Articles Tagged ‘BRI’
Wizz Air advances growth from Krakow with first based aircraft
Wizz Air launches eight new routes including six from its new Krakow base.
Ryanair expands route network including first service to Bodrum
Ryanair opens nine new routes, including its first to Bodrum – second destination in Turkey after Dalaman.
Ryanair starts 41 new routes during first two days of S19 season
Ryanair launches 41 new routes between 31 March and 1 April – Tetouan is newest airport to join network.
Wizz Air to base third A320 in Kutaisi and open six new routes; results in a total of 27 routes for 2019 and over one million seats
On 1 February, Wizz Air confirmed that from August it will base a third aircraft in Kutaisi and launch six new routes to Bari, Basel, Brussels Charleroi, Copenhagen, Eindhoven and Tallinn. Jonathan Ford looks at the airline’s development from Kutaisi and gives more in-depth knowledge of the routes being launched.
Wizz Air to open Krakow base, stationing two A321s and opening 12 routes; leading airport in CEE nations not yet served by carrier
On 21 November Wizz Air announced that it will begin its first-ever flights from Krakow Airport, commencing in 2019. It will base two A321s and open up 12 new routes. Jonathan Ford looks further into the base details, and highlights some reasons as to why Wizz Air has made this move.
Ryanair to launch French bases at Bordeaux and Marseille in S19; anna.aero’s predictions prove correct
In January, Ryanair indicated that France was foremost in its thoughts for potential new operating bases and anna.aero predicted the four French airports most likely to host a hub. On 27 September the ULCC confirmed that two of these airports, Bordeaux and Marseille, will become bases in time for S19.
Air France adds five seasonal services
Air France begins operations from three French airports to seasonal destinations.
Alitalia’s biggest base Rome Fiumicino analysed; capacity set to grow 6.3%; Brazil market growing fast
Rome Fiumicino Airport has long been established as Alitalia’s biggest base, with over 240,000 one-way weekly seats – more than double the size of the flag carrier’s next largest operation at Milan Linate. Marc Watkins analyses this 80-destination hub to reveal the areas of its recent growth, as well as its biggest routes and country […]
Volotea now operates nearly 300 routes; six new destinations in S18, three cities dropped
Having begun life in April 2012 this quirky LCC will operate 271 routes in a peak S18 week, that’s 213 more than it did in February. Marc Watkins highlights Volotea’s extreme seasonality, its busiest airports and where it’s growing this summer.
Wizz Air launches first phase of Vienna-based operations
Wizz Air stations first aircraft in Vienna, opening five routes – also adds five routes from other bases.
easyJet enters eight new city pairs
easyJet starts routes from Berlin Tegel, Bristol and Milan Malpensa.
Wizz Air to expand by 18% at its biggest base this year; Budapest link #1; Slovakia growing fast
London Luton is Wizz Air’s biggest operation, passing some time ago its home base in Budapest. Marc Watkins reviews the carrier’s capacity expansion over the last 10 years, its biggest routes and country markets from the UK capital city airport.