Routes 360 Headlines: Key Stories Of The Week (W/C May 5, 2025)

Cyprus Airports' partnership with AEGEAN airlines grows stronger
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Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 7 May 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

The inaugural flights of the easyJet Basel-Rimini and London Gatwick-Rimini routes landed at Fellini Airport

It was a special welcome, based on Fellini music, typical Romagna food and even a real life fly, that welcomed the 173 passengers of the inaugural easyJet flight EZS1127 from Basel and in the afternoon the passengers of easyJet flight EZY8377 from London Gatwick at Federico Fellini International Airport.

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easyJet has announced that it will fly to Seville in the new winter season. They will fly twice, on Mondays and Thursdays, between Amsterdam and Seville. 

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The airline has launched direct flights between Larnaka airport and Rome’s ‘Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino’ International Airport. It will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday throughout the 2025 summer season, with the first flights recording satisfactory load factors.

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In July, AMS welcome another new airline: Oman Air. They will be flying between Muscat and Schiphol four times a week.

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TUI has today announced a further major expansion at Cardiff Airport with new routes added to its flying programme, as well as boosted frequency to some of the most popular holiday destinations for Welsh travellers. The additional capacity gives holidaymakers even more choice and flexibility for a summer getaway from their local airport. 

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The return of Delta Airlines’ nonstop flights between Detroit Metro Airport and Grand Cayman start on 20 December 2025. The Detroit service returning is a testament to the growing demand for the Cayman Islands during this period. The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism is working closely with Delta Airlines to promote the route. 

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In a spectacular ceremony on April 25th, 2025, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport unveiled the international routes that will be launched soon and will be connecting this amazing Southwestern China aviation hub with a range of international destinations... and yes, you have guessed right !!! Athens is one of them!

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Transavia announced new routes from Amsterdam at the start of the Winter season. Rabat (Morocco) will be added (2x per week). 

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Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (IPH), in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, has completed a major upgrade project, aimed at improving its capacity, efficiency and passenger experience. The annual passenger capacity now increased by 40 per cent to 700,000 from 500,000, thanks to a redesigned terminal layout and enhanced infrastructure.

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Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) has made significant strides in its Gateway 2030 Project with the soft opening of the new U.S. Check-In Terminal at Queen Beatrix International Airport.

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The Board of daa, the global airport and travel retail group and operator of Dublin and Cork airports, has announced strong financial results for the year ended December 31, 2024 and has recommended a dividend to the Irish state of €68 million. Full-year revenue in the daa Group exceeded €1.1 billion, a 9% increase year-on-year.

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Punta Cana Airport are proud to announce that Airports Management Services (AMS) and the Tourism Services Corporation of Punta Cana (CTSPC), companies of Grupo Puntacana, have been recognized by the Ministry of Labor (MITRA) during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Occupational Health and Safety Week.

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In 2024 Europe's top dozen low cost airline brands further increased the lead in their collective passenger numbers to 128 million, over the top 12 non-LCCs.

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Pegasus Airlines celebrated its 35th anniversary of launching operations on 15-Apr-2025. Over the past three and a half decades, the Turkish airline has developed from a charter operator with two Boeing 737-400s to an ultra-low cost carrier with 119 narrowbodies, focusing mainly on the Airbus A320 neo family.

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