What will Lufthansa do with bmi’s 24 Heathrow destinations? (and the rest of its Norwich-to-Tehran 60-airport network?)
bmi is still waiting to hear what new majority owner Lufthansa plans for the airline. We look at the three different businesses that comprise the airline and how much competition it faces at London Heathrow.
Sabiha Gökçen entry takes The RouteShop.com to 666!
As unique monthly visits to anna.aero pass 35,000, Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökcen became the 80th airport to join TheRouteShop.com advertising 11 routes, taking the total available air services in the shop to an auspicious 666.
EU membership grows Romanian air travel market by 60% in two years; Blue Air and Wizz Air lead LCC charge
The Romanian air travel market has grown rapidly since 2007. Tarom may be struggling but Romania has its own LCC and two airports serving Bucharest. But which are the leading (and fastest growing) country markets?
Thai AirAsia prepares for new route to Taipei; 60% of capacity still on domestic routes
Thai AirAsia operates 17 aircraft from Bangkok and flies to 22 destinations in 10 countries. On how many routes does it compete with Thai Airways? Which routes has it dropped and which major country is not yet served?
Transavia.com develops Copenhagen base as Dutch market falters; Innsbruck winter niche

Profitable for the last 10 years KLM’s wholly-owned subsidiary Transavia.com has had to set up a foreign base to maintain growth. At which Austrian airport is it the second busiest carrier in winter?
Sydney Airport welcomes Delta, Tiger and V Australia; Auckland and LA get more carriers
It’s been an exciting year for Sydney with new airlines and increased competition on several routes. Which domestic routes are growing and which are the only two scheduled European carriers serving the airport?
Palma still favourite holiday destination for Germans; traffic down 4% in first half of 2009
Traffic to and from Palma is 50% higher than any other airport from German airports. Which are the leading airports in Germany for Palma flights and how seasonal is demand? Apart from airberlin who else serves the market?
Italian airport traffic down less than 1% in July; Bologna and Bergamo up more than 10%
The Italian market is showing signs of stabilising. Is domestic or international demand up in July? Which smaller airports are growing by more than 20% and which airports have managed year-to-date growth?
Emirates and Etihad still adding flights; Qatar Airways drops Nagpur and cuts frequencies
Only Etihad among the MEB3 airlines has added new destinations since April but all three have several new routes starting before the end of the year. Which is the leading destination for these airlines?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 22 August – Friday 28 August):
Another quiet week on the new route front as several planned new routes fail to materialise. That leaves us this week with American Airlines, Cimber Sterling, Estonian Air Regional and Manx2.com. But who gets our Cake Of The Week award?
Logojets can help promote routes and regions; AirAsia X unveils Oakland Raiders sponsorship
Airlines are increasingly using their aircraft as flying billboards to promote a wide variety of events and products. This includes places and regions that they operate to. Now AirAsia X is promoting a potential future route.











