According to Cirium schedule data, Australia has a total of 155 airports with at least two weekly scheduled services in November 2022. This compares with 160 back in pre-pandemic November 2019. Across all Australian airports, the number of scheduled flights this month (compared with three years earlier) is down 7%, seat capacity is down 14%, […]
November 13, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air Service One catches up with Jim Parashos, chief of aviation at Melbourne Airport, host of the 151st IATA Slot Conference. He talks about the airport’s exciting plans, the joy of seeing busy terminals again, and what he loves about Melbourne. The Australian domestic market appears to have recovered quickly during 2022. Demand is only […]
Ryanair has started flying to two new airports that have never been served by the ULCC before. It has launched flights to Rovaniemi in northern Finland, ‘Lapland Rovaniemi’ in Ryanair speak, while Tuzla in Bosnia & Herzegovina also welcomed Ryanair service for the first time. The start of the winter season also saw the carrier […]
November 11, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
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
Some 25 US states have non-stop service to Europe this winter, according to Cirium schedule data. New York has more seat capacity than any other, followed by California, Florida, New Jersey and Illinois. Florida has 2.9 million two-way non-stop European seats, down by 16% versus W19. That is despite the launch of Virgin Atlantic’s new […]
France has always been a large and critical market for easyJet. This year, the country has 21.2 million easyJet seats, making it second only to the UK by capacity, according to Cirium schedule data. With the change to winter schedules has come another new airport for easyJet in France. It started service to Paris BVA, […]
On Friday 4 November, Tulsa International Airport celebrated the first departure of an American Airlines flight to New York LGA. The new, daily service means that the Oklahoma airport is now connected to what was its biggest unserved market. The 1,980-kilometre route is flown on American’s behalf by Republic Airlines using its E170s. This became […]
Lufthansa’s in-house LCC, Eurowings, recently celebrated the first anniversary of its Prague base. Launched on 31 October 2021, the carrier has offered flights to 24 destinations during the last year from the Czech capital according to Cirium schedule data. However, closer analysis of the data shows that only two routes, Düsseldorf and Copenhagen, will have […]
November 8, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Analysis by Air Service One, suggests that the first week (30 October to 5 November) of the northern hemisphere winter season (W22/23) has seen the launch of at least 168 new airline routes involving at least one airport in Europe (not including Russia). However, it is possible that we may have missed a few, and […]
November 7, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
From Europe there are non-stop flights to many other continents, such as Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. While many intercontinental flights would be considered long-haul, some can be really short, such as from Spain to Morocco. Analysis of the leading airlines operating intercontinental flights from Europe (as measured by ASKs – Available […]
November 4, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Renowned as a warm weather resort destination for golf, other outdoor activities, and more, Palm Springs is on a roll. Between March and September this year, the California airport welcomed 1.56 million passengers, the airport’s statistics show. That was 20% more than the same period in 2019, 317% more than 2020, and 40% more than […]
November 3, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, 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 […]