Laudamotion

By David Casey
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports seek to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Ryanair Group is giving up its Austrian AOC.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Ryanair expects to shut bases in Spain and Italy over the coming months, adding to closures already announced in Germany.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
A weekly round-up of the latest news from the aviation industry as airlines and airports continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
With COVID-19 travel restrictions easing in parts of the world, airlines are gradually rebuilding their networks. Routes analyzes some of the services returning as well as new routes being launched. This week: airBaltic’s new route to Dublin; Air New Zealand resuming flights to Tokyo; and Luxair re-entering a market it last served in 2007.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Thirteen more routes have been added to Wizz Air’s summer schedule, taking the total number of new services being launched by the Central and Eastern Europe ULCC close to the 150 mark.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Ryanair Group’s Austrian subsidiary Lauda faces an “existential crisis” with its main base in Vienna expected to close before the end of the month, group CEO Michael O’Leary has warned.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Vienna Airport is on course for another record year of passenger traffic, although joint chief executive and chief operating officer Julian Jäger expects the growth to level out as a result of further consolidation in the European market.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
This week: Tributes paid to Niki Lauda; China and EU strike aviation agreements; Finnair and China Southern agree codeshare and more.
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By David Casey
Austrian leisure airline Laudamotion will increase its fleet to 25 aircraft this summer across its four European bases as it continues to expand its route network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
As 2018 draws to a close, Routesonline looks at some of the biggest stories making the headlines this year. Part one of our review features the attempted takeover of Norwegian; an interview with British Airways boss Alex Cruz; the first non-stop link between the UK and Australia; and the fastest-growing airports in the world. Plus we were in Quito, Brisbane and Bilbao for the regional Americas, Asia and Europe route development forums.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Rising oil prices could force Ryanair to close more bases or cut capacity, its chief executive Michael O’Leary has cautioned. But the airline plans to speed consolidation in Europe through its aggressive pricing.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Vienna Airport lost its second-largest customer a year ago when Air Berlin collapsed, but has since experienced a surge in traffic. Joint CEO and COO Julian Jäger tells Routesonline about the airport's new-found status as a battleground for low-cost carriers.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Laudamotion will double its Airbus fleet next year after Ryanair completed a deal to buy 75 percent of the Austrian leisure airline from former racing driver Niki Lauda.
Airports & Networks

By Routes Content Team
This week: Ryanair cleared for Laudamotion deal; JetBlue signs Airbus order; rising fuel costs hit Delta; passenger demand rises in May; executive changes at WestJet; and Boeing's Q2 orders and deliveries.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
International Airlines Group is seeking to gain a foothold on Austrian soil by using LEVEL, its low-cost weapon on transatlantic routes, to enter the crowded European short-haul leisure market.
Airports & Networks

By Nigel Mayes
This week: Virgin Atlantic expands US routes from Manchester and Laudamotion adds Jordan to its network.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Our top five stories on Routes Weekly: Africa's busiest routes, Ryanair's LaudaMotion plans, Southwest eyes growth, US-Brazil open skies ratified, ASM launches TakeOff
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By David Casey
Ryanair expects Austrian leisure airline LaudaMotion to have a fleet of up to 50 aircraft over the next five years as it seeks to build a “substantial and profitable group” of European carriers.
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By David Casey
LaudaMotion, the new Austrian airline headed by Formula One champion Niki Lauda and backed by Ryanair, is to launch a Berlin Tegel base as competition in Germany’s capital intensifies.
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