Routes 360 Headlines: Key Stories Of The Week 08/04
Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 10 April 2024 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.
Discover a snapshot of Routes 360 member updates:
The low-cost airline, which also operates year-round flights to Belfast and Bristol, up to five-weekly summer flights to Majorca and weekly winter flights to Geneva, will now operate a twice-weekly service to Alicante throughout the summer on Tuesdays and Saturdays until the end of October.
The Easter holidays were concluded in the best possible way, as the first stage of the summer traffic program was launched at Aalborg Airport – featuring routes to destinations such as Bornholm, Antalya, Naples, Malaga, and the new summer route, Girona.
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The offering of long-haul flights at Vienna Airport continues to recover. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in the People’s Republic of China, will once again link Vienna and the high-tech metropolis of Shenzhen as of 29 May 2024.
TUI has announced a new route to Agadir, Morocco as part of a boost to its Summer 2025 programme. The capacity increase also includes an additional 30,000 seats from Newcastle Airport for Summer 2025, and will see increased frequency to Kos, Greece with three flights per week.
In late March, Breeze Airways announced two more nonstop routes from Tampa International Airport, including one brand-new destination for the airport. TPA travelers will have a new option to reach the Pine Tree State this October when Breeze begins nonstop service to Bangor, Maine.
On Saturday, April 27th a plane of the Turkish airline Tailwind will land at Lodz Airport for the first time. The airline will operate from Lodz to Antalya once a week (on Saturdays).
Across the month, the number of passengers travelling through Dublin Airport was 9% higher than the same month last year. St. Patrick’s Day and the start of the Easter school holidays played a role in the strong passenger traffic last month. March also saw the start of new transatlantic services from Dublin to New York (JFK) and Boston with JetBlue.
Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport sets a new record, with over 2mio PAX in March for the first time ever.
Passenger traffic at Athens continues to strongly perform with 5.2mio PAX in the first 3 months of the year. March 2024 is the best March ever recorded at the airport, with over 2mio PAX, compared to 1.67mio last year.
Beginning of April, Tunisair resumed flights to Zurich with an Airbus A319 after the long corona virus break.
The collaboration with Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) allowed for a comprehensive representation of the island, providing airline partners with a holistic view of Aruba's offerings, efforts put into the route, and potential when new partnerships and routes are explored.
Inverness Airport has once again swept up at the prestigious 2023 Airports Council International (ACI) Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards, marking its fourth consecutive win as the Best Airport under 2 Million Passengers in Europe. In addition to securing the Best Airport title, Inverness Airport has also earned Airport with the Most Dedicated Staff in Europe.
Ryanair started its operation from Münster/Osnabrück to Alicante. The airline will operate this route twice per week. This news comes after Pegasus Airlines operated its first flight from Münster/Osnabrück Airport to Antalya, operating four flights per week.
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