Europe
The latest aviation news and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in Europe.
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Klagenfurt Airport gets funding green light but airlines must repay aid
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The European Commission has found that public funding granted by Austria to Klagenfurt airport is in line with European Union (EU) state aid rules,...
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ASM demand analysis supports BA’s tentative steps into New Orleans market
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Data from air service development consultants, Airport Strategy & Marketing (ASM) suggests that British Airways is initially taking tentative steps...
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WTTC and UNWTO urge UK to lift Sharm el Sheikh air ban
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The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have joined forces and called on the UK government to lift the...
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Qatar Airways reveals curious list of future routes for 2017 and 2018
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The eight ‘new’ markets comprise Canberra, the airline’s fifth destination in Australia; Dublin, Ireland; Las Vegas, the airline’s eleventh...
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Avinor secures Oslo’s first regular connection out of Africa
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Ethiopian Airlines' new five times weekly link to Oslo from its Addis Ababa hub will operate via Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport from March 26, 2017...
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Marseille Provence Airport reveals new look to support future ambitions
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Located on the Mediterranean coast in South-East France, Marseille-Provence Airport has firmly positioned itself in the minds of the air service...
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The A350-1000 takes flight, but where does the A350 currently fly?
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As Airbus celebrates the milestone inaugural test flight of the new A350-1000, the largest variant of the A350XWB family, Routesonline looks at...
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Korean Air delivers Northeast Asia’s only non-stop link to Barcelona
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The link into this year’s World Routes host city will commence from April 28, 2017 and will be operated using a Boeing 777-200ER configured with...
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Loganair takes independent outlook in Scotland
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Loganair’s current schedule will provide over 1,000 flights each week across 46 routes, offering unrivalled connectivity for Scotland and with...
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Lufthansa boosts Munich long-haul flying ahead of A350 delivery
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Lufthansa has confirmed it will base its first ten A350-900s at Munich and will enter commercial operation on the Munich – Delhi route from...
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Airline bosses hit out at the cost of Heathrow runway investment
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The bosses of Emirates Airline and International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), the parent of British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Vueling,...
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World Routes helps facilitate Condor’s latest transatlantic growth
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Condor, part of Thomas Cook Group Airlines, will inaugurate a twice weekly link between its home base at Frankfurt Airport and Pittsburgh...
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Shannon Airport to have much more choice in summer season
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One of Ireland’s three primary airports, Shannon Airport, will see a new Lufthansa service that will give passengers a whole heap of connecting...
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Valencia targets the Big Apple
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Valencia has made a route to New York its number one target, the city’s tourism body has exclusively told Routesonline.
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Gibraltar International Airport’s summer schedule sees double digit growth
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The airport serving the British Overseas Territory has experienced an influx of passengers during the summer months, mainly due to increased...
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Pittsburgh wins back transatlantic connectivity to Allegheny County
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New flights from WOW air and Condor will boost connectivity between Europe and Pittsburgh next summer adding to Delta Air Lines seasonal flight to...
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International tourism remains robust on global scale, but clear regional variations
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Destinations around the world welcomed 956 million international tourists between January and September 2016, according to the latest UNWTO World...
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IAG boss sees place for A380 in Iberia and Aer Lingus fleets
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IAG chief executive officer Willie Walsh has revealed that alongside the operations of the Airbus A380 within the fleet of British Airways (BA), he...
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Icelandair welcomes its industry independence to grow network feed
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Icelandair will launch a new route to Philadelphia on May 30, 2017, initially as a summer-only route through to September 20, 2017, although it is...
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Germania is 30 years young as it celebrates milestone with a new fleet
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Although flying relatively under the radar for 30 years, Germania actually carries more than 2.8 million passengers per year from 20 departure...