The ninth week of the summer 2022 (S22) season (covering the period Sunday 22 May to Saturday 28 May) saw the launch of 57 new routes involving European airports, up from 42 in the previous week. Highlights included new transatlantic routes from Condor, Delta, Eurowings Discover, Turkish Airlines and Virgin Atlantic, as well as new […]
May 31, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story, Uncategorized
The eighth week of the summer 2022 (S22) season (covering the period Sunday 15 May to Saturday 21 May) saw the launch of 42 new routes involving European airports, up from 27 in the previous week. Highlights included new transatlantic routes from Air Canada, Air France, Condor, United and WestJet, as well as new leisure […]
May 23, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Analysis of the latest Cirium schedule data provided by airlines, indicates that seat capacity across Europe in the all-important third quarter of 2022 (July to September) is currently just 7% below the levels recorded in the same pre-pandemic period in 2019. As has been demonstrated vividly during the last two years, things can change quite […]
May 18, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
The second half of 2021 saw the countries comprising the Baltic and Nordic region of Europe all show a significant recovery in passenger demand. By December the airports in the eight countries included in our analysis (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) were all reporting passenger numbers between 50% and 70% of […]
Norway’s distinctive topography and terrain mean that air travel is far more important in keeping communities connected than in most other countries. Travelling by land between the major towns and communities, scattered mostly up Norway’s west coast, can be a time-consuming business. Sea journeys, although more direct, are also relatively slow. Norway is therefore heavily […]
Last month saw Wizz Air UK open its fourth base in the UK, when the ULCC commenced services from Cardiff Airport on 8 April. “We’re delighted to welcome the opening of the Wizz Air base, as it marks a real turning point for the airport in its post-Covid recovery revival plans,” said Marc Watkins, Aviation […]
May 17, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
The seventh week of the summer 2022 (S22) season (covering the period Sunday 8 May to Saturday 14 May) saw the launch of 27 new routes involving European airports, down from 143 in the previous week. Highlights included the launch of flights to the new Rize-Artvin Airport in Turkey; Icelandair and PLAY both starting two […]
New routes, new airlines and an influx of sun-seeking holidaymakers are helping Montpellier Méditerranée (MPL) recover its pre-pandemic index. Over the first four months of the year, the airport achieved 82% of its 2019 performance – a recovery that is expected to accelerate as the holiday season hots up. The first new route to be […]
It looks set to be a landmark year for Dublin Airport – planes should be cleared for take-off from the new North Runway sometime in 2022, marking an exciting new era for the airport and Ireland. The delivery of the runway was a key recommendation of the Irish government’s National Aviation Policy. Not only will […]
Air Service One, caught up with Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director, London Southend Airport, to find out what his plans where with rebuilding the airport after the pandemic, but to also find out a little more about the face that everyone knows but may not know alot about! It was all going so well with […]
Like the rest of the aviation world, CPH has experienced some tough times in the past couple of years! Thankfully, things are now looking increasingly positive! In S22 we are expecting to see around 83% of S19 seats on sale states Simon Nathan, Senior Manager Commercial Strategy, and Route Development. Our recovery is hand in […]
New airlines, new destinations and pent-up demand for travel will see Brussels Airport (BRU) return to its pre-pandemic form in 2022. From this summer, BRU will be connected to 185 destinations, via 60 passenger airlines. That’s just shy of the 200 destinations it served before Covid. Helping drive the revival is Air Belgium, which introduced […]