Route closures

Royal Jordanian has announced that it is to suspend operations to five destinations “in order to reduce the operating costs brought up by the soaring fuel prices and to offset the decline in tourism to the region” says the flag carrier.  Services to Brussels, Munich and Al Ain would cease March/April whilst the suspension of services to “two other destinations in the Gulf area”, would be announced at a later date.

Gulf Air is dropping four more routes – Damascus, Athens, Milan and Kuala Lumpur – as it continues to wrestle with Bahrain's political situation, high fuel prices and low passenger numbers.  Services to Damascus will stop from 2 March while flights to Athens and Milan will cease 12 March, and Kuala Lumpur from 25 March.  Entebbe and Geneva have already ceased.

Qantas is to withdraw from the loss-making Sydney – Mumbai and Auckland – Los Angeles routes, and reduce capacity on a range of routes including Sydney – Bangkok, Sydney – Perth and Melbourne – Perth by using smaller aircraft.

The latest route cuts are in addition to its previous announcement to cancel the Hong Kong – London and Bangkok – London services from next month.

AERBT makes a plea to airlines to tell us of route closures. www.oag.com

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