ARMAVIA SPREADS ITS WINGS
The national carrier of Armenia, Armavia, has announced that it will commence two new services from its Yerevan base. Effective January 17th, it will commence a new once-weekly service from its Yerevan base to the Slovak capital of Bratislava, to be operated with CRJ200 aircraft. There is no carrier currently operating this route. From April 2nd, it will also add a twice-weekly service from Yerevan to Venice to be operated with A319 aircraft, also a route not currently served.
NORWEGIAN TO BEGIN DOMESTIC SWEDISH SERVICE
Low-cost operator Norwegian has announced that it will begin scheduled services from Stockholm Arlanda to Gothenburg effective February 17th. The route will be operated 17 times weekly and will compete with SAS which operates over forty weekly flights, whilst JAT Airways and B+H Airlines also operate a weekly fifth-freedom flight. The route has seen over 340,000 O+D passengers fly the route between October 2009 and October 2010.
ALITALIA EXPANDS IN FLORENCE
SkyTeam member, Alitalia will expand its scheduled service from Florence in Summer 2011 with two new routes. It currently only operates Florence from its Rome (FCO) hub, but will add routes to Catania and Amsterdam from March 27th. Catania will be operated on a five-times weekly basis, a route currently served on a daily basis by Meridiana. Amsterdam will be served twice-daily with A319 equipment, a route also served by Meridiana, eleven-times weekly.
BRUSSELS AIRLINES BOOSTS PRAGUE FLIGHTS
Effective March 27th, Star Alliance member Brussels Airlines will add a fourth daily route from its Brussels hub to the Czech capital of Prague. The route is served with a mix of AvroJet equipment and narrowbody A319 jets. It competes on the sector with Skyteam member Czech Airlines which during the winter season is offering 19 weekly flights. IATA BSP data shows that over 158,000 O+D passengers travelled between the two cities between October 2009 and October 2010 with Brussels Airlines having a 55% market share.
RYANAIR ADDS GIRONA ROUTES
Ryanair has announced a further expansion of its Girona base with eight new routes to be added in summer 2011. This will mean that Ryanair will base up to ten B737-800 aircraft at the airport where it is the dominant carrier. At Girona, Ryanair operates 187 weekly flights of the scheduled 190 weekly departures according to January Flightbase data, whilst it also continues to expand at Barcelona’s main El Prat Airport, where it currently operates 194 weekly departures, making it the fourth largest scheduled operator.
SWISS RAMPS UP GREECE SERVICES
Star Alliance carrier, Swiss International Air Lines will increase scheduled capacity from Geneva to Athens. Effective March 27th 2011 it will increase services from a daily to a double daily service operated with A320 aircraft. Swiss is the only carrier currently operating the service on a route that has seen over 117,000 O+D passengers fly between October 2009 and October 2010.
ALITALIA INCREASES LINATE-AMSTERDAM SERVICES
Alitalia will add a third daily frequency between Milan Linate and Amsterdam, effective March 27th 2011. Alitalia also operates a thrice-daily service to Amsterdam from Rome FCO and a five-times weekly from Turin.
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