Air Service One will once again be attending ACI-NA’s JumpStart Air Service Development Conference June 12-14 in Milwaukee. With 180 airports and 17 airlines confirmed at the time of writing, the North American regional event held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center is designed to bring airports and airlines together for a full day of educational […]
May 30, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Amsterdam will welcome Air India this summer. It joins other carriers to have launched Amsterdam recently or will do so soon, including PLAY (December 2021) and JetBlue (August 2023). After last serving the Dutch airport 26 years ago, Air India will launch a 4-weekly Delhi-Amsterdam service on 11 June using the Boeing 787-8. It will […]
May 15, 2023 | Air Service Community News
It’s set to be a bright summer for Brussels Airport, which has announced a clutch of new destinations in Europe, Africa and North America. Billund (Denmark), Seville (Spain), Kayseri (Turkey), Monastir (Tunisia), Oran (Algeria) are among the new routes, in addition to Toronto joining the US/Canada portfolio and adding to the airport’s burgeoning network, taking […]
May 8, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL) is not your average Mediterranean airport. Rather than having seasonal spikes, it sees a steady flow of passengers all year round, with winter traffic just a third lower than during the busy summer months. Little wonder it was one of the fastest recovering French airports for the second year running in 2022, […]
May 6, 2023 | Air Service Community News
The start of 2023 has seen passenger numbers at Oman Airports returning close to the levels seen in the first months of 2020, and with over 3.3 million passengers passing through the country’s airports in the first quarter of the year, and with growth continuing into the second quarter, it’s set to be another busy […]
A new route development forum focused on the Americas and Caribbean is now less than two months away. CONNECT New World promises the usual opportunity to network and share industry insights, but like a Caribbean cocktail there is a twist. “This event promises to deliver exceptional networking in a more personal and curated format, which […]
April 24, 2023 | Air Service Community News, News & Analysis
“The next 12 months will give us the opportunity to hopefully put the pandemic and last year’s staff resource issues that blighted the whole industry finally behind us,” says Cardiff Airport Aviation Development Manager Marc Watkins. “From last year’s solid base, we have the foundation to work from which will ultimately lead to a full […]
February 21, 2023 | Air Service Community News
It looks set to be a stellar summer season for Bordeaux Airport, which has just released its flight schedule. The headline stats are: 128 direct routes (including 11 new routes), 93 destinations and 25 airline partners. The airport’s expanding route network is partly down to the densification programmes of major hub airlines, including IAG group […]
Famed for its beautiful volcanic scenery, the Auvergne region of France is a perennial favourite among in-the-know tourists. The area is also home to a diverse population, with a high concentration of Portuguese and Moroccan nationals. It’s this diversity that Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport hopes to capitalise on in the coming year. “The short-term goal is […]
Booming passenger numbers, a refurbished runway, and a visit from G7 leaders made 2022 a milestone year for Münster/Osnabrück Airport (FMO). Stats show that 834,000 passengers travelled through the airport in northwest Germany last year – an increase of 130 per cent compared to 2021. The airport’s post-pandemic recovery has been far more pronounced than […]
February 20, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Busy terminals, new airline partners and dozens more destinations to choose from – Billund Airport is flying high as it enters 2023. Last year marked a welcome return to form for the Danish airport following the Covid slump, with passenger numbers bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels. Returning passengers have even more destinations to choose from […]
With the difficult Covid years behind it, Brussels Airport expects a 90% return to its pre-pandemic form in 2023 and a full recovery of all key destinations within their network. “Traffic was quite low in the first half of 2022 due to travel restrictions, but the second half of the year was much better starting […]