The UK government-appointed Airports Commission has published for consultation its assessment of proposals for additional runway capacity at London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
The UK carrier served the small Caribbean island from London Gatwick in association with a triangle flight also serving Grenada, but the route was switched to a seasonal only operation from winter 2012/2013, returning in winter 2013/2014 as an extension to the carrier’s London Gatwick – St Lucia service. The latter will also be the case when the flight resumes next year.
This will be the only link between London Heathrow and Krakow, which will be the host city of Routes Europe in 2016. Alongside the point-to-point demand it will also facilitate transfer traffic to and from the wider network of British Airways and its oneworld partners from and to the UK capital.
Virgin Atlantic may be forced to give up nine of the 12 London Heathrow slots it is using for its UK short-haul arm Little Red, when the operation closes next year.
New low-cost long-haul carrier (LCC) Thai AirAsia X is making plans for additional frequencies and destinations next year, enabled by the arrival of more Airbus A330s in its fleet.
Russia’s AirBridgeCargo (ABC) will add more Boeing 747 freighter frequencies in the 2014/2015 winter season linking markets in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, via Moscow.
Global air freight volumes were up 6.2% year-over-year in September, cementing a year-long trend of monthly year-over-year volume growth that gained additional steam this past summer, according to Airports Council International (ACI).
African low-cost carrier fastjet has taken a significant step towards launching operations in Zambia after its new local business received an Air Service Permit (ASP) from the authorities in Zambia, while fifth freedom rights from Uganda will enable it to grow its network from Entebbe International Airport.
Operating initially twice weekly on Thursdays and Sundays, it will allow Gibraltarians to reconnect by air with the historic city of Tangier, as well as allowing Moroccans to discover all that Gibraltar has to offer. It will be one of the world’s shortest intercontinental services.
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In a slight strategy shift, Allegiant Air announced 14 new routes on Wednesday, nearly all of which are designed to take travelers from midsize US cities to popular vacation destinations.
Ryanair is furthering its expansion by basing two aircraft at Bratislava airport in Slovakia, serving a total of 16 routes, including a new 3X-weekly Madrid link.
Boston is currently the fourth largest US - Tel Aviv origin-destination market without non-stop service behind San Francisco, Chicago and Miami and averages an estimated 91 passengers a day in each direction, generating more than $45 million in ticket sales last year alone.
Both Air China and Air Canada have announced their plans for an enhanced partnership on routes between Canada and China in order to stimulate traffic growth between the two countries.
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