In this week’s portion of network planning community news we report from London City, Leeds Bradford and Erbil.
Following in the footsteps of the likes easyJet, Ryanair, and Vueling, Jet2.com plans to become the next pan-European airline from May with the launch of based operations at the Spanish Costa Blanca airport.
In this week’s portion of Network Planning Community News, anna.aero reports from Friedrichshafen where the anna.aero Cake of the Week Certificate has been spotted together with the man behind the great creation. But we also have news from St Petersburg, Moscow Sheremetyevo, Leeds/Bradford, Chengdu, Christchurch and many more.
Jet2.com inaugurates seasonal services from both Leeds/Bradford and Manchester to Grenoble; adds new route from East Midlands to Geneva.
Monarch Airlines inaugurates six skiing routes to Germany and France.
British Airways launches flights from London Heathrow to Leeds Bradford.
Ryanair now flies 20 new routes; adds five services to Vilnius.
Exeter-based Flybe is actually over 30 years old but has been constantly evolving. We examine its position in the UK domestic market, reveal which of its major bases are growing fastest this summer, and summarise which routes it has added and dropped in the last 12 months.
UK leisure carrier Monarch has decided to take on Jet2.com by launching a base at Leeds Bradford next summer. Which ‘sunshine’ routes will it operate and what additional competition is it likely to face from the likes of Ryanair and Thomas Cook Airlines?
Jet2.com adds four routes from Newcastle, two from East Midlands and one from Leeds/Bradford.
Flybe starts flying from Glasgow to Leeds Bradford International Airport after bmi’s withdrawal from the market.
