing flights from the new airport ? This is according to FR24, unless the lack of proper coverage at the new airport is erroneously suggesting flight delays ? Could the long taxiing times and teething problems be causing these delays ?
Jump to postAre the figures for Dubai including AUH, SHJ and DWC or only DXB and DWC? London metro is quite astonishing, but I assume that it also goes as far as Southend airport? That's a good point. The Abu Dhabi / Dubai / Sharjah could qualify as a single mega city (DXB to SHJ is a very short distance), in ...
Jump to postNext up: Boston Royal Air Maroc schedules Boston launch in June 2019 Royal Air Maroc this week opened reservation for its planned Casablanca – Boston service, after it secured approval from US Department of Transportation. From 22JUN19, Boeing 787-8 aircraft will operate this route 3 times a week. ...
Jump to postRJ was supposed to announce an order for 22 narrow body aircraft by the end of September 2018. It seems that they are still looking for the perfect aircraft. RJ management is exploring and assessing what Airbus, Boeing and Embraer has to offer. I highly doubt the Embraer is really under considerati...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if this order is actually 50 Firm Orders + 50 Options? Is there a difference between a Commitment and a Firm Order? Would appreciate any clarifying information on the modalities of aircraft orders. The international financial and accounting communities, together with IATA, have bee...
Jump to postDoes anyone know if this order is actually 50 Firm Orders + 50 Options? Is there a difference between a Commitment and a Firm Order? Would appreciate any clarifying information on the modalities of aircraft orders. Also, I've often wondered, why night flights do not operate in Nigeria. Why do most a...
Jump to postNigeria is the seventh most populous country in the world . It has a poor road network, both within the country and to neighboring countries. It has essentially no rail. That is an absolutely enormous untapped market for air travel. 100 737 MAX is a drop in the bucket. To date, airlines that have t...
Jump to postThis is a brilliant idea and can ride on Cabo Verde's booming tourism industry as well (2.2+ million tourists in 2017 alone) . But what I am inclined to think is that this is a major investment, starting with a small yet brand new fleet properly configured for long-haul low-fare travel, this project...
Jump to postAnyone with information on Turkish Cargo flights being operated from Istanbul New Airport ? Flightradar24 shows several fights per day mainly operated by Turkish Airlines 777F, A330F aircraft. I recall it was reported the cargo terminals won’t be ready by year end and that the transition of cargo fl...
Jump to postHas Airbus released a rendering of the A320 and A330NEO in the MEA livery yet? I believe MEA is expected to introduce a new livery soon, but I could be wrong.. I certainly hope so! I have never been a fan of the 'eurowhite' MEA liveries in the 2000s. The classic liveries were much bolder and had ch...
Jump to postThey're was a few news articles a few weeks ago saying the blockade could be lifted sooner rather than later. As I live in the GCC area and am well informed of political developments, it looks like this will be a protracted diplomatic rift with till now, no end in sight. It is unfortunate, although...
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