The rise of LCCs has hit the UK charter market hard. But what have been the trends over the last two years? Who are the key remaining players and which African market was the fastest growing in 2009?
Cairo airport, which has a brand-new terminal, dominates the Egyptian market, but where does the growth take place? What are the networks like from other Egyptian airports? Which country market serves Egypt with 23 flights on 747s this week? And which Egyptian start-up airlines will launch this year?
Which are its biggest bases and most important routes? Who is its biggest competitor on key routes and which new Caribbean destinations are being added this year?
Finnair’s passenger numbers haven’t changed much in a decade but the network has. Where has capacity been added and where has it been removed and which are the leading country markets?
Denpasar airport on the island of Bali has experienced strong growth over the last few years, but which airlines serve the Indonesian island and from where? Which routes have recently been launched and which European airline has resumed flights after a 12-year hiatus? And will the airport be able to deal with further growth?
easyJet now has just one base in Germany which has been going since April 2004. But is it still growing? How have routes performed in 2009. We’ve calculated load factors by route and month.
IATA airlines may be growing again, but which regions are performing best (and worst) and how is traffic compared with 2007? And what’s missing from the European figures?
Which of Canada’s leading airports performed best and worst last year? Did any report growth in 2009? How quickly (or not) have Air Canada and WestJet been expanding?
Zzzzzz. Starting new routes at the end of February is not a popular activity it turns out. We still found a few though courtesy of Air Europa, Allegiant Air, Norwegian and Qatar Airways.
China ranks as the world’s second biggest air travel market after the US. But which airports grew fastest in 2009 and which are the country’s top 12 domestic routes. And what makes Tianjin Airlines unusual?
New Orleans accounts for over 70% of airport traffic in Louisiana, but which other airports have scheduled services. And which airports do they all fly to? Which one route does Allegiant operate in the state?
