Monarch Airlines launches six seasonal routes from Leeds/Bradford; commences flights to Almeria in Spain from Manchester.
Leak of the Week: anna.aero reveals which UK airports are going to benefit from new leisure services next year and investigates whether charter passengers are still valuable to the UK’s airports, particularly when it comes to spending cash in their shops, despite decades of decline resulting from LCC encroachment.
Sweet route! Famous for its Baklava dessert, Gaziantep has become one of Atlasjet’s five new domestic services inaugurated from its Istanbul hub this month.
Atlasjet now flies to Dalaman and Bodrum on Turkey’s coast from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.
Monarch starts flying a selection of routes from Birmingham, London Gatwick and Manchester to Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Antalya, Dalaman and Verona.
Turkish Airlines connects Istanbul Atatürk and Bremen; adds Dalaman to its Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen network.
easyJet has launched routes from the UK and Switzerland to the Mediterranean as well as a new base in Portugal’s capital Lisbon.
Out of this week’s 63 routes, Ryanair stands for 20. But which US low-cost carrier entered a route where it faces five competing airlines that already operate over 30 flights a day? And which European national carrier began serving Turkey? Don’t forget the downloadable spreadsheet in left-hand column on the website, detailing all of this week’s new routes.
You want a country where air travel is booming? Then look no further than Turkey. Passenger numbers are up almost a quarter this year and all airports are growing. But which are growing fastest and which have been Turkish Airlines’ new destinations this year?
This week, UK regional airline flybe has launched the largest number of routes; 10 out of the week’s total 38. Chinese airlines are also prominently featured with rich illustrations from all Chinese launches. Read about all the routes, from airports ranging from Guam in the east to Wyoming in the west.
Over 60 new routes this week with a strong bias towards European LCCs. Cimber Sterling, easyJet, Jet2.com, Ryanair and Wizz Air all launched multiple routes. But AirAsia, Avianova, BA CityFlyer, Delta, Flydubai, Southwest, Spanair and Transaero among others all had reasons to celebrate this week.
