Dublin Airport is set for another record-breaking year for transatlantic traffic in 2014. Last year, a record 1.9 million passengers travelled between Dublin and North America, but this total is likely to be eclipsed this year, with new routes to San Francisco, Toronto and St John’s, Newfoundland.
Budget carrier Wizz Air has introduced an extra 5,000 seats to its schedule at Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield for summer 2014 with the introduction of a third weekly rotation between April 17, 2014 and October 23, 2014 on its route from Wroclaw.
Finnish airport operator, Finavia, is investing €13.5 million in the promotion of tourism in Lapland through the renovation and expansion of Ivalo Airport, the northernmost airport in European Union.
UK low-fare carrier Jet2.com is providing holidaymakers across Lancashire with additional choice in summer 2015 with the launch of a new weekly flight from Blackpool Airport to the Spanish destination of Reus.
There is a stigma attached to turning 40, but it appears reaching this age has never been so glamorous as British Airways celebrates the April 1974 merger of BOAC and BEA.
Increased demand for business and tourism flights saw passenger numbers grow by more than 5,100 at Scottish airport operator HIAL’s regional airports in February and that trend looks set to continue.
United will initially introduce the aircraft on its route between Chicago O’Hare and Ronald Reagan Washington National from May 17, 2014 before launching the aircraft on its Chicago O’Hare – Boston Logan International link two days later on May 19, 2014.
This new Brisbane link will be operated up to three times a week during the peak season with two weekly services in the off peak and will bring competition to the existing Hawaiian Airlines non-stop service on the route.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines is to launch a new direct transatlantic connection between Stavanger and Houston from August this year in partnership with premium airline operation specialist PrivatAir.
The start-up inaugurated operations on the morning of April 1, 2014 initially offering up to six daily rotations between Nairobi and Mombasa, a double daily link between the capital and Kisumu and a ten times weekly service between Nairobi and Eldoret.
Just days after announcing a new seven-year agreement at its largest base, London’s Gatwick Airport, UK low-fare carrier easyJet has now confirmed it has agreed a ten-year deal at its London Luton Airport headquarters.
A report from Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has revealed that Irish budget carrier Ryanair is planning to lease four Boeing 737-400s to operate on routes from Dublin Airport this summer.
A report from Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) has revealed that UK low-fare carrier Flybe has secured slot allocations to operate on five domestic air routes from London City from September this year, although neither the airline nor airport has confirmed the plan.
A recently renegotiated Air Service Agreement (ASA) between Japan and Philippines will see All Nippon Airways (ANA), Cebu Pacific Air, and Philippine Airlines all introduce more regular flights between Manila and Japanese destinations during the summer 2014 schedule.
Five colleagues from Lufthansa have joined forces to organise the World Aviation Football Cup 2014 which will take place over a three period at the training grounds of Eintracht Frankfurt between June 5th -8th, 2014.
