The US is reviewing a report that alleges Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways receive billions of dollars of state subsidies. The government has also established an open forum where information and views on the issue can be submitted.
Air Seychelles and Air France have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that lays the groundwork for a commercial agreement to include codeshare opportunities and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits.
Turkish Airlines has inaugurated 5X-weekly Boeing 777-300ER service from Istanbul Ataturk to San Francisco, California. This is the Istanbul-based carrier’s second destination in California and its 11th service in the Americas.
Vietnamese low-cost carrier (LCC) Vietjet Air will launch services from Vietnamese tourist destinations to tier-two cities in China, such as Kunming and Hangzhou.
Emirates is set to increase its capacity the Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily services to a larger Boeing 777-300ER from June 1, 2015.
Speaking to Routesonline on the sidelines of the Routes Europe forum in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, Roger Clements, chief commercial officer, Southend Airport, confirmed the Star Alliance member chose London Southend Airport for the service above other airports because of its efficient operations and fast access into Central London.
Digital marketing has evolved immensely over time, and with over 40 percent of the world now connected to the internet, it has never been more important.
Bristol Airport is “very confident” it will secure the return of a transatlantic connection to the United States for summer 2016, the airport’s air service development team confirmed on the sidelines of this year’s Routes Europe forum in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Bristol Airport has joined forces with Destination Bristol to promote the West of England to airlines and airports from across the globe at the networking development forum.
Stansted is among the fastest growing airports in the UK over the past year with ten consecutive months of double digit growth. Annual passenger numbers for the last year (12 months to March 2015) are up 16.3 per cent compared with the previous 12 month period to 20,923,257.
The Lithuanian airport network has undergone a dramatic change, and is subsequently on the rise. Jurate Baltrusaityte, Chief Commercial Officer, Enterprise Lithuanian Airports, gave Routes delegates an insight into the future of the Lithuanian airport network, at the Routes Europe Strategy Summit.
It is clear that a route down the consolidation path has already started with legacy flag carriers coming together and even low-cost and regional airlines joining together through takeovers and mergers. But is consolidation the right way to move forward in Europe?
The oil and gas industries are synonymous with this part of the UK and important stakeholders in the industry highlighted this at a special Routes Europe Energy Brunch at the headquarters of the Wood Group in central Aberdeen on April 12, 2015.
Croatia’s dependence on leisure traffic is higher than in other European countries. The major problem for Croatia Airlines is a seasonal demand and this seasonality represents the main issue to be resolved in future network development. The airline’s chief executive officer, Krešimir Kučko, says the airline will succeed, thanks to a little help from its friends.
The £1 million refit is a continuation of the refurbishment started in 2006, and has seen all of the TAG management offices moved out of the terminal and into a separate building.
Jasper Spruit (39), currently Director of Aviation Marketing at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and will take up his new position in June and will have comprehensive responsibility for Avinor’s national and international focus for route development.
