flydubai (IATA code FZ) launched a new European service on Friday 10 March. It now connects Dubai and Milan BGY with 5-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) flights using its 737 MAX 8s. Frequencies will grow to daily from 18 April. The 4,640-kilometre route is not served by any other carrier. This is the Italian […]
March 13, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Ryanair continues to grow its market share of European air travel. In the second quarter of this year, analysis of Cirium schedules data indicates that it will account for 14.6% of all scheduled seats from European airports. That is an increase of over three percentage points versus 2019 Q2. In this analysis we take a […]
March 3, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Aeroitalia (IATA code XZ), the recently launched Italian carrier, on Monday 14 November introduced up to 3-daily flights between its new base at Milan BGY and Rome FCO. The 475-kilometre route connecting Italy’s two biggest cities will be flown using the airline’s 737-800s and faces no direct competition. However, there is significant indirect competition in […]
November 22, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Europe has been part of flydubai’s network since 2010, when it launched Samara, in European Russia. flydubai’s Europe growth has been rapid, passing one million seats in 2015 when it served 21 destinations continent-wide, according to Cirium schedules data. The carrier has now added three more routes, marking its return to Greece and meaning its […]
November 10, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Located about 45 kilometres from Milan and well placed for the Italian Lakes and Alps, Milan Bergamo (IATA code BGY) is Italy’s third-busiest airport. With a catchment of ten million people in 90 minutes, it has grown enormously recently, with seat capacity up by 6% this year over 2019 – no mean feat. Multiple new […]
November 3, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
AnadoluJet, which is part of Turkish Airlines and uses the airline’s IATA code of TK, on 16 May transferred its Istanbul SAW to Milan service from Milan MXP to Milan BGY. The 1,670-kilometre route to Bergamo is already served by Pegasus Airlines, which operates 12-weekly during the remainder of the summer season (until the end […]
May 23, 2022 | Latest Route News +
AlbaStar (IATA code AP) on Friday 13th May (clearly not superstitious) commenced a new route between Milan BGY and Dakar in Senegal. The service will operate weekly from 13 June, increasing to 2-weekly in July according to the airline’s on-line booking tool. The outbound flight will depart Italy very late in the evening on Mondays […]
May 20, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Flyr added another new destination from its Oslo base when it began service to Milan BGY on Wednesday 16 February. The Norwegian carrier, which only launched its first flights at the end of June 2021, will serve the Italian airport 2-weekly (Wednesdays and Saturdays) with its fleet of five 737-800s. The 1,620-kilometre route faces no […]
February 17, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Flyr on 3 February launched the first of three new routes from Oslo to destinations in Europe that serve the ski market. Geneva was the first to get service with the route being served 3-weekly, on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Two days later, a 2-weekly service to Salzburg was added. Finally, on 16 February, Flyr […]
February 9, 2022 | Latest Route News +
HiSky added Milan BGY to its network when it introduced service from both Baia Mare and Targu Mures on 20 December. Both of these new Romanian routes will be served 2-weekly using the airline’s A320s. On Christmas Eve, HiSky added a third new route to Bergamo, from Chisinau in Moldova, also operating 2-weekly. This route […]
January 6, 2022 | Latest Route News +
This has been a significant year for Milan Bergamo Airport, as it has announced the arrival of four new carriers. easyJet launched flights at the airport on 28 May when daily service to Olbia began, followed on 21 July by seasonal service to Malaga. On 6 September year-round flights to Amsterdam and Paris CDG were […]
October 8, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
easyJet added two new routes to Milan BGY on Monday 6 September, with the introduction of services from its bases in Amsterdam and Paris CDG. The Dutch route will initially be served 3-weekly with frequency set to increase to 4-weekly from early October. The French route will be served 4-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and […]
September 9, 2021 | Latest Route News +