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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Ryanair to fly from Oslo’s international hub as it closes Rygge base
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Ryanair's introduction of flights from Oslo Airport to London Stansted and Vilnius follows the confirmation this week of the closure of the...
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Tianjin Airlines will launch Gatwick, but still has sights on Heathrow
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Tianjin Airlines will become the latest of the country’s airlines to launch long-haul flights when it takes delivery of at least three Airbus...
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Airbus highlights air service value of flying the A380
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A new video released by the aircraft manufacturer shows the benefit of utilising their A380 model. These benefits are felt by two very different...
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic in Transatlantic route reshuffle
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture is based around offering customers more options and a seamless experience between the US and the UK. The...
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SAS grows its winter activities with 470,000 seat boost
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Focusing on direct routes to popular destinations, SAS’s 2016/2017 Winter Programme will open up 470,000 more seats to travellers in Scandinavia...
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Norwegian set to fly long-haul from Edinburgh
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European budget carrier Norwegian has revealed that it is considering launching transatlantic flights from Edinburgh as well as potentially...
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British Airways adds longest direct route with Santiago return
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BA previously served Santiago between 1993 and 2000 but as a tag on its flights into Buenos Aires. The new non-stop offering from London at 14...
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Ryanair provides Bournemouth with more winter sunshine
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The expanded offering will boost its available capacity by 19 percent to 450,000 annual seats and will include a new twice weekly link to the...
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Oman Air plans to add Manchester to European network
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The UK has always been one of the key markets for Oman Air and is one of just five country markets it serves in Europe. The airline currently...
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Ryanair seeks new connection with Aer Lingus
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Maximising Dublin’s connectivity potential is the focus for Ireland’s two largest carriers. Speaking at the Phocuswright Europe conference in the...
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British Airways enhances its Gulf drive
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From the start of the forthcoming winter schedule, British Airways is to introduce new non-stop flights from London Heathrow to both Doha, Qatar...
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Alitalia’s new link to Cyprus supports enhanced Italian trade
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The new link will not only support better aircraft utilisation of Alitalia’s short-haul fleet through the sector’s night hour operation, but will...
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Icelandair to take-off with additional 767s
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Icelandair introduced the Boeing 767 back into its passenger service last month, around ten years since the carrier last utilised the type on its...
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Tenerife forges routes in and out of Africa
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On first consideration, Tenerife might not seem the most logical host for Routes Africa 2016, but, as Routes News, investigates, the Continent is...
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European airports invited to propose new services to LOT Polish Airlines
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Poland’s national carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, is inviting European airports to submit proposals for new services through Routesonline.
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Oil’s well… but, will it end well
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The dramatic collapse in the price of oil is helping to boost the bottom line of airlines but, ominously, the old adage says that what goes down...
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Sli.do helps bring interaction to Routes Europe Strategy Summit
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During the Summit, the audience were invited to participate via the website sli.do. This technology is an audience interactive tool for meetings,...
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Air Europa boosts its South American winter schedule
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Spanish carrier Air Europa is to further extend its network into South America during the winter 2016/2017 schedule with new links into Argentina...
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Europe's LCCs are Hungary for more in Budapest
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It seems there’s more than enough room in Budapest for Europe's rival low-cost carriers Ryanair and Wizz Air. Wizz Air CEO József Váradi and...
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HIGHLIGHTS: Routes Europe Videos
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Catch up on all the action from the recent Routes Europe forum in Kraków, Poland with our daily event highlights videos.