Routes 360 Headlines: Key Stories Of The Week (W/C March 24, 2025)
Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 26 March 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.
Summer 2025 Flight Schedule at Vienna Airport: Direct flights to 190 destinations, including new European and Asian destinations
The new summer flight schedule for the 2025 travel season will soon take effect at Vienna Airport, featuring a large number of global destinations. Dream destinations on the Mediterranean and on long-haul routes as well as bustling cities in Europe leave nothing to be desired when it comes to travelling.
The airport recorded a total of over 289,868 passengers, marking a 8.1% year-on-year increase in January of 2025. Commercial aircraft movements also saw a significant rise, totaling 1,266, reflecting a 6.5% growth compared to January 2024.
Jet2.com and Jet2CityBreaks have announced the launch of a brand-new route to Budapest for Winter 25/26, thanks to the launch of scheduled services from Newcastle International Airport.
Bratislava share Summer schedule with six new routes
Bratislava Airport will introduce six new flight routes and welcome a new airline as part of its summer flight schedule, which takes effect with the time change on March 30. The first direct flights from Bratislava to Bari and Milan-Malpensa will depart on Sunday, followed by a new route to Gdańsk, launching on April 1.
Malaysia Airports continues to strengthen its international connectivity with the introduction of new airline routes in February 2025. China Southern Airlines (CZ) launched a new service connecting Urumqi (URC) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) via Guangzhou (CAN).
Embraer implements NetLine/Plan
Embraer is the third original equipment manufacturer (OEM), who implemented the industry-leading network planning solution from Lufthansa Systems. The Brazilian aircraft manufacturer uses NetLine/Plan for internal studies supporting its sales and marketing activities while also helping existing and potential customers with market studies based on the network planning outputs.
KL International Airport (KLIA) secured a spot among the world’s top 10 airports in the 2024 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey for airports handling over 40 million passengers annually. Achieving a near-perfect score of 4.99 out of 5 from Airports Council International (ACI), this recognition validates KLIA’s ongoing efforts and commitment towards service excellence and operational efficiency.
Passengers travelling through Dublin Airport this spring are in for a treat with the unveiling of four fantastic new and improved food and drink outlets in the terminals. Over recent days, the airport has welcomed the re-opening of the fully revamped Butlers Chocolate Cafe in Terminal 2 airside, the addition of the new The Arthur Guinness Bar in Terminal 1 airside, the re-opening of an enlarged Uppercrust outlet in Terminal 1 landside and the much-awaited re-opening of The Garden Terrace bar in Terminal 1 airside.
A major new cargo hub earmarked to be built at Newcastle Airport could create thousands of jobs and boost the North East economy by up to £165m a year. The 750,000 sq ft site, which has officially been named AirLink, will serve as a key hub for cargo operators, freight forwarders and ground handling agents.
Athens International Airport awarded airlines with the best performance in 2024 during the 2.4 Airline Marketing Workshop - its flagship annual event
Aegean Airlines the winner of the Overall Traffic Performance Award and Sky Express Highly Commended. easyJet the winner of the “Best of the Top 10 Airlines” Award.
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