Country Feature
JetBlue, Spirit Airlines lead US domestic recovery with 20% more seats than peak S19
While the media hype around JetBlue Airways is mainly focused on its much-anticipated venture into the transatlantic market, needless to say it is also making strides in rebuilding a robust US domestic network. anna.aero looks at how the US domestic market is shaping up in S21 and which carriers are currently showing as the strongest links.
Tel Aviv to North America record year – 2.6 million seats
Tel Aviv has 12 routes to North America this year, its highest number to date. New York – JFK and Newark – will have up to 11 daily non-stops this summer.
UK bans non-stops to Portugal; over 10 million seats in 2019
Following the UK ban with Portugal, we see 51 routes are set to operate between the two countries this summer, involving 22 UK and six Portuguese airports.
Doha to Dubai had 39 departures on this day in 2017
Doha – Dubai is highly interesting from numerous widebodies, high frequency, very short length, and because so many are surprised there’s such service.
UK + EU new traffic rights in place – new AOCs to access single market
Despite the many changes between the UK and EU on aviation, the focus on COVID probably means little difference will be noticed in the short-term.
New entrant Vietravel to initially focus on soaring domestic market
Vietravel is Vietnam’s top tour operator. Half of its customers flew last year, so it wants in on the action. We examine the country’s domestic market.
Consultants’ Corner: why is Italy’s domestic market down by ‘only’ 30%?
What has been happening in Italy’s domestic market and why is it performing much better than others despite coronavirus? Enzo Zangrilli, owner of 1Aviation and former Commercial Director at Trieste Airports, looks into it.
Tel Aviv – Dubai coming? Israel – UAE reach peace agreement; we explore opportunities
As Israel – UAE announce peace deal, we see that over 1.9 million flew between Tel Aviv and Africa (East/Southern), Asia, and Australasia last year, with UAE hubs offering more choice and often shorter routings.
UK – Spain most profitable for Euro LCCs last year with est. €395m, RDC’s Apex platform shows
Despite tough times, we explore Europe’s top-20 most profitable markets last year. The UK’s quarantine undermines the recovery of the #1 most profitable market, UK – Spain.
Aeroflot’s North America network analysed; New York #1, but where do people connect from Miami?
Aeroflot’s North America network had over 1 million seats last year. We examine its development and look in particular at Miami’s connections, with Miami having above-avg SLF + the highest local fare.
Pakistan’s international seats +68% since 2010; domestic seats/population lower than Bangladesh
Pakistan is an enormous country and could be a future aviation paradise. We see what’s been happening, noting that it is very underexploited domestically.
Time for ‘Ryanair Turkey’? 250+ unserved routes to Europe, excl. Istanbul, with avg. 11,000 passengers
Almost 31 million seats were offered between non-Istanbul Turkey and Europe/Middle East last year, up by over 20 million since 2010. Yet there are many unserved opportunities.