Berlin Brandenburg

By Richard Maslen
The growth will be supported through the arrival of an additional 98-seat aircraft, arriving in June, will be the 20th Embraer to join the British Airways fleet at London City. The extra routes mean that BA will have its busiest ever summer at London City Airport where it will operate over half the flights, despite speculation that it could cut its operations related to a change in ownership and charges at the Docklands facility.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Ryanair will launch flights from the city from November 1, 2016 with a twice daily link to the Spanish capital, Madrid, a daily service to Brussels Charleroi and London Stansted, a four times weekly link to Berlin and twice weekly flights to Fez, Malta and Warsaw Modlin.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The latest expansion and the flights to two new European capitals will increase the Wizz Air network to 116 airports across 38 countries as it continues its rapid growth. Its departure capacity has grown at an average annual rate of 64.4 per cent between 2005 and 2104 from just over 2.5 million seats to almost 17.5 million last year. This year capacity will grow by an estimated 24.0 per cent to over 21.5 million departure seats.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
From the start of the Summer 2016 schedules on March 27, 2016, easyJet will introduce a new six times weekly domestic connection between Bordeaux and Marseille and a four times weekly link between Bordeaux and Berlin. A couple of weeks later a new four times weekly link from Bordeaux to Barcelona will be introduced from April 15, 2016, while a three times weekly service to Venice will follow on April 17, 2016.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The additional aircraft will arrive ahead of a July 22, 2016 launch of the four new routes and will also facilitate frequency growth in some of its existing markets. Wizz Air will offer new twice weekly links between Cluj-Napoca and Alicante, Berlin Schoenefeld, Billund and Doncaster Sheffield, with the German capital become the newest destination in its network of 113 airports.
Airports & Networks

By Poppy Marello
The airline plans to introduce new services to London Luton, Berlin Schönefeld, Manchester, Amsterdam and Bristol – the latter of which will be a brand new destination for Vienna Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The five times weekly service to Berlin Tegel and daily services to Hamburg and Oslo will commence from Sunday 26th October through to Friday 27th March, cementing Flybe’s position as Birmingham Airport’s biggest carrier.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The carrier will launch a twice daily operation between London City and Aberdeen from October 27, 2014 using a 78-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 following British Airways’ recent announcement that it would be withdrawing from the route at the end of the summer season.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Although Norwegian had been serving Gatwick from various points across its network since October 2007 it only opened a base at London’s second largest airport in May 2013. It has already expanded its network to operate 375 weekly flights and 33 routes to and from the facility.
Airports & Networks

By Kirsty Studholme
In a new feature on Routesonline we highlight the Route Exchange profiles with the most engagement from the past week.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Germany’s second largest airline, airberlin, will introduce a second daily rotation between Berlin and Abu Dhabi from October 26, 2014, building on
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Israeli national carrier El Al has revealed plans to establish its own low-cost division as it prepares for increasing competition from European
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
It may only be late October but Santa Claus made an early delivery this week when he arrived at a Ryanair press conference in Shannon Airport on the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Berlin’s airports are on track to add another one million passengers this year, Dr Till Bunse, senior vice president marketing and sales for Berlin
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
European low-fare carrier easyJet has confirmed it will expand its activities in Germany from next year with the arrival of an eighth aircraft at its
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Lithuanian start-up carrier Air Lituanica is to expand its network and introduce new flights to Munich, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic later this
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Lithuanian start-up Air Lituanica has entered into a partnership with fellow Baltic operator Estonian Air to support the carrier’s business launch at
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
North African carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to introduce two former Gulf Air Embraer E190s into its fleet this summer as it completes an in-service
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
Netherlands regional start-up Maastricht Airlines has set May 1, 2013 as its revised launch date after deferring the start of operations due to the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
European regional start-up Maastricht Airlines will launch flights from Maastricht Aachen Airport next month with ambitious plans to establish a
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
German carrier airberlin has confirmed it will introduce flights between the German and Spanish capitals, maintaining air services on the route after
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Spanish national carrier, Iberia, has confirmed the first stage of it route restructuring as it actions a new Transformation Plan to return the
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
Spanish carrier Vueling has announced it will open a second base in the Italian market next year at Florence’s Amerigo Vespucci Airport. The airline
Airports & Networks

easyJet in 2013 is launching additional 6 new routes, with services out of Berlin Schoenefeld, London Stansted and London Southend. Reservations for
Airports & Networks