This morning’s announcement that Malév ceased operations leads us to analyse how a Malév sized ‘hole’ at Budapest Airport might be filled. Which destinations did Malév have a monopoly on? What proportion of the airline’s capacity did that represent, and which carriers might be interested in taking over these routes?
So Alitalia has proposed in principle to merge with two smaller Italian airlines. At which airports will Alitalia grow its market share the most? And which major domestic route might cause competition authorities to worry as the current choice of three carriers (each with at least three daily flights) would be replaced by a monopoly?
Future Travel Experience, a sister enterprise to anna.aero focused on the self-service revolution in air transport, holds its second Asian conference and exhibition hosted by Malaysia Airports at the Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 8-10 February. We have been told by our masters to generously promote this event on anna.aero, or face a pay cut.
Spanair’s much publicised bankruptcy has left Star Alliance without a Spanish carrier, but which member now has the biggest Spanish presence? Which airlines competed on Spanair’s top routes? And which route announcements had Spanair’s main competitor already made that targeted the weak airline?
anna.aero’s Editor unexpectedly got the chance to have a one-on-one chat in Budapest with Ryanair’s flamboyant CEO. So we gave him an award in recognition of his airline’s contribution to new route development, and in return he gave us some insight into Ryanair’s current network strategy, the impact of volatile fuel prices, and why the airline has returned to Budapest.
How big is Vueling compared with Europe’s other major LCCs? What market share does it already have in Barcelona and what makes it different from the other LCCs serving the airport? Which destinations are new this summer and what competition will Vueling face? And at which airports is it cutting capacity this summer?
In the latest in our series of official souvenirs on great airport infrastructure developments, anna.aero, in association with ACI EUROPE, was commissioned by Frankfurt Airport to analyse the significance of Chancellor Merkel’s opening Frankfurt Airport’s Fourth Runway last October and how this translates into new route opportunities. You can order a free copy of the report or flip through the electronic version here.
The UK is gearing up for a high-profile 2012, but what does the year hold for the country’s airports? How many of the nation’s 20 airports that handle over one million passengers per annum are currently growing? Which airlines and airports will be launching most new routes this year?
Our preview of 2012 reveals that the world’s airlines have already announced plans to start over 830 new routes this year. How does this compare with this time last year? Which airlines are leading the way with new route initiatives? And which countries will see the most new route celebrations based on current data?
Our second airberlin story this week is a report from the delivery of the airline’s latest 737NG. airberlin and Boeing flew anna.aero out to Seattle to find out more about the aircraft, the manufacturing and the delivery process.
After our recent story analysing airberlin’s hub operation at Palma in Spain, anna.aero was invited along to get a special behind-the-scenes view of how things really work there. What’s more we flew on the airline’s special “Flying home for Christmas” 737-800 accompanied by Santa Claus himself, and one of his elves.
