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
Last week Ryanair announced that it would be closing its two aircraft base at Brussels BRU, which it opened back in February 2014. As usual, the airline blamed rising costs at the airport and ‘ludicrous new taxes including a €2 tax per departing passenger on EU routes and a fake “eco tax” of €10 for […]
September 15, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air Belgium (IATA code KF) launched its first scheduled service on 7 December 2019. Back then it operated from Brussels CRL to Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) and Fort-de-France (Martinique) using an A340-300. Since then, it has expanded its passenger aircraft fleet to two A340-300s (registration OO-ABA and OO-ABB) and two A330-900s (OO-ABF and OO-ABG). While the Charleroi […]
December 17, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Saturday 3 July saw the launch of Air Belgium’s newest route, from Brussels CRL to Curaçao in the Dutch Caribbean. The 2-weekly service departs the Belgian airport on Wednesdays and Saturdays and operates via Fort-de-France on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The inaugural service (flight number KF 5965 operated by Airbus A340-300 registration OO-ABB) departed […]
July 7, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Brussels South Charleroi Airport celebrated the arrival of its 10th airline on Tuesday 29 June, when Eurowings began a weekly service from Pristina in Kosovo using an A319 (registration D-ABHN). The Belgian airport has been synonymous for many years with Ryanair, as the Irish carrier made Charleroi a base as long ago as 2001. Since […]
July 2, 2021 | Latest Route News +