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 +
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
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
Milan Bergamo recorded its busiest ever month in December 2022, with more than 1,1 million passengers travelling through its terminal. The stats capped off what was a remarkable recovery year for the airport, which is now broadly back to its pre-pandemic performance and maintains its position as Italy’s third busiest airport. If 2022 was a […]
February 20, 2023 | Air Service Event News
According to figures recently published by Assaeroporti, Italy’s airports welcomed over 164 million passengers in 2022. That is more than twice as many as were handled in 2021 and, more impressively, only 15% fewer than the 193 million achieved in 2019. In September and October, the number of passengers passing through the country’s airports was […]
February 14, 2023 | 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 +
Milan Bergamo is flying high as it goes into autumn. The airport saw a near-return to pre-pandemic passenger numbers in September, and the following month cut the ribbon on a new UPS warehouse that will help supercharge its cargo business. Winter also looks set to be busy for Bergamo. In addition to Ryanair’s new routes […]
November 11, 2022 | Air Service Event 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
Greece’s Sky Express (IATA code GQ) has added two new international routes from Athens in the week before the start of the W22/23 season. On Wednesday 26 October the carrier began 5-weekly service on the 1,520-kilometre route to Milan MXP. These two airports are already connected this November by three other carriers according to Cirium […]
November 7, 2022 | Latest Route News +
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
Taiwan’s EVA Air (IATA code BR) launched its first new route to Europe for several years when it began non-stop service between Taipei and Milan MXP on Tuesday 25 October. The 9,640-kilometre route will be served 2-weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays and faces no direct competition. The airline will operate its 777-300ERs on the route. […]
It’s all change at Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY), which has undergone a makeover during the pandemic. In the last 12 months, its single terminal has been expanded to include a brand-new area for Schengen departures, new shops and facilities, and a renovated check-in hall. Milan Bergamo has also recorded a rapid recovery of its traffic, […]
October 12, 2022 | Air Service Event News