In 2019, Italy’s Rome Fiumicino Airport ranked as Europe’s 11th busiest airport, handling 43.4 million passengers. Since 2000 total traffic had grown by 68% but there was a significant difference between domestic and international demand. While developments in the national high-speed rail network had contributed to domestic air travel falling by 11%, international passengers had […]
November 3, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Transavia has expanded its route network from Paris ORY with the addition of three new services. On Friday 22 October the carrier added new routes to Berlin (3-weekly), Rome FCO (4-weekly) and Santiago de Compostela (2-weekly). This followed the launch of 3-weekly service to Stockholm ARN on Thursday 21 October. Air France’s in-house LCC faces […]
October 25, 2021 | Latest Route News +
Italy’s ‘new’, government-owned airline, ITA Airways (IATA code AZ, same as its predecessor Alitalia), officially launched operations on Friday 15 October. The airline plans to operate with 52 Airbus aircraft this winter (seven A330-200s, 27 A320s and 18 A319s). The airline’s future fleet plans appear to be 100% focussed on Airbus aircraft, including the A220-series. […]
October 18, 2021 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story