Articles Tagged ‘Bilbao’

Copenhagen - Bilbao, a large unserved market; we examine profitability using RDC’s Apex platform

Copenhagen – Bilbao, a large unserved market; we examine profitability using RDC’s Apex platform

Copenhagen – Bilbao is unserved with 22,000 pax, 18% YOY growth, 485,000+ searches, + a good avg fare. We look at who could operate it + likely performance.

Route launches (7 July - 17 July)

Route launches (7 July – 17 July)

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi takes off; Air Serbia becomes the third airline from Belgrade to the Oslo area; GOL launches Florianópolis – Brasília; and much more.

Volotea jets off from Bilbao to Castellón, with Castellón a new airport in its network

Volotea jets off from Bilbao to Castellón, with Castellón a new airport in its network

Volotea on 11 July began Bilbao – Castellón, the carrier’s tenth domestic route from Bilbao.


Spanish airport traffic down 5% in 2012 H1; Ryanair now clear #1 airline with Jet2.com growing fastest in June

Spanish airport traffic down 5% in 2012 H1; Ryanair now clear #1 airline with Jet2.com growing fastest in June

The collapse of Spanair at the beginning of the year has clearly had an impact on Spanish airport traffic, but which of the country’s mainland airports are performing best at present? How about the country’s island airports? Which are the top 10 airlines in 2012 and which routes has Jet2.com started to boost its traffic?

Vueling now carrying 11 million passengers per annum; Barcelona now a proper hub; Ciudad Real new for winter

Vueling now carrying 11 million passengers per annum; Barcelona now a proper hub; Ciudad Real new for winter

The ‘new’ Vueling operates a fleet of 37 A320s but how seasonal is demand? Which are the airline’s busiest country markets and what is unusual about its UK flights? Which new routes are being started this winter?