HiSky (IATA code H4) on Monday 28 November began 3-weekly service between Bucharest and Brussels BRU. The 1,760-kilometre route will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and will be flown using the airline’s A320-series aircraft, of which it currently has five (four A320s and one A319). Direct competition on the route comes from TAROM’s 6-weekly […]
November 30, 2022 | Latest Route News +
When Blue Air ceased operations in early September it presented an opportunity for Wizz Air to further expand its presence in Romania, particularly in Bucharest. Analysis of Cirium schedule data for December shows that the Romanian capital is now Wizz Air’s second biggest base, behind only London LTN. Since December 2019, Wizz Air flights have […]
Prior to the pandemic, Central Europe’s four busiest airports were Warsaw WAW (18.9 million passengers in 2019), Prague (17.8 million), Budapest (16.2 million) and Bucharest (14.7 million). According to ACI Europe figures they ranked 36th, 39th, 41st and 46th among all European airports. Three of them had grown by around 6% versus 2018, while Budapest […]
October 7, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
It has been a busy week for route launches at Wizz Air. Several new routes from Rome (including the airline’s first ever to Saudi Arabia) and now the airline’s return to Aarhus in Denmark. Previously served 2-weekly from Gdansk between March 2011 and August 2011, Wizz Air has returned with a 2-weekly service from its […]
September 30, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Animawings (IATA code A2) is a Romanian carrier which was founded in 2020 by Memento Group. Aegean Airlines, which originally had a 25% stake in the airline, has now increased this to 51%. The airline currently has two A320s in its fleet (YR-AGA and YR-AGB), both of which are former Aegean Airlines aircraft and both […]
September 26, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Romanian carrier Blue Air suspended operations starting on Wednesday 7 September after its bank accounts were frozen by the Romanian government. The airline says it will resume service on Monday 12 September and flights are still bookable on its website from that day forward. The airline launched scheduled services on 13 December 2004 with flights […]
September 8, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Croatia Airlines, an airline not normally noted for much route development activity, has been growing its scheduled services from Split. During the second week of June it has added services to: Bucharest (10 June, 2-weekly) Stockholm ARN (10 June, 2-weekly) Dublin (12 June, 3-weekly) Milan MXP (12 June, 2-weekly) Amsterdam (14 June, weekly) This brings […]
June 16, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Blue Air (IATA code 0B, not to be confused with La Compagnie which is B0) added two more routes from its main base at Bucharest on Saturday 16 April. The two new destinations are both in Portugal; Porto and Funchal (on the island of Madeira). The 3,910-kilometre Funchal service will operate weekly throughout the summer. […]
April 26, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Romania’s state-owned flag-carrier TAROM continues to operate, despite, according to local sources, not having generated a profit since 2007. According to planespotters.net, the SkyTeam member currently has 26 aircraft, 12 Boeing 737s (four -800s, four -700s and four -300s), four Airbus A318s, six ATR 72s and four ATR 42s. Of these, 10 are currently not […]
March 17, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Romanian-based Blue Air started flying as long ago as 2004, the same year that Wizz Air began operations. However, while Wizz Air has a growing fleet of almost 150 aircraft (with orders placed for over 200 more), Blue Air’s fleet currently stands at just 18 aircraft according to planespotters.net. That includes four 737 MAX 8s […]
September 16, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis