Oslo is fortunate to be served by three airports, but how have Norwegian and Ryanair grown services from the two secondary airports in recent seasons? How has traffic grown at all three Oslo airports in 2011?
This year is going to see a number of interesting developments in the Japanese air travel market and the launch of Osaka Kansai based LCC Peach (a joint venture involving ANA) is the first. But what routes has it chosen and what competition does it face both directly and indirectly? Once a third A320 joins the fleet at the end of March which other routes will be added and how efficiently will the aircraft be scheduled?
In spite of the financial difficulties facing Serbia’s national carrier Jat Airways, the airline is set to grow this year with capacity increases and further new routes. But how did the airline perform last year? In which markets will the carrier be growing the most? And what is happening with the privatisation attempts?
Volotea is the name of a new Spanish-based start-up airline whose first operational base will be Venice Marco Polo airport in Italy. Using 717s it plans to grow quickly but which routes has it announced so far and what competition will it face in the region?
Four new routes launched this week means that Allegiant will serve Orlando Sanford from some 40 destinations this summer. On which days of the week does the airline choose to fly considerably less, and which routes are served with between two and five weekly flights in March?
Local carrier Transavia.com is only the third biggest carrier at Eindhoven this summer (after Ryanair and Wizz Air), but which four new destinations has it added this week? Which other destination will start in April and on which routes does the airline compete directly with Ryanair?
Most of Southwest’s airports will see little difference this year compared to 2011 but which airports will see the greatest change in terms of weekly departures? We take a closer look at the five routes the airline has dropped from Philadelphia and how Southwest’s load factors and fares compared with those of its rival US Airways during 2011.
Cyprus Airways saw traffic drop over 20% last year. But which three country markets account for 65% of its scheduled seat capacity this summer? On which routes does it face the most competition, and which new routes is it planning to start this summer? What changes has it made it to its fleet and which LCC may be adding to its woes?
The Colombian airline in AviancaTACA prepares for long-haul expansion with large widebody orders, but which of its markets is currently growing the fastest? How important is its domestic network? And what is the airline’s market share in Bogotá?
How have Air Malta’s passenger numbers developed in recent years, and how seasonal is demand to and from the Mediterranean island. Which are its leading city and country markets? How much of a challenge does Ryanair represent and what have been Air Malta’s key network developments this winter?
How has Wizz Air’s network from its home base in Budapest developed since it launched services in 2004? How many destinations will it serve this summer, at what frequency, and facing what competition? Which are the airline’s newest route, and which routes have been tried and abandoned over the years?
