London Luton has greatly benefited from the low-cost boom across Europe, but is easyJet soon to be replaced as the airport’s biggest airline? Which full-service carrier will shortly be moving to London Luton? And how does the airport’s network change with the seasons?
One of North America’s fastest growing airports has an unusual seasonality profile thanks to its base carrier. When did Allegiant start all of its routes? On which day of the week should aircraft spotters not bother turning up and what new services will Spirit Airlines soon be offering?
Chengdu in China’s Sichuan Province may be famous as the home of the Great Panda, but which market dominates the airport’s traffic? Which major domestic routes stick out? And which long-haul routes serve the airport?
The name may be synonymous with banking these days but how has Santander’s airport traffic varied in the last decade? Which new routes have been started since 2010 and which were the leading routes in terms of passenger numbers in 2011?
France’s fifth busiest airport had an eventful 2011. Ryanair cut capacity, but Air France established a base with a dozen new routes. How has the airport’s traffic mix evolved since 2000, and how much extra traffic has the new Air France base generated? Which other airlines are helping to generate 30 new routes this summer (versus last summer)?
Rio’s main airport had a great 2011 with traffic up one-fifth. Where does it rank among Brazil’s airports? Which are the airport’s leading carriers and which new international routes have been started in the last 12 months?
Two major US carriers have managed to do a slot-swap between New York LaGuardia and Washington Reagan. We look at what this means for the LaGuardia market, and how this impacts the overall New York market. Which destinations have been added, and which have been lost?
Mainland China’s 11th-largest airport has seen its traffic boom since traffic to nearby Taiwan liberalised. But which change in airline customers has taken place in recent years? Which is the airport’s only intercontinental route (so far)? And what ambitious plans for further growth are revealed in the airport’s infrastructure developments?
Belgrade has shrugged off the troubles of the Serbian national carrier Jat and grown by 16% in the last year, helped by the scrapping of visa requirements to most of the EU and a big increase in low-cost airline activity led by Wizz Air. flydubai is the latest airline to make a strong statement on Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport future, starting a four times weekly service in November as part of its European expansion.
California’s third busiest airport is the world’s second busiest single runway airport. How have passenger numbers develop during the last 60 years, and what’s happening in 2011? Which are the leading airlines at the airport and what new services have been launched this year? How do average domestic fares compare with other US airports?
Birmingham Airport in the UK has seen a dramatic change in its mix of airlines during the last decade, with once dominant British Airways no longer on the scene. Which carriers filled the gap left by the departing flag-carrier and what is particularly impressive about Emirates’ double-daily service to Dubai?
