10th May 2012
British Airways returns to Libya and fills Cimber Sterling void
British Airways has resumed its flights to Tripoli from London Heathrow Airport and fills the gap after Cimber Sterling in Denmark.
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- Y. Stem: Volare was another LCC, which operated flights between Rotterdam and Milan Malpensa several years ago....
- James Pearson: It was announced last week that BA will be flying LHR-RTM. This will thus mean that LHR will regain...
- Andreas Akerman (anna.aero): Correct. We look at the current competition, but Innovata data does indeed show that...
- Seth Itzkowitz: Isn’t Delta’s DCA-DSM service ending in July?
- AgeofReason: Something odorous about the details here. An airline purchased/financed with...
2nd May 2012
The bmibaby and bmi regional route networks – so what’s for sale?
Lufthansa was unable to find buyers for bmibaby and bmi regional. Will BA have better luck? If not it would seem that the two airlines’ days are numbered. We take a closer look at the fleet and route networks of the two niche carriers to see what prospective purchasers would be getting.
2nd May 2012
Go-fly 10 years on: What happened to the routes and people behind Europe’s then third biggest LCC?
Remember Go? Ten years ago it was Europe’s third largest LCC with a fleet of 27 737s based at London Stansted, Bristol and East Midlands. Then easyJet decided to make an offer Go’s majority shareholder (3i) couldn’t refuse. So what became of Go’s route network and the senior management team that ran the airline?
2nd May 2012
British Airways resumes services from London Heathrow to Bologna
British Airways reconnects London Heathrow and Bologna.
18th April 2012
London to Rio +76% in February, but UK to Brazil slows down compared with other South American countries
With monthly year-on-year growth reaching 80% on selected routes in February, Brazil was praised as the saviour of London Heathrow’s traffic growth. But what hides behind the monthly volatility? How does the trend compare to the region’s average? And why might the UK to Brazil market soon become a oneworld monopoly?
4th April 2012
New Caribbean Airlines services from Trinidad and Barbados to London Gatwick set to stimulate demand
The UK has strong historic links with many parts of the Caribbean, but which country markets have the biggest air travel demand from the UK? And which markets have grown fastest in the last decade? When did demand peak?
28th March 2012
British Airways adds Algiers and Nice to its London Gatwick network
British Airways expands its London Gatwick presence with flights to Nice and Algiers.
21st March 2012
Kingfisher Airlines abandons UK market; Virgin Atlantic announces plans to resume Mumbai flights in October
The UK – India market is currently going through some changes. Kingfisher’s on-going troubles mean that it is axing its long-haul flights to the UK while Virgin Atlantic is returning to Delhi with twin-engined aircraft later this year. But how have passenger numbers evolved during the last decade, and which routes are now a British Airways monopoly?
14th March 2012
Sun-Air introduces double-daily Billund – Munich service
Sun-Air takes over Billund – Munich route from Cimber Sterling.
8th December 2011
British Airways/Comair launches route from Lanseria to George
British Airways (Comair) now flies domestically in South Africa from Lanseria near Johannesburg and Pretoria to George.
17th November 2011
Birmingham welcomes return of Berlin flights thanks to Lufthansa; Monarch to start five leisure routes next summer
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?
