Airline, Airport and Aviation Route News & Analysis

Star Feature // 15 Oct 2021

World Routes returns live and in-person – read about the action in Milan in anna.aero’s Show Dailies

The global route development community reconnected in-person in Milan this week for the 26^th World Route Development Forum. anna.aero’s Show Daily magazines from the event are now available online and are jam-packed with live content from the exhibition, the conference, and the networking events. Seen your photos in the official anna.aero World Routes Dailies? You can get them!

Star Feature // 1 Oct 2021

220+ airlines registered to rebuild global air connectivity at World Routes 2021

World Routes 2021 takes place in just a week’s time (Milan, 10-12 October), providing a much-anticipated in-person reconnection of the global route development community. Almost 600 organisations are currently registered to attend, including 220+ airlines.

Star Feature // 23 Sep 2021

Wizz Air crowned ’Fastest Airline in the World’ at Budapest Airport Runway Run 9.0

Almost 700 runners took part in the ninth Budapest Airport-anna.aero Runway Run, partnered with Lufthansa Technik and numerous supportive sponsors. As always, there were many prizes to be won, with home team Wizz Air defending its title of ‘The Fastest Airline in the World’.

Star Feature // 17 Sep 2021

The Budapest Airport Runway Run 9.0 takes place tomorrow – but you should take a swab for a stem cell match today

The Budapest Runway Run has raised €110,000 for stem-cell swaps to help little girls like Esha Nadeswaran, a four year old from London who has leukaemia. Esha desperately needs a bone marrow transplant within the next month, but her South Asian heritage is terribly under-represented on the worldwide network of stem cell registers. To register your tissue, all you have to do is spit in a tube – go to Google and find out how today.

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Star Feature // 16 Sep 2021

Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, SAS, SunExpress lead stellar speaker line-up at World Routes 2021

The global route development community meets in Milan next month (10-12 October) for World Routes 2021. A stellar conference programme has been announced, featuring strong airline briefings from Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air, SAS, SunExpress, Eurowings Discover, and Flynas, alongside a series of keynote panel sessions.

Star Feature // 3 Sep 2021

Over 200 airlines registered to rebuild global air connectivity at World Routes 2021

World Routes 2021 takes place next month (Milan, 10-12 October), providing a much-anticipated in-person reconnection of the global route development community. Over 400 organisations are currently registered to attend, including more than 200 airlines.

Networking Events // 24 Aug 2021

Budapest Airport Runway Run’s charities speak out

All entry fees for the Budapest Airport-anna.aero Runway Run are entirely donated to international blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan, and the Hungarian charity assisting the inclusiveness of handicapped people in sports – SUHANJ! Foundation. Both charities are very close to the organisers’ hearts and those who benefit from the event and vital funds raised.

Networking Events // 13 Aug 2021

Budapest Airport Runway Run 9.0: registrations rise and sponsorship support ramps up

Lufthansa Technik, SITA, KPMG, and Z&Z wholeheartedly support the Budapest Airport-anna.aero Runway Run as registrations rise for the aviation community’s premier charity-sportive event. Delegations from the Wizz Air home team racing to defend its title of ‘The Fastest Airline in the World’, Qatar Airways and Norwegian have all recently registered to take to the Tarmac.

Latest Airline Route News // 10 Aug 2021

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh welcomes new airline SkyUp and new flynas route

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh is experiencing continued growth. On 5 August 2021, the airport welcomed a new airline, SkyUp, which launched services to Kyiv. Meanwhile, flynas has also launched a new route from KKIA in Riyadh to Tashkent.

Star Feature // 6 Aug 2021

Ryanair announces Newcastle base and S22 schedule: two based aircraft, 12 new routes

Ryanair has announced a new base opening at Newcastle Airport for summer 2022, with two based aircraft, 63 departing flights per week and 19 routes in total. This includes 12 new connections to destinations across Europe from March 2022.

Latest Airline Route News // 4 Aug 2021

Corsair adds direct route from Bordeaux to Pointe-à-Pitre

From 19 December 2021, Corsair will be flying direct to Guadeloupe from Bordeaux Airport, facilitating access to the Caribbean from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The airline has scheduled weekly flights from Bordeaux to Pointe-à-Pitre every Sunday, from 19 December 2021 to 1 May 2022.

Networking Events // 1 Jul 2021

Budapest Airport Runway Run 9.0 is on!

Budapest Airport and anna.aero have confirmed this year’s air transport industry charity-sportive event will take place on Saturday 18 September 2021 on Budapest Airport’s 13R-31L runway. Proceeds will be shared between Hungarian disability group SUHANJ! Foundation and international blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan.

Latest Airline Route News // 2 Aug 2021

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh celebrates multiple route launches with flynas and flyadeal

It has been a busy few weeks at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) in Riyadh in terms of route launches. flynas has started several new routes and flyadeal started its first international service, having previously only operated domestic services.

Star Feature // 19 Jul 2021

Cake of the Week continues to make news Down Under

We recently shared ABC Radio Darwin’s interview with anna.aero Publisher Paul Hogan all about Cake of the Week, inspired by Darwin Airport recently winning the award for QantasLink’s launch to Canberra. Now, read a further in-depth article published on the ABC Radio Darwin website.