Prague Airport is determined to grow and its strategic initiatives for 2023 have been underscored by the substantial increase in air traffic and network expansion. Its Aviation Business Development Team looks to further improve connectivity in the coming period, especially to far-away markets. The airport estimates handling over 13.6 million passengers by year-end. This represents […]
October 9, 2023 | Air Service Community News
The countdown has begun to the 28th Routes World, being held this year in Istanbul in Türkiye, a city which has fittingly transformed itself into a major international aviation hub connecting East and West. Taking place between 15 and 17 October, the event will bring together airlines, airports, and aviation stakeholders from across the world […]
September 12, 2023 | Air Service Community News
In the run up to World Routes, Vueling announced that it will add a second route from Birmingham Airport – the UK’s third largest airport outside London, and the UK’s seventh largest overall – a three times weekly A321 service from Paris Orly, beginning on 3 November. “This is a great new route for Birmingham. […]
October 10, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
A post Covid-19 demand boom is happening in Billund. No, it’s not for plastic bricks from the nearby LEGOLAND Billund resort, its coming from the city’s airport – the second largest in Denmark, handling 3.7 million passengers in 2019. “This year SWISS and Vueling have both started operations from Billund for the first time,” enthuses […]
October 9, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
The traffic recovery is firmly on track in Athens, proving the resilience and attractiveness of the local market. “We are lucky to have experienced a fast and strong traffic recovery this summer, with 60% of 2019 passenger traffic returning,” explains Leonidas Raftopoulos, Senior Developer, Airline Development at Athens Airport. The airport handled over five million […]
Milan’s busiest airport is located around 50 kilometres northwest of the centre of the city. Much of the current infrastructure dates from the late 90s when the previously modest sized airport was developed to be a potential major hub. As a result, passenger numbers jumped from 3.5 million in 1997 to over 20 million in […]
October 7, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
With millions of jobs and national economies dependent on a strong restart of the air transport sector, World Routes will bring together decision-makers from airlines, airports, and tourism authorities in Milan this week (10-12 October) to rebuild global air connectivity. Now in its 26th year, World Routes has made a real impact on the world’s […]
October 5, 2021 | News & Analysis