Articles Tagged ‘LGW’
CEOs of start-up airlines Ava Airways, EGO Airways, PLAY, and Pop join speaker line-up at FTE APEX Virtual Expo
anna.aero’s sister business unit, Future Travel Experience-APEX, has attracted a stellar line-up of speakers, exhibitors, and attendees for the second FTE APEX Virtual Expo (25-26 May 2021). Hear from the CEOs of four start-up airlines – Ava Airways, EGO Airways, PLAY, and Pop – in the event’s New Airlines C-Suite Summit.
London Gatwick route returns to Aberdeen International Airport with easyJet
Domestic flights from Aberdeen to London Gatwick returned on 1 May 2021 with easyJet. The route increases direct connectivity between the North East of Scotland and London, joining easyJet’s existing route between Aberdeen and London Luton which is also due to restart in the coming months.
Burgas gets new Wizz Air base and two new airlines
Burgas will have a new summer-seasonal base with Wizz Air, while easyJet and Blue Air will begin service. All three were announced within the same 24 hours.
Air Europa competes directly with Iberia on 80% of routes from Madrid
With such strong competition with Iberia – on 45 of 56 routes – the acquisition of Air Europa by IAG is all about dominance at Madrid.
easyJet summer bookings jump 250%; expects 836 routes
easyJet has added over two million seats this summer to Greece, Portugal, Turkey, and Egypt versus S19. The carrier’s top-20 routes have seen a big shakeup.
Norwegian to close long-haul; lost €159 million in 2019, RDC shows
Norwegian won’t resume long-haul operations and will instead focus on its core. We explore financial performance and top routes, airports, and countries.
Routes Reconnected: Wizz Air CEO: 13 new bases and 260 new routes since pandemic started
Wizz Air CEO suggests more UK bases and a bigger focus on Italy as he insists “we must come out of the crisis as a stronger airline.”
Loganair announces Isle of Man to London Heathrow
Loganair will start Isle of Man – Heathrow in December, only the second time in the past decade that the route has been operated.
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.
easyJet takes off from Berlin Brandenburg; airport’s first scheduled flight
The first scheduled departure from Brandenburg was easyJet to London Gatwick. The carrier had over 481,000 passengers between Gatwick and Berlin in 2019.
Latest route and base launches (22 – 28 October)
Wizz Air inaugurates two new bases, Sunshine Coast linked to Australia’s capital for first time, KLM connected to fifth Polish city, and more.
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.”