Articles Tagged ‘LGW’
TUI operates first UK – Sharm el Sheikh flight in four years
TUI Airways marks UK return to Sharm el Sheikh from London Gatwick, after four-year restriction is lifted.
Norwegian 56% lower fare to US than airlines from Heathrow
Norwegian has six million Europe – US seats and Gatwick is key. From Gatwick, NYC, Tampa, Seattle, Austin, and LA perform well by fare/mile; others don’t.
London – Bucharest 1.5 million seats; 9% CAGR since 2014
Bucharest-London is served by five airlines from five London airports. Yet London-Romania (excl. Bucharest) is now a larger market.
The Kangaroo Route sees 2.2 million passengers
UK – Australia has 2.2 million passengers, 38% of all Europe – Australia. Strong growth by Qatar Airways, but hindered by Eithad and Malaysia Airlines.
Jazeera Airways launches London Gatwick flights
Jazeera Airways connects London Gatwick with Kuwait International.
Jazeera Airways CEO meets anna.aero before London launch; Manchester next?
Jazeera Airways starts Kuwait to London daily on the 27th October, a market of 394,000 P2P passengers and a CAGR of 7% since 2015.
30 Second Interview: Martin Gauss, CEO airBaltic
anna.aero’s Assistant Editor James Davis recently sat down with airBaltic CEO, Martin Gauss to learn about the network implications of becoming an all-A220 airline, and the news of a possible non-Baltic base. We also take a quick look at the carrier’s top unserved markets.
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.
Melting pot of intrigue: American announces London-Boston soon after Delta
Yesterday, American announced it’ll restart a daily Boston-London/Heathrow. This follows Delta’s Boston-Gatwick announcement in August. London-Boston has seen strong traffic growth following fare declines from Norwegian. With market share reductions and JetBlue coming, London-Boston is a melting pot of intrigue.
KRK-ing development: why Krakow-Luton has gone from zero to three airlines
London-Krakow has grown significantly in the past year from three airlines following each other in launching Luton. As a result, city-pair capacity has almost doubled – with more coming. Who, if any, will blink first?
Wizz Air flies 200 millionth passenger, but over 100 million have been transported since 2015; Q1 2019 traffic up 11%, load factor 2.0%
Wizz Air recently passed the milestone of carrying its 200 millionth passenger and 15 years of operation since its first flight in 2004. anna.aero looks at how the carrier has transformed in recent years, including its ever improving load factor, and which leading airports are seeing the fruits of the carrier’s success in 2019.
easyJet selects Sylt as newest destination
easyJet begins Berlin Tegel to Sylt service – carrier also launches latest route from London Gatwick.