Articles Tagged ‘Birmingham’
New Flybe announces Birmingham headquarters and first crew base
Flybe has announced that Birmingham Airport will be its new company headquarters and first new crew base. The airline will serve key regions across the UK and EU with operations scheduled to begin in early 2022.
Route to recovery for Europe – the continent’s next big low-cost leisure opportunities
As European airlines look to rebuild their networks and stimulate traffic, anna.aero looks at the largest markets in Northern Europe which were underserved by pan-European based low-cost airlines from the south of the continent pre-pandemic, with leisure being the market that is expected to rebound the quickest.
Loganair announces four new routes from the Isle of Man
Loganair to more than double its network from the Isle of Man while increasing frequencies on existing routees. Three based aircraft from 1 July.
Melbourne, Florida – EIGHT transatlantic routes, but still no New York
Melbourne is to have a larger international network than domestic. We look at what’s happening and key unserved US markets from the Florida airport.
Loganair ‘won’t be another flybe’, MD tell us; Isle of Man to LHR coming?
In a wide-ranging interview with Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair MD, he told us that the carrier has “no ambition to have 60+ aircraft and looking like flybe.”
flybe had 15 international routes with £16m profit in 2019, RDC’s Apex shows – 11 still unserved
11 of flybe’s most profitable international routes still unserved – but what are they? Southampton key, with 121% fare premium over Ryanair at Bournemouth.
Jet2 announces five routes to Jersey, joining existing Leeds Bradford
Five routes revealed by Jet2 – with one unserved since 2014 and another ended this current year. In 2019, they had 191,000 passengers; we explore them.
78% of flybe’s international routes still unserved; Southampton worst hit
Only 17 of flybe’s 77 international routes last Sept are now operated. WF are down by 342 YOY, with Southampton hardest hit. Which routes will return?
Route launches (10 – 17 September)
Eastern Airways starts Teesside – LHR, connecting the two after 11 years; Aer Lingus Regional fills core void from Belfast City; and Clermont-Ferrand’s again connected with Orly.
Aer Lingus Regional begins Belfast City to Birmingham and Manchester
Aer Lingus Regional has launched Birmingham and Manchester from Belfast City, with these two routes having 546,000 passengers last year.
The US’ top-100 airports: 15 airports down 22 million seats vs. 2010
These 15 airports had 126 million seats last year, down 22 million vs. 2010. Yet since 2015, 13 have been clawing back capacity, with seats up 9.5 million.
Breeze sees 500+ unserved routes; we explore 66 possibilities from 4 underserved midsized US cities
With Breeze starting scheduled ops next May, we think about its network and look at 4 underserved US cities that could have 66+ routes with between 2 and 5 weekly flights.