Airlines
HiSky (IATA code H4) finally operated its first commercial flight on 5 March 2021 between Chisinau in Moldova and Hurghada in Egypt. The airline had been hoping to start flights last year but this was repeatedly delayed due to the pandemic. HiSky, not to be confused with Hi Fly (IATA code 5K) the Portuguese […]
Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina last week became the latest airport in Europe to celebrate the launch of a Wizz Air base, when the ULCC stationed its first aircraft at the airport. On Thursday 20 May the airline launched service from Sarajevo to Dortmund and Memmingen in Germany, with Basel/Mulhouse service starting on 21 May, […]
Following in the footsteps of Iceland Express (2003-2012) and WOW air (2012-2019), Iceland now has another new airline, aiming to compete with national carrier Icelandair. PLAY (IATA code OG, formerly held by Thailand’s One-Two-Go Airlines) recently received its AOC and will soon be taking delivery of the first of three A321neos, with which it plans […]
Ukraine’s SkyUp Airlines (IATA code PQ) was founded in June 2017 and operated its first flight in May 2018. It is closely linked to the local tour operator Join UP! which was founded in 2002. Initially operating mostly charter flights, the airline has since developed an extensive network from its main base in Kiev. Originally […]
May 19, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Since our first look at the North American market four weeks ago, there have been plenty of developments worthy of note. With Easter occurring at the beginning of April, passenger numbers relative to the same dates in 2019 saw a new post-pandemic peak of 60% being reached on 31 March and staying at over 60% […]
May 18, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, North America, Top Story
Ryanair began serving Sweden as long ago as June 1997, when it started operations from London STN to Stockholm NYO. The facility lies around 100 kilometres south-west of Stockholm. In April 2003 it made Skavsta a base and launched six additional routes to Aarhus, Glasgow PIK, Hamburg LBC, Oslo TRF, Paris BVA and Tampere. Since […]
May 17, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Well here we are in mid-May and the summer season is well and truly under way. Except it isn’t, at least not as far as Europe’s airlines and airports are concerned. The latest Eurocontrol data, which monitors flights through European airspace, shows that flights (and that includes those of cargo airlines like DHL) are still […]
The news that Wizz Air was going to announce a major new base at Rome’s main airport might have sent waves of panic through the corridors of Alitalia’s head office. The Italian flag-carrier may have been concerned that the aggressive ULCC might do what it did when it announced its base in Oslo last year, […]
Traffic trends and route development in North America, defined here as encompassing Canada, the US and Mexico. Although the US domestic market recovered relatively slowly last summer, at least compared with some European markets, its recovery has continued through the winter season and into spring. As passenger data from TSA makes clear, US domestic passenger […]
May 7, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, North America, Top Story