Five years after its launch, Bahrain Air sees itself forced to close down shop. The airline, which flew to over 20 destinations in its brief history, heavily competing against Gulf Air, now blames the government for partiality.
With growth at Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways showing no signs of slowing, how have the national carriers of Bahrain, Oman and Jordan responded in recent years? What has been the focus of their network growth? Which routes will they be dropping in 2012? And just how much bigger are the MEB3 carriers in terms of airports served, weekly flights, weekly seats and weekly ASKs?
Presentations from Last week’s Network Planning Conference, jointly staged by anna.aero with ACI EUROPE and ACI Asia Pacific at Airport Exchange in Abu Dhabi, are now available and can be downloaded directly from here.
Gulf Air now flies from its Bahrain hub to Rome Fiumicino Airport in Italy and Entebbe in Uganda.
What impact have the domestic problems in Bahrain had on the demand for air travel at the country’s airport in 2011? How seasonal is demand through the airport? How are the two national carriers continuing to develop their networks? And which other notable carriers serve the airport?
Scandinavia’s busiest airport looks set to have a record-breaking year. Emirates recently became the newest airline to serve the Danish capital, further adding to the airport’s recent spate of new Middle Eastern routes. But which are the leading country markets? And which new routes will be starting later this year?
A country the size of France, with a population of over 40 million people, but how many airports offer scheduled services? How competitive is the domestic market? Which are the leading country markets and what share of the international market does Kenya Airways have?
Gulf Air launched flights to Kenya’s capital Nairobi from Bahrain – the airline’s eighth new route this year.
Gulf Air adds Scandinavian route by launching flights to Copenhagen from its Bahrain hub.
A very busy week with 75 new routes starting in all corners of the world. But which Chinese airline launched its second trans-Pacific route? Which North American airline launched six transatlantic services? And which two airlines relaunched landmark services between Dubrovnik and Belgrade?
From its Bahrain hub, Gulf Air now again flies to Geneva in Switzerland with aircraft operated by PrivatAir. The route is flown three times a week.
