Emirates to Increase Flights to Seychelles

Emirates is to increase services between Dubai and the Seychelles to seven flights per week. The additional flight, starting 4 November 2010, will operate on Thursdays and increase existing capacity by 16% per week per direction.

Flight EK 705 will depart Dubai at 02:30 and will arrive in Seychelles at 07:00. On the return journey, flight EK 706 will depart Seychelles at 08:30, arriving in Dubai at 13:00.

The service will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 aircraft, offering 12 seats in First class, 42 seats in Business Class and 258 seats in Economy.

In 2009, 157,541 tourists visited the Seychelles, the leading markets being France, Italy, Germany, UK, South Africa and Russia.

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Jeju Air to launch Seoul - Hong Kong Flights

Korea?s Jeju Air is to launch flights between Seoul and Hong Kong on 27 October 2010.

To celebrate the launch, the low cost airline is offering an inaugural round-trip fare from HK$900++ (exclusive of tax and fuel surcharges).

Jeju Air will fly between Hong Kong and Incheon 3 days weekly, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, deploying a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with 160 economy class seats.

Flight 7C2110 departs Hong Kong at 13:55 and arrives at Seoul at 18:15; the return flight 7C2109 departs Seoul at 10:05 and returns Hong Kong at 12:55.

Jeju Air is an airline based in Jeju City, Jeju-do, South Korea. In 2005, Jeju Air was established as a joint venture between Aekyung Group and the Jeju Special Self Governing Province.

Its domestic connections consist of the Gimpo-Jeju and Busan-Jeju routes. Internationally, it also flies from Incheon to Nagoya, Osaka and Kitakyushu in Japan, as well as Bangkok in Thailand.

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Qatar Airways Launches Phuket Flights

Qatar Airways has launched its second destination in Thailand following the commencement of scheduled flights to Phuket.

The Thai holiday resort island becomes the airline?s 93rd destination and the eighth new route launched by Qatar Airways so far in 2010.

The flights operate from Doha to Phuket via Kuala Lumpur and are scheduled to provide connections from several of Qatar Airways? key markets in Europe, which form the bulk of tourist traffic to the holiday island.

The Phuket services are part of an overall capacity increase to Thailand, which sees Qatar Airways boost its Doha ? Bangkok frequencies from twice daily flights to triple daily effective from 1 November 2010.

?Visitor numbers to Phuket are on the rise and Qatar Airways will look to take advantage of our European connections from countries like Russia, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, the UK and other parts of Europe to bring them to Phuket. Foreign visitors are expected to top 4.5 million in 2010 and with only a handful of airlines offering flights from Europe, the opportunity is there for us to acquire market share,? said Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al Baker.

On board the airline?s first flight to Phuket was Qatar Airways Senior Vice President Commercial East Asia & Southwest Pacific Marwan Koleilat, who said that the airline will also target outbound business traffic from across the southern Thai province.

?As the second wealthiest region in Thailand, Phuket Province is an ideal city for Qatar Airways to serve. It has a population of over 1.5 million, which swells during the tourist season, and the airline is ready to welcome onboard local executives and, in particular international hotel brands who will benefit from the convenience and connectivity that this flight creates,? said Koleilat.

By 2013, Qatar Airways plans to serve 120 key business and leisure destinations worldwide with a modern fleet of 120 aircraft. Today, the airline?s fleet stands at 89 aircraft, flying to 93 destinations across Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, North and South America.

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Etihad Airways to Increase Jeddah Flights for Hajj Pilgrims

Etihad Airways will increase its services from Abu Dhabi to Saudi Arabia in November, providing additional flights to Jeddah for Muslims making the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

In addition to its regular daily Jeddah service, Etihad will offer 11 extra flights to the city between 2 and 20 November 2010, offering a capacity increase of 1600 seats during the period.

The additional services will be operated by Airbus A320 and A330 aircraft.

 ?The Hajj pilgrimage is a very important experience for Muslims around the world and Etihad is proud to help our customers make this significant journey. The demand for the Hajj flights has always been very strong and we are expecting the services this year to be equally popular,? said Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways? Chief Commercial Officer. ?In addition to carrying pilgrims from the UAE, we anticipate many Muslims will fly from around the world to Jeddah, via our home-base in Abu Dhabi.?

More than two million pilgrims make the journey every year to Saudi Arabia, which is the custodian of the two Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah.

Makkah is located 73 kilometres inland from Jeddah, with Muslims regarding the al-Masjid al-Haram (The Sacred Mosque) as the Holiest place on earth.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, launched daily services to Jeddah in May 2006. The airline also offers a non-stop, eight-flights-per-week service to the Saudi capital Riyadh, and 13 flights-per-week to Dammam.

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Tiger Airways to Launch Double Daily Flights to Jakarta

Tiger Airways is to launch a second daily flight on its popular Jakarta-Singapore route, with flights beginning from 11 January 2011.

Tiger Airways announced in July that it had won additional rights to operate a second daily service to Jakarta in the distribution of limited traffic rights by Singapore?s Air Traffic Rights Committee (ATRC). This decision was appealed by a competitor airline but the original decision to award the rights to Tiger Airways has now been upheld.

Rosalynn Tay, Managing Director of Tiger Airways Singapore, said, ?We are looking forward to serving twice the number of passengers on our popular Jakarta-Singapore route. With twice the number of flights, we will be even better placed to bring down fares for tourists and business travellers flying between these two important ASEAN capitals.?

The additional flights are now on sale from as low as Sin$20 plus taxes, for travel between 11 January and 30 September 2011. Terms and conditions apply.

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Royal Brunei Airlines to Launch Flights to Melbourne

The city of Melbourne in Australia will be part of the Royal Brunei Airlines network from 29 March 2011.

A four-time weekly service will be introduced in which Royal Brunei Airlines will depart Bandar Seri Begawan to Melbourne on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

With the addition of Melbourne, Royal Brunei will fly 14 times weekly to three cities in Australia.

Royal Brunei Airlines Executive Vice President of Commercial & Planning, Riaz Moiz, said, ?With the launch of the Melbourne flights, Royal Brunei Airlines will be able to meet demand for seats to Melbourne from across our Asian and UK networks, while also expanding our presence in Australia. Trade links between the two countries will also be enhanced. The additional of Melbourne is another positive step towards establishing Brunei as a competitive hub in the Asia Pacific region.?

Melbourne Airport Chief Executive Officer, Chris Woodruff added, ?The importance of direct international air services to Melbourne and Victoria cannot be overstated. South-East Asia is one of Victoria's fastest growing markets and Royal Brunei Airlines' services will enable tourism and trade opportunities to be further developed. This is great news for Victorians, whether they are travelling to the Sultanate of Brunei, holiday destinations in Borneo's Sabah and Sarawak, or onwards to Royal Brunei Airlines' network throughout Asia, Europe and the Middle East.?

Located in the state of Victoria and best known for being the cultural capital of Australia, Melbourne is also a centre for commerce, education, entertainment and sports. Visit Melbourne and experience a wide range of activities, attractions and excitement for the whole family.

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