Almost 400 organisations, 90 airlines and 1,000 delegates attending Routes Europe 2022
Routes Europe 2022 takes place next week (18-20 May) in Bergen, hosted by Avinor. Almost 400 organisations are attending, including 90 airlines, and over 1,000 delegates. You’ll be able to read all about Routes Europe in anna.aero’s renowned Show Dailies.
Budapest Airport celebrates shape of success at Annual Awards
Budapest Airport held its Annual Awards Gala on 28 April 2022, recognising the airlines, cargo carriers, retail partners, and other associates who have helped shape its resilience and success throughout the last two years. anna.aero was in attendance – read our full report.
New Flybe launches with inaugural Birmingham to Belfast City service
The new Flybe officially launched on 13 April 2022 with its inaugural flight departing Birmingham Airport for Belfast City Airport. It marked the beginning of up to four daily flights between Birmingham and Belfast City, with additional routes to start in the coming weeks and months.
Wizz from Wales: Wizz Air launches Cardiff base
Cardiff Airport has welcomed the launch of Wizz Air’s fourth base in the UK. The airline will operate nine routes to sunshine destinations, with one A321 neo based at the airport.
Airline Route News
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24 May 2022
AirAsia resumes services on Perth-Bali route
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24 May 2022
Air North, Yukon’s Airline, celebrates new direct connection to Toronto
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24 May 2022
Gatwick expands North America connectivity with 50 weekly flights to six Canadian destinations
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24 May 2022
WestJet launches new route from Toronto to Glasgow
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24 May 2022
United Airlines commences daily route from Naples to New York Newark
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12 May 2022
airBaltic launches Riga-Batumi route
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12 May 2022
Corendon Airlines to launch 7 new Düsseldorf destinations in S22
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12 May 2022
Delta resumes daily service to Detroit from Munich
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12 May 2022
Münster/Osnabrück welcomes new Corendon Airlines service to Faro
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12 May 2022
PLAY launches new route from Prague to Keflavik
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12 May 2022
Air Transat resumes services from Brussels to Montreal
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4 May 2022
Bamboo Airways commences route from Melbourne to Hanoi
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4 May 2022
Emerald Airlines launches inaugural Leeds Bradford to Dublin service
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4 May 2022
United Airlines launches Munich-Denver route and resumes Munich-Houston
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4 May 2022
airBaltic opens Tampere base
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4 May 2022
PLAY launches route between Baltimore/Washington and Reykjavik
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4 May 2022
Lufthansa’s global link launches from Liverpool John Lennon Airport
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4 May 2022
flynas launches Prague-Riyadh route
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13 Apr 2022
Condor relaunches service from Vienna with Palma de Mallorca route
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13 Apr 2022
Düsseldorf Airport welcomes new routes to Oslo and Chișinău
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13 Apr 2022
Lufthansa resumes route from Frankfurt to Austin
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13 Apr 2022
TUI fly launches Brussels – Aruba route
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8 Apr 2022
Prague Airport welcomes Oslo route launch with new airline Flyr
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7 Apr 2022
Geneva Airport celebrates new routes from ITA and Royal Jordanian
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7 Apr 2022
Düsseldorf Airport welcomes two new airlines: Blue Air and Air Albania
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7 Apr 2022
Air Malta inaugurates Madrid route
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7 Apr 2022
Katowice Airport welcomes new routes to Abu Dhabi and Venice
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7 Apr 2022
Delta resumes Brussels to New York JFK route
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5 Apr 2022
PLAY time for Liverpool John Lennon Airport with Iceland and US routes announced
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31 Mar 2022
Ryanair commences new Birmingham service from Ireland West Airport
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31 Mar 2022
American Airlines resumes route between Lisbon and Philadelphia
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31 Mar 2022
Cairns welcomes inaugural Singapore Airlines service
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31 Mar 2022
JetBlue launches daily nonstop service to Milwaukee from Boston and New York
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31 Mar 2022
Qatar Airways resumes route between Geneva and Doha
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31 Mar 2022
QantasLink launches first direct service from Adelaide to Newcastle
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31 Mar 2022
Eurowings Discover launches twice-weekly route from Munich to Las Vegas
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31 Mar 2022
Shannon Airport celebrates new Ryanair service to Malta
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24 Mar 2022
Viva launches Cali-Cancun and Medellin-Punta Cana routes
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24 Mar 2022
Melbourne Orlando International Airport welcomes first-ever transatlantic flight with TUI
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24 Mar 2022
Aer Lingus Regional commences services from Belfast City to Birmingham
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23 Mar 2022
easyJet celebrates three million passengers at Birmingham Airport and launches new Faro route
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23 Mar 2022
Dublin Airport celebrates new Aurigny route to Guernsey
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18 Mar 2022
Jetstar recommences Gold Coast-Perth route
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18 Mar 2022
Aer Lingus Regional commences service between Dublin and Isle of Man
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18 Mar 2022
Jetstar Airways resumes service from Melbourne to Bali
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15 Mar 2022
Budapest Airport welcomes new Ryanair routes to Warsaw Modlin and Alghero
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14 Mar 2022
Bordeaux Airport announces summer schedule: 13 new routes, 89 destinations
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10 Mar 2022
Edelweiss Air resumes nonstop service between Tampa and Zurich
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10 Mar 2022
Jetstar Airways resumes route from Melbourne to Hawaii
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10 Mar 2022
Bamboo Airways announces Melbourne-Hanoi route
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10 Mar 2022
Aer Lingus Regional to commence services from Belfast City Airport base
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10 Mar 2022
Breeze announces nonstop service from Louisville to San Francisco
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25 Feb 2022
JetBlue launches nonstop route from New York JFK to Puerto Vallarta
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24 Feb 2022
EGYPTAIR to launch route from Cairo to Dublin
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24 Feb 2022
Singapore Airlines confirms return to Cairns
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24 Feb 2022
Bamboo Airways launches route between Ho Chi Minh City and Melbourne
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24 Feb 2022
United Airlines launches daily route from Texarkana to Houston
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16 Feb 2022
Loganair launches winter 2022/23 schedule
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16 Feb 2022
Swoop announces significant US expansion with five new routes
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15 Feb 2022
Budapest Airport welcomes Transavia France reconnection to Nantes
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14 Feb 2022
United Airlines launches nonstop route between Wilmington International and Newark Liberty
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14 Feb 2022
Love is in the air: Scoot launches Gold Coast-Singapore service on Valentine’s Day
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10 Feb 2022
Rochester International Airport wins Cake of Week for Sun Country launches to Fort Myers and Phoenix
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10 Feb 2022
Dutch Transavia to launch service from Riga Airport
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10 Feb 2022
Emirates resumes double-daily services from London Gatwick
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10 Feb 2022
Austrian Airlines returns to Göteborg Landvetter Airport and resumes nonstop service to Vienna
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10 Feb 2022
KLM begins nonstop service to Amsterdam in March
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3 Feb 2022
Spirit Airlines kicks off 2022 with Salt Lake City debut
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3 Feb 2022
Virgin Atlantic resumes twice-weekly services to Tobago
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3 Feb 2022
Swoop launches Abbotsford-Los Cabos route
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3 Feb 2022
SunExpress’ summer schedule from Budapest Airport
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3 Feb 2022
Budapest Airport transits to Toronto with Air Canada
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27 Jan 2022
Southwest launches daily service from Albuquerque to Hollywood Burbank
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27 Jan 2022
Norwegian prepares for 54 routes and reopening of Stockholm Arlanda base
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26 Jan 2022
Air Transat resumes direct Toronto-Faro route
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20 Jan 2022
TUI launches Brussels-Havana route
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20 Jan 2022
Lufthansa resumes three times weekly service from Munich to Delhi
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20 Jan 2022
Budapest Airport’s 50th route with Wizz Air for S22
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20 Jan 2022
Air Belgium launches new service from Brussels Airport to Curaçao via Punta Cana
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10 Jan 2022
Eurowings Discover launches first US flight between Tampa and Frankfurt
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10 Jan 2022
Transavia launches Brussels-Innsbruck route
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10 Jan 2022
airBaltic launches route from Riga to Kittilä
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10 Jan 2022
Townsville’s Sydney and Melbourne connections boosted
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10 Jan 2022
Jetstar launches services from Sydney to Mackay Airport
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10 Jan 2022
LOT to relaunch direct flights between Budapest and New York JFK from June 2022
Calling all air transport industry runners to join ‘Aviation Industry Race for Ukrainian Children with Cancer’ at British-Irish Airports EXPO
anna.aero is calling all air transport industry runners to run 5k at this year’s British Irish-Airports EXPO to help rescue Ukrainian Children with Cancer.
Ryanair opens Newcastle base with 10 new routes and 19 in total
Ryanair has opened its new base at Newcastle International Airport, with two based aircraft, representing an investment of $200 million and 60 new direct jobs. The launch includes 19 routes, of which 10 are new summer routes to destinations including Gran Canaria, Ibiza, and Paphos.
Launceston’s historic Miss Flinders aircraft celebrates 90th anniversary
The team at Launceston Airport along with the Tasmanian Aviation Historical Society celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first flight of Miss Flinders, one of only three remaining Desoutter Mk. II Monoplanes. An incredible cake with a replica of the aircraft was made to commemorate the occasion.
Münster/Osnabrück targets key unserved route opportunities to Malaga, Vienna and Istanbul
This year marks Münster/Osnabrück International Airport’s 50th anniversary and is looking promising with new routes and increased frequencies from airlines including Lufthansa, Ryanair, Corendon Airlines, Eurowings, SunExpress, AlbaStar, and Aegean Airlines. Meanwhile, key unserved route opportunities include Malaga, Vienna and Istanbul.
Our Ukraine heartbreak
We love Ukraine and its wonderful, gentle, now courageous people. While it is but the tiniest of gestures, anna.aero has removed all listings for the Russian Federation from The Route Shop – nine airports and 187 unserved routes. Our readership among the Russian air transport industry runs to several thousand and we have always thought this to be a community of enlightened, empowered people who will be appalled by war crimes which are being conducted in their name.
Reno-Tahoe targets five key unserved domestic routes and potential international expansion
Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO) experienced a positive return to in-person conversations with airlines at the recent Routes Americas. Alongside the objective to retain current services, the airport has identified unserved opportunities including five domestic routes and potential international expansion, as “Team RNO” explains to anna.aero.
Routes Americas: 70+ airlines and 220 airports meet in San Antonio to rebuild region’s air connectivity
Routes Americas 2022 took place this week in San Antonio, hosted by San Antonio International Airport. Over 70 airlines, 220 airports, and 375 organisations met to expedite the region’s recovery and fuel future air service growth. Routes Americas 2023 will take place in Chicago.
Bonza launch announcement: Sunshine Coast and Melbourne bases; 25 routes – 80% currently unserved
New Australian low-cost carrier Bonza has announced its route map and two bases at Sunshine Coast Airport and Melbourne Airport. 25 routes have been announced to 16 destinations, operated with Bonza’s fleet of 737 MAX aircraft. 80% of these routes are currently unserved.
aha! on underserved market potential of Reno-Tahoe: “We’ve identified 25 markets that can be served nonstop with the Embraer 145”
aha! – the “air-hotel-adventure” leisure brand of ExpressJet Airlines – launched operations in October 2021, with Reno-Tahoe International Airport serving as its home base. Tim Sieber, Head – aha! Business Unit, ExpressJet Airlines, explains the airline’s route evaluation strategy and the underserved market potential of Reno-Tahoe to anna.aero.
Wizz Air President to deliver Opening Keynote at newly-launched Future Travel Experience World Airport Retailing Summit
Our friends at Future Travel Experience (FTE) have launched the FTE World Airport Retailing Summit, taking place in Dublin, 7-9 June 2022, alongside FTE Ancillary – the world’s definitive digital airline retailing show. The co-located events will provide unique platforms to discuss all-stakeholder partnerships, a theme to be addressed by Robert Carey, President, Wizz Air, in the Opening Keynote.