Starting 28 July — this week — you will be able to fly from to That’s right, Saudi Arabia‘s flynas is launching seasonal once-a-week flights between the Saudi capital Riyadh (RUH) and Podgorica, Montenegro (TGD). This is the first time the two cities have been connected by a non-stop flight. Every Thursday up to 1 September, flight XY355 will go […]
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Air Astana Reconnects Montenegro and Kazakhstan
As of yesterday, 1 June, Air Astana, the largest airline in Kazakhstan, and one of the biggest in Central Asia, has restarted its flights to Podgorica in the beautiful Balkan country of Montenegro. Air Astana first served this these routes last summer. From personal experience, Podgorica is merely the hub from where you plan travel to the […]
Add Swoop to the List of Canadian Carriers Serving Chicago
There’s a new Canadian airline in town. The town in question? Chicago. The airline? Swoop. Per PR Newswire, As of today, 31 May, Swoop, the “low-cost Canadian carrier,” has inaugurated flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) from Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Twice a week, that is on Mondays and Thursday, flight WO746 is scheduled to leave Toronto at 06:30, and […]
Singapore Changi Terminal 2 Reopening in Stages
As many COVID-19 travel restrictions are being lifted, especially in Southeast Asia, Singapore Changi Airport is slowly blowing off the pandemic dust. But before we get into the nitty-gritty, let’s compare what has became the modern icon of the Singaporean transfer hub, the Jewel shopping center waterfall. May 2019: April 2022: From 29 May, what some consider […]
Delaware is Losing its Only Passenger Air Service
If you’re racing to fly to/from each of the 50 U.S. states, you may want to hurry up. From 6 June, Delaware will once again be the only state without commercial air service, reports USA Today. Ordinarily, someone in the travel industry wouldn’t think twice about starting a flight from just about anywhere in the […]
Iceland’s PLAY to Start Seasonal Flights to this New England City
Presque Isle? Burlington? Worcester? If you are familiar with Iceland’s years-long desire to connect North America with continental Europe, then those destinations might not seem too far-fetched. Alas this time, I’m referring to PLAY starting flights tomorrow, 11 May, to Boston. You see, Iceland’s main hub — not Reyjavik, the capital — but Keflavik (KEF), […]
Rize-Artvin, Turkey’s Newest Airport, Is Finally Opening
Earlier this year, I was in Batumi, Georgia, planning to travel to Trabzon, Turkey. By bus and dolmuş, the Turkish term for a shared van, it was expected to take just a few hours, including immigration procedures. However, given that I had a tight schedule to meet, I also didn’t want to risk getting stuck […]
Avelo Airlines Starting Flights from New Haven (HVN) to Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV) and Nashville (BNA)
After its first ever commercial flight on 28 April, 2021, Houston, Texas-based Avelo Airlines has been steadily expanding its route network in the United States. Starting today, 6 May, Avelo Airlines will be upping its air travel game by commencing new flights between New Haven, Connecticut (HVN), and both Savannah, Georgia (SAV) and Nashville, Tennessee […]
