Route development consultancy Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) is pleased to have been involved in the launch of a new Qatar Airways route from Budapest to Qatar.
Branson AirExpress will launch four-times-weekly service from Branson (Mo.) to Chicago Midway and Indianapolis Sept. 10 aboard an ExpressJet Airlines ERJ-145. Vueling will operate thrice-weekly summer seasonal service between Barcelona and Edinburgh using an A320 June 24-Sept. 12.
Ryanair opened its newest base at Malaga yesterday with four 737-800s. In the coming days it will launch almost 20 new routes, expanding its network at the Spanish airport to 44 domestic and international routes and 360 weekly flights. The LCC said the base represents an investment of more than $250 million. It expects its operations at the airport will grow to serve more than 2 million passengers annually.