Despite being the world’s largest airline, American is only the third largest operator between the US and Europe. Cirium schedules information shows that it has 3.41 million available seats in S23, behind United (4.59 million) and Delta (4.53 million). Curiously, while United and Delta have both exceeded their S19 capacity by healthy amounts, American remains down […]
August 29, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air France introduced a pair of new seasonal routes from Nice to Marrakesh and Santorini on Friday 7 July and Saturday 8 July respectively. The 1,895-kilometre service to Marrakesh will run 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, until 25 August with the A320-family fleet. It will compete directly against easyJet’s 4-weekly flights on the route. On […]
July 18, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Georgian Airways is among the smallest flag carriers to serve Europe. According to Planespotters.net, it has a fleet of just five aircraft. Previously called Airzena, the Tbilisi-based airline has one Boeing 737-800, two 737-700s and two CRJ-200s. It seems that one CRJ is in VIP configuration. Interestingly, analysis of Cirium schedules shows that Georgian Airways […]
Georgian Airways entered the French market on Wednesday 5 July with a new seasonal service between Tbilisi and Nice. The 3,075-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, with the 737-700 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight A9767 departs Tbilisi at 11:00 local time, arriving in Nice at 13:25 […]
July 14, 2023 | Latest Route News +
SAUDIA began 3-weekly seasonal service between Riyadh and Nice on Friday 16 June. The 4,130-kilometre route will be flown using the airline’s fleet of A320s. SAUDIA faces no competition between the two cities. The SkyTeam member last served the airport in 2009. Flight SV129 will depart Riyadh at 09:25 local time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, arriving in France at 14:40 […]
June 22, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Delta introduced a seasonal service between its main hub Atlanta and Nice on Friday 12 May, marking the resumption of flights between the two cities after 17 years. The 7,645-kilometre route will be maintained daily with the 767-400 aircraft. The airline faces no competition. Flight DL24 departs Atlanta at 20:50 local time, arriving in Nice […]
May 16, 2023 | Latest Route News +
airBaltic introduced a pair of new seasonal routes on Wednesday 3 May from Tampere in Finland, as well as the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, to Nice. Both the 2,260-kilometre service from Tampere and the 1,785-kilometre route from Vilnius are being maintained 2-weekly with the A220-300 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on either service. Flights […]
May 10, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Gateway to world-renowned Côte d’Azur, France’s top tourist destination after Paris, Nice welcomed 12.12 million passengers in 2022. It was country’s third busiest airport, based on data collected by Air Service One. The airport’s traffic is shown below. France’s fifth most populous city, Nice’s passenger volume was 83.7% of that in 2019, according to the […]
May 2, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
easyJet launched a new domestic service between Nice and Paris BVA on Saturday 7 April. The 755-kilomtre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays, with the A320-family aircraft. The LCC faces no competition on the route. In addition to Paris BVA, the airline continues to maintain flights from Nice to both Paris CDG […]
April 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Air Malta has added its fourth destination in France with the introduction of flights between Malta and Nice on Monday 27 March. The 2-weekly 1,065-kilometre service is being maintained on Mondays and Fridays with the A320 aircraft. The Maltese flag-carrier already serves Paris CDG, Paris ORY and Lyon in France. The Nice service will be […]
March 30, 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
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, […]
November 10, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story