Freedom Airlines

KARACHI: Five new airlines are expected to venture into Pakistan's aviation industry in the next one year in the latest sign of intensifying competition in the backdrop of an open skies policy, which may bring down passenger fares, but will pose fresh challenges to the financially struggling Pakistan ...

The airline started the flights two weeks ago, but the KCAA has suspended all flights to the area. [Photo/Courtesy]. Barely two weeks after Freedom Airlines launched its first return flight from Garissa to Nairobi, the Kenya Civil Airport Authority has suspended all commercial flights on that route. In a copy sent to newsrooms ...

The bankruptcies of Freedom Airlines and Chautauqua Airlines ending Embraer ERJ-145 service for the carrier in 2008 and 2014, respectively. The airline has also dramatically reduced CRJ-200 routes and fleet size with Comair closing in 2012, terminating their regional jet contract with ExpressJet Airlines ...

In the summer of 1995, a new carrier entered the trans-Tasman market offering low-fares and no frills, service. This airline was Kiwi Travel International Airlines. In response to the new competition in its home market, Air New Zealand, via its subsidiary Mount Cook Airline, launched Freedom Air. Freedom Air ...

Back in September last year, we revealed Norwegian's plans to fly 737-operated US routes from Cork, along with its plans to add awesome Jedward tail fins (not likely). Cork, and fellow Irish airport Shannon, both now stand to benefit from this week's news that Norwegian Air International, the Irish-based ...

Intensifying competition is again a concern. In its Jun-2016 annual results announcement Air Mauritius warned that it faces “an intensification of competition … as the result of further air access granted to new sixth freedom airlines, low cost and seasonal charter airlines. This is resulting to an oversupply of ...

But, without an expanded air services agreement, sixth freedom airlines will continue to account for a majority of the traffic. More direct flights will help boost tourism and support an overall push by the Philippines to increase visitor numbers – something that would apply for both countries. But with India's ...

Qantas has more 747s to replace and might consider early A380 replacement options. Over the past two decades Qantas has been sidelined by intermediate, sixth freedom, airlines – mostly in the Australia-Europe market, although Australia-North America is more competitive. Wherever a stop is necessary, ...

The AirAsia and Lion groups are pursuing significant expansion in the Malaysia-India market by taking advantage of available fifth freedom rights for Indonesian airlines. Malaysian carriers are currently not able to expand to Indian metros due to bilateral constraints, but two competitors have cleverly seized ...

The exit of Air New Zealand and Qantas from Hong Kong-London reduced the nonstop seat supply, but their services carried only some Hong Kong-London fifth freedom passengers. (Hong Kong allowed Air New Zealand to carry no more than 50% local traffic to protect the third and fourth freedom airlines.).