Canada – US market generates 23 million passengers but none on US LCCs; Air Canada has one-third of market
Flights between Canada and the US operate from 23 Canadian airports and 60 US airports but which are the leading airports, routes and airlines? Which Canadian airport has seen the market grow by almost 20% in 2009?
New York’s airports serve 73 countries; Southwest launches LaGuardia flights in June
New York and New Jersey’s airports handled over 125 million passengers last year. How many airports handled more than one million passengers and how do average fares compare across the airports? Which are the leading country markets?
AirTran reduces reliance on Atlanta; Milwaukee network grows to 17 routes this summer
AirTran now has lower unit costs than Southwest, but has put its fleet expansion plans on hold. Which new markets has it opened in 2008/09 and which segments of its route network are growing fastest?
Montreal welcomes Jumpstart; international (non-US) traffic continues to grow
Montreal still ranks third (just) among Canadian airports and is benefiting from international traffic growth. Which services has it lost and gained in the last year? Which airlines are the busiest (after Air Canada) and which transatlantic route starts next week?
Canadian airports see traffic fall by less than 10% in Q1; WestJet still increasing capacity
Canada’s airports suffered less than most at the back end of 2008 but how are they faring in 2009? Which airports are doing best and what capacity adjustments have Air Canada and WestJet been making in recent months?
Air Canada price-leader on leading Can-Am route; five carriers but not much competition
Passengers between these two major North American cities have a choice of five airlines but how much competition is there really given that there are no LCCs involved? How do Porter’s fares compare with the legacy airlines?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 23 May – Friday 29 May):
A slightly quieter week but still over 20 new routes from the likes of airberlin, Allegiant Air, B&H Airlines, Carpatair, Cimber Sterling, easyJet, Jet2.com, Norwegian, Southwest, Transavia.com, TUIfly.com and Wind Jet. Next week we have over 100 new routes starting.
Spanish airports suffer as UK and domestic markets struggle; but Ryanair and US traffic still growing
Spain’s airports and airlines have seen significant declines in traffic since the middle of last year. We analyse the decline by airport, country market and airline to see what variations exist.
Routes Europe: Athens takes Routes’ Best Marketing Award; Warsaw wins annie for Best Chocolate
Routes Europe/Prague had its biggest ever turnout, illustrating the old maxim that it pays to advertise. The best marketeers were rewarded with Athens winning the European heat of the Routes Marketing Awards while Warsaw and Moscow Domodedovo dominated our very own “annies”.
Eurovision glory raises Norwegian prospects; UK now #1 international destination
Norway’s airports handle nine times the population of the country but which are the leading airports and how much do SAS and Norwegian compete? Which country market is no longer top?
bmibaby adds more sunshine and ski routes; 40% of capacity on UK domestic routes
Born in a hurry in early 2002 this baby has developed a split personality with major bases at four UK airports. But how have the number of routes at each base changed with each season? Which are the leading foreign destinations?











