Hungry airports are bending over backwards to attract airlines. But airlines including Lufthansa and Ryanair, seem to agree that airports are missing a real possibility: To cooperate with airports to build and share airport retail revenues.
Ryanair launches 45 new routes across Europe; opens new bases in Chania and Kraków.
Bordeaux becomes Volotea’s new base; easyJet’s Southend base turns one; Turkish Airlines grows in Birmingham and Ljubljana; Jet2.com announces Eastern European expansion from East Midlands
125 new routes may have been launched worldwide in the last week, but airlines and airports were keen to celebrate other landmarks as well! Gambia Bird launched last week, but which other West African airline is readying up for the big launch? What made Kiev Boryspil bake two spectacular cakes? And what were the prizes in Jetstar’s great celebration?
Volotea starts new routes from Bordeaux to Lille and Strasbourg; inaugurates flights from Nantes to Lille.
Bordeaux’s dedicated LCC terminal ‘billi’ has helped the airport grow its international traffic by 50% in just two years. Which new LCC has launched multiple new routes this summer? Which have been the fastest-growing major routes in 2012 and what has stimulated the growth?
Volotea has increased its route network from Nantes and Bordeaux, launching five new routes.
Vueling has launched 21 new routes from its bases across Spain and from Paris Orly.
Volotea, the rapidly expanding new airline, has launched new routes in Italy, Spain, France and Greece.
Volotea adds 17 routes to network mostly in France, Italy and Spain. Direct competition on only one of these routes.
Volotea expands network from Bordeaux, Nantes, Palermo and Venice.
