Unlike Ryanair and Wizz Air, who have both increased their market share of European air travel since 2019, easyJet’s share has remained virtually unchanged at around 7.5%. This still makes it Europe’s second biggest carrier, well ahead of Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and Wizz Air. Analysis of Cirium schedule data for 2023 Q2 indicated that easyJet’s […]
March 10, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Lufthansa’s lower-cost subsidiary Eurowings can trace its origins back to 1993 and has just celebrated its 30thanniversary. A brief history of the airline’s evolution from regional carrier to its current incarnation can be found on the Eurowings corporate website. The basic Eurowings brand (IATA code EW) has been joined in recent times by the long-haul […]
February 10, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Berlin BER welcomed 2.1 million passengers in October, according to the airport’s own statistics. It was its best month of the year so far. However, only 171,000 passengers were added between May and October, against 963,000 for Frankfurt FRA and 363,000 for Munich, based on traffic data collected by Air Service One and available to […]
December 1, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Norse Atlantic Airways began long-haul service from Berlin on Wednesday 17 August. Having positioned its 787-9 (registration LN-FNI) in from Oslo the previous afternoon, Norse Atlantic’s inaugural flight from the German capital to New York JFK departed at 20:01 local time according to flightradar24.com. Eight hours and 10 minutes later the flight touched down in […]
August 22, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Flyr (IATA code FS) now serves Germany after introducing service on Friday 25 March between Oslo and Berlin. The 885-kilometre route will be flown 4-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Frequency increases to 6-weekly (daily except Saturday) from 15 August. The route will be flown using the airline’s 737-800s. Competition on the route comes […]
March 28, 2022 | Latest Route News +
In these trying times, good news is needed more than ever. Studies show that what we read has a significant influence on how we think and act. That’s why Berlin Brandenburg Airport has decided to lead the way and, instead of only spreading post-Covid blues, offer a glimmer of hope on the horizon with some […]
November 15, 2021 | Europe, News & Analysis
Transavia has expanded its route network from Paris ORY with the addition of three new services. On Friday 22 October the carrier added new routes to Berlin (3-weekly), Rome FCO (4-weekly) and Santiago de Compostela (2-weekly). This followed the launch of 3-weekly service to Stockholm ARN on Thursday 21 October. Air France’s in-house LCC faces […]
October 25, 2021 | Latest Route News +
EXPO 2020 in Dubai has clearly been a major contributor to new routes in recent weeks and here’s another one. On 1 October, Lufthansa began 3-weekly service on the 4,570-kilometre route between Munich and Dubai. The service is currently set to operate until the end of April. Lufthansa already serves Dubai from Frankfurt with daily […]
October 14, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Transavia on Saturday 10 July launched a new international route between Montpellier and Berlin. The 1,210-kilometre route will be served weekly until 4 September, based on booking availability on Transavia’s website. The inaugural service (flight TO 4546 operated by Boeing 737-800 registration F-GZHU) departed the French airport at 18:25 local time, arriving in the German […]
July 14, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Aviation is full of niche airlines but there can be few more niche in Europe than newcomer skyalps. Using a single Q400 (registration 9H-BEL) operated by Luxwing, the airline is focussing on routes from the little used Italian airport of Bolzano (IATA code BZO) in the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. The airline’s […]
July 8, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
On Sunday 27 June, easyJet operated its first ever flight to the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Burgas. The flight originated in Berlin and will operate 2-weekly (Fridays and Sundays) during the rest of the summer. Competition on the route comes from German carrier Sundair, which also serves the route 2-weekly (on Mondays and Wednesdays). […]
June 30, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Located in the centre of one of the most dynamic parts of Europe, the capital region of Germany – Berlin / Brandenburg – boasts one of the largest catchment areas in Germany. As the capital, Berlin is the biggest city in Germany and the epicentre of the country’s politics, business and tourism. The city itself […]