Articles Tagged ‘LGW’
Air Albania announces Stansted, the fifth airline from Tirana to London
Air Albania will join Albawings, British Airways, easyJet, and Wizz Air from Tirana to London, with four London airports served.
New routes announced (5 – 10 June)
Luxair announces four summer-seasonal services; airBaltic jets to Gatwick and Dublin from Vilnius; and Eastern Airways surfs into Newquay.
Nuremberg – London: a market of ~400,000, yet now barely served
Following the end of Ryanair, with 193,000 passengers, Nuremberg now has BA to Gatwick for seven weeks a year. With strong leakage & indirect passengers, there’s a P2P market of ~400,000.
airBaltic expands Vilnius with two new routes to Dublin & London Gatwick
airBaltic has announced its return to London Gatwick and Dublin from Vilnius after nearly a decade. Vilnius will now have service from five London airports.
British Airways says it may stop serving London Gatwick after coronavirus
As British Airways says it may no longer serve Gatwick, we see that 82% of its routes from the airport have head-to-head competition.
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.