Articles Tagged ‘Air Transat’
Gatwick expands North America connectivity with 50 weekly flights to six Canadian destinations
Gatwick is expanding its North America connectivity with 50 flights per week to six destinations across Canada this summer, as new and returning routes to Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver and Halifax join existing services to Toronto and Calgary.
Air Transat resumes services from Brussels to Montreal
Brussels Airport has celebrated Air Transat’s resumption of flights between Brussels and Montreal. The crew and passengers were spoiled with the perfect ‘dry salute’ and delicious cake. Talk about a comeback! Brussels Airport wins anna.aero’s prestigious Cake of the Week prize.
Air Transat resumes direct Toronto-Faro route
Air Transat has resumed its weekly connection between Toronto and Faro. The service started on 18 January 2022 and runs until 25 October 2022. It is the first time the airline has extended operations to the Algarve during the summer.
Bordeaux Airport: 77 destinations offered in summer 2021
With 77 destinations and 108 routes serving 21 countries, summer services from Bordeaux are gradually opening up and offering opportunities for travellers from south-west France. At present, 20 airlines have announced flights from Bordeaux Airport for the summer season.
Air Transat retires A310; we look at the aircraft’s operations globally
Air Transat ended A310 ops on 30 March, with no Western airline now using the type in pax config. We analyse the A310’s current operators and routes.
Please be seated: can BA’s new A350 make a dent in Air Canada’s formidable London – Toronto market position?
As British Airways launches A350-1000 services to Toronto this week, we take a look at whether this can help the carrier compete with Air Canada’s formidable segmentation of the route – from almost LCC density 777-300ERs to smaller 787-8s – and hold off upstart WestJet.
Air Transat launches A321neo LR services between Montreal and Bordeaux
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Air Transat launches A321neo services, British Airways resumes services to Pakistan, Southampton receives best in class status, and IATA holds its Annual General Meeting…
Edmonton Airport set to record 7.8 million terminal passengers for 2018; ULCCs Flair Airlines and Swoop drive second consecutive year of growth
Edmonton Airport handled 7.38 million terminal passengers in 2017, returning to growth after two years of declining traffic. Figures for 2018 suggest that it was on target to exceed 7.80 million passengers by the end of December. Nick Preston takes a closer look at the Albertan airport’s network developments.
US-Canada market sees 4.0% capacity boost in 2017, Air Canada is leading carrier in S18, Toronto Pearson top origin airport
The available capacity between the US and Canada grew by 4.0% in 2017 with the number of two-way seats increasing to 37.15 million. The market has now witnessed eight consecutive years of steady growth. Nick Preston examines the leading airlines, airports and routes in this North American country pair.
Transatlantic treks between Europe and the Americas; US majors lead the way in S18, London Heathrow tops airport table
Transatlantic traffic between Europe and the Americas is on the up, with available capacity increasing by 5.9% for a typical peak week in S18, compared to last year. Nick Preston takes a look capacity trends in this important market, including the leading airlines, airports and routes.
Hamburg-Toronto is “Skyscanner Unserved Route of the Week” with 73,000 searches; Eurowings’ entry into Canadian market??
In the last year, Skyscanner’s Travel Insight software has shown that nearly 73,000 potential travellers searched on the leading flight comparison site for flights between Hamburg and Toronto ‒ but the city pair is unserved!? With Eurowings and Condor positioned at the German end of the route and three airlines poised in Canada, who will be […]
anna.aero is rewarded by CONNECT in Tbilisi
In this week’s Network Planning Community News, Primera Air promotes its new low-cost long-haul services from Birmingham to local business leaders, while Tampa Airport celebrates the start of Air Transat flights to Canada. More news also from Wizz Air in Dortmund, plus Manchester Airport.