Tenerife South Airport

By David Casey
Wizz Air has put the brakes on plans to increase capacity to 80% in the next quarter amid heightened travel restrictions across Europe. However, the Hungarian carrier’s UK subsidiary has signaled its intention to expand from Doncaster Sheffield, just weeks after announcing a new base at the airport.
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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.
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By David Casey
The leisure carrier will station two Airbus A321s at the airport this summer.
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By Karen Walker
The LCC continues to grow despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By David Casey
Central and Eastern European ULCC Wizz Air this week plans to restart selected routes from London Luton and Vienna, subject to no further government restrictions being put in place.
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By Wesley Charnock
This week: SpiceJet ties up first codeshare, Jet2.com expansion continues, AAPA names new leader.
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By Nigel Mayes
This week: Air China is set to enter the Beijing-Copenhagen market, Malaysia Airlines returns to Brisbane and Smartwings adds leisure route.
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By Richard Maslen
The Tenerife Government hopes its favourable tax regime will attract additional airlines to open new bases on the island in the coming years. The island’s Tenerife South Airport has recently welcomed new operational bases from LCCs Norwegian, Iberia Express and Vueling and revealed talks will shortly take place with two other operators.
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By Routes News
On first consideration, Tenerife might not seem the most logical host for Routes Africa 2016, but, as Routes News, investigates, the Continent is key to its development strategy of becoming a major trade hub.
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By Laura Hamill
Strategically located close to Africa – one of their biggest trade partners – Tenerife is the perfect choice to host Routes Africa 2016. The Government of the island are dedicated to promoting connectivity within Africa.
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By Richard Maslen
At the launch of its summer 2016 schedule, Brussels Airlines confirms new routes will be introduced from Brussels to Belfast City, Crete, Jerez, while new winter routes to Las Palmas in Gran Canaria and Tenerife will be continued into the summer.
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By Richard Maslen
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport was actually easyJet's first destination outside of the UK back in 1996 but it has taken almost 20 years for the carrier to decide to establish a base operation having served the airport from its other European bases.
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By Poppy Marello
British low-cost airline, Jet2 has announced a total of twelve new routes from Edinburgh Airport next summer, bringing the total of routes operated by the airline to 26.
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By Poppy Marello
Norwegian has announced further expansion to the UK, with three new routes set to launch from Edinburgh and Birmingham Airports to the Canary Islands.
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By Richard Maslen
Although Belgium represents the 6th source market for Tenerife with 2.7 per cent of the total tourists travelling each year to the island, they also represent the 4th source market and account for 4.7 per cent of tourists staying in 5-Star hotels, according to visitor information.
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By Richard Maslen
Tenerife has taken on an active role in enhancing air connectivity to the island and Turismo de Tenerife, the official agency on the island responsible for promoting the island internationally as a premier leisure destination has highlighted air connectivity as one of key priorities within the growth strategy.
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By Richard Maslen
The route announcement comes eight years after Ryanair pulled out of Cardiff Airport after it ended an at least daily service from its Dublin headquarters in May 2006.
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By Richard Maslen
European budget carrier, Norwegian, has confirmed it will open a new operations and crew base in Tenerife in the Canary Islands, its fourth in Spain
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By Richard Maslen
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling is to expand its services to Tenerife with the resumption of flights to the Island’s South Airport during summer 2014
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By Richard Maslen
UK low-fare carrier easyJet has signed a new nine-year agreement that will see the continued expansion of its operations from Liverpool’s John Lennon
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By Richard Maslen
Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is to provide the only scheduled link between the African mainland and Tenerife in the Spanish Canary Islands
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By Richard Maslen
The geographic location of the Canary Islands means they are well positioned to boost air connectivity between Europe and Africa and perhaps act as a
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By Richard Maslen
Oneworld alliance member Finnair is to introduce its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A321s into its fleet this winter and will use the aircraft to
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By Richard Maslen
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has opened initial reservations for its extended winter 2013/2014 flying programme from the Canary Islands with the
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