easyJet is having a self-confessed tricky winter so needs a good summer to sustain profits. So where has it shifted capacity compared to last summer? Which countries (and airports) are benefiting most, which new destinations have been added and which routes will not be continuing this summer?
As China returns to work after the Chinese New Year’s festivities, the staff at Xiamen Airlines had another reason to celebrate. But why was Xiamen Airlines’ General Manager Che Shanglun’s airline awarded our Prize?
We analyse our updated, downloadable spreadsheet featuring traffic and trend data for 300 European airports. Which airports were among the fastest-growing two years running and which were the fastest-growing (and shrinking) country markets?
Senior GMR Airport management joined with Delhi International Airport bosses to celebrate last month’s award of the anna.aero Asia-Pacific ANNIE 2011 Prize: “Airport With The Most New Non-Regional Routes” presented for a net gain of four new destinations outside of anna.aero’s definition of the Asia-Pacific region.
So the EU has thwarted plans to create a single major Greek airline because of the resultant lack of domestic competition. But how do other European domestic markets compare? Which country is currently the most monopolistic? And the least?
Jeff Bernier, Delta’s managing director, Asia Pacific sales and affairs, was prominent in leading celebrations taking place around the world to mark the award of the first anna.aero Asia Pacific ANNIES. Delta scooped “Airline with the Most New Non-Regional Routes” for adding seven fabulous new trans-Pacific routes in the past year.
We’ve done Europe and the USA so now it’s Asia’s turn for our third regional Annies awards. Almost 1000 airports and over 200 airlines are involved in the region. Will your favourite airline or airport get an award?
Yes, our Editor has escaped the cold and wet of England and is chairing day 2 of the Low Cost Airline World Asia Pacific conference in sunny Singapore on Friday. How many aviation-themed ties will he be seen wearing?
What is to become of Virgin Atlantic? Sir Richard Branson seems willing to explore a variety of options so we take a closer look at the airline’s operations in London, particularly Heathrow. How much competition does it face on each route and what sort of fares is it offering across the network?
The re-born Alitalia is 2 years old this week. How have passenger numbers and load factors this year compared with 2009? What new routes has it started from which Italian airports in the last 12 months? What’s coming up in 2011 and which major European markets are still being avoided?
We’ve identified over 600 new routes from 140 airlines that have already been announced to start in 2011. Which airlines (and countries) will see the most new routes based on what we know so far? With no World Cup or Olympics this year where will the world’s leading sporting events take place this year?
