German leisure airline TUI fly has sufficient spare capacity in its schedule to cope with air-traffic control related disruption this year, its managing director has told delegates at Routes Europe 2019 in Hannover, but he expects it to be another difficult summer.
Europe’s strong airlines will get stronger and the weak will get weaker as consolidation in the region continues and small carriers see pressure on yields intensifying.
As the number of tourists to Israel continue to rise, the Red Sea resort of Eilat is braced for further growth following the opening of Ramon International Airport.
Germany’s market has grown strongly since the demise of Air Berlin, but overcapacity and structural issues present ongoing challenges as the busy summer season approaches.
Even though timing and conditions of Brexit are unclear, as is its impact on air transport regulation, UK airports and airlines say they are already feeling substantial negative effects on their business.
Key decision makers from the Basque Country are in Hannover this week to further build on the work started when the region hosted Routes Europe a year ago.
There are still reasons to be cheerful about the European aviation market, despite a number of potentially damaging issues on the horizon, ranging from further airline consolidation to Brexit.
Tallinn Airport in Estonia will remain a key focus for airBaltic this year as the airline prepares to grow its fleet by up to 80 A220-300 aircraft by 2024.
Newcastle International Airport has launched a new inbound tourism website for the North East of England, which aims to increase the number of visitors to the region.
As 1,200 delegates gather in Hannover for the 14th annual Routes Europe, Routesonline reveals the continent’s top ten busiest international passenger routes and looks at the services which have grown at the fastest rate over the last 12 months.
Hannover is the capital of the Lower Saxony state and has one of the largest catchment areas in Germany, with about four million people inhabiting an area covering 19,000 sq km.
Air service development professionals from across Europe and beyond are preparing for the 14th European route development forum in Hannover, Germany next week.
Unlike most airline executives, TUI fly’s managing director Oliver Lackmann is as comfortable in the cockpit as he is in the boardroom. Routesonline spoke to him ahead of his participation at Routes Europe 2019 in Hannover.
This week: Thai AirAsia is adding its first flight to China from Chiang Rai; HK Express to resume Okinawa; and Turkish Airlines plans to introduce additional service to Azerbaijan.
Global passenger demand continued to grow in February but at the slowest rate in more than a year, figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have revealed.
