Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Now in its 25th year of operation and under wholly-independent ownership following a management buyout, UK charter carrier Titan Airways has
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Yesterday’s Routes Europe Strategy Summit highlighted some of the most interesting aspects of aviation in Europe today. More than a dozen high-profile
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
ASM will this morning announce that George Karamanos, Managing Director of KPI, will be teaming up with the consultancy to work together as part of a
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Following his keynote address at yesterday's Routes Europe Strategy Summit, József Váradi, chief executive officer, Wizz Air spoke exclusively to The
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
"It is business as usual in Cyprus!" That was the message of Yiorgos Lakkotrypis, Cypriot Minister of Commerce, Industry & Tourism, in his address to
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Thirty Routes Europe delegates took to the pitch on Sunday morning at the Round Stadium (Körcsarnok) to contend in Budapest Airport’s 5-a-side
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
It appears that two regular attendees of Routes conferences have stumbled upon a novel way of raising funds to support their travel plans for World
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
A start-up carrier which plans to compete with Air Greenland and introduce low-cost flights to Greenland is understood to have finally made a formal
Airports & Networks

Gulf Air today announced the start of a 'Double Miles Promotion' to coincide with the launch of its newest destinations, giving its frequent flyer program (FFP) members the opportunity to fly to Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, Thiruvananthapuram in India or Mashhad in Iran and earn double miles.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Martin Gauss had some good news to tell delegates at this year’s ITB travel trade show in Berlin. The airBaltic chief executive officer was able to
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The number of seats offered by low-cost carriers (LCCs) in Europe has increased by an average of 14 per cent per year over the last decade, compared
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The past 12 months have not been easy for the team at Berlin Airports, the host of World Routes in 2011. The opening of Germany’s new capital city
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
While we have all been gearing up for Routes Europe, two of the industry’s most famous airline executives have been enjoying a little fun, all in the
Airports & Networks

Over 1,000 industry decision makers to meet to discuss the future of the region’s air services Routes Europe, now in its 8th year, welcomes a record
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ahead of the official programme at Routes Europe, delegates that arrived early in the Hungarian city of Budapest were given the opportunity to view
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
When delegates arrived in Budapest for this year’s Routes Europe forum they could have been excused for thinking they had arrived at the Hungarian
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The arrival of low-cost and low-fare airlines have certainly changed the way we fly and in markets in Central and Eastern Europe it has been the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
At 04:00am on Friday, February 3, 2012, Budapest Airport aviation director, Kam Jandu, woke up to a call from the airport’s operations manager. Malev
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The seat belt sign is off, but has the turbulence passed, questions Aidan Mooney, VP Consulting, Airport Strategy and Marketing Limited (ASM) in a
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Italian national carrier Alitalia has confirmed it will introduce a fifth weekly rotation on its route between Rome Leonardo da Vinci (Fiumicino) and
Airports & Networks

Qatar Airways will begin flights to Hangzhou, China beginning 20 December 2013. The non-stop service from Doha to Hangzhou, the capital city of Zhejiang Province, will fly four-times-weekly.
Airports & Networks

Pegasus Airlines carried 12.58 million guests between January and September 2013, translating to a 22.3 per cent year on year increase according to the Public Disclosure Platform (KAP) traffic data for September 2013, having carried 10.29 million guests during the same period in 2012.
Airports & Networks

By Karen Walker
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Friday that DOT’s legislation introduced at the end of April will prevent further air traffic controller furloughs and keep open low activity towers that were slated for closure under congressional budget cuts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
An influential group of British lawmakers has spoken out in favor of expanding London Heathrow Airport with a third—and perhaps even a fourth—runway.
Airports & Networks

The European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism has given the green light to conclude an agreement giving enhanced cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Eurocontrol.
Airports & Networks