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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Transavia to set up new home base in Munich
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Alongside Schiphol, Rotterdam/The Hague and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, and Paris Orly, Nantes and Lyon in France, Munich Airport will now be the...
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Flybe reinforces call for RAF Northolt to be used for UK domestic flights
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Flybe revealed its intentions after last week’s government spending review did not include its proposal to operate from Northolt. It claims the...
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easyJet adds another Airbus to Edinburgh operation
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Over the past four years easyJet has grown its capacity in Scotland by 20 per cent and following this year’s network in Scotland it now operates 62...
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Air China gets regulator green light for new Shanghai – Manchester route
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MIDT data from Sabre shows an estimated market of around 135,000 O&D passengers a year between Manchester and China, although the real market size...
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Czech Mate for Birmingham Airport at World Routes
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Despite the Czech Republic capital, Prague being on Birmingham Airport’s radar for many years, a scheduled meeting in Durban, South Africa in...
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Air Canada rouge to link Vancouver to Dublin
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Air Canada continues to strategically grow its international network at Vancouver. This new seasonal route follows the recent announcement of...
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easyJet growth means 2016 will be another good vintage for Bordeaux
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From the start of the Summer 2016 schedules on March 27, 2016, easyJet will introduce a new six times weekly domestic connection between Bordeaux...
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Austrian adds Isfahan link as it expands in Iran
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The new flight will be operated by an Airbus A319 and its introduction follows a recent revision to the previously heavily restrictive bilateral...
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Bristol gains one-stop low-cost transatlantic connection following WOW air arrival
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The low-fare carrier will introduce a three times weekly link between Bristol and its Keflavik International Airport hub from May 13, 2016 using an...
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Garuda Indonesia set to make London airport switch after securing Heathrow slots
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Garuda’s plans to introduce non-stop flights to Europe have been restricted by limited runway capacity at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International...
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Thomas Cook heads down to Cape Town
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The new flight will bring additional capacity into a market now controlled by British Airways after Virgin Atlantic Airways ended its own non-stop...
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Iberia returns to San Juan market
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The announcement marks the return of the Spanish flag carrier to Puerto Rico after a three-year hiatus following a restructuring of its long-haul...
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Austrian Airlines to debut E195 on European network from January 2016
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The Supervisory Board of Austrian Airlines first approved the purchase of 17 Embraer aircraft in June 2015 with the first example being transferred...
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airBaltic to launch CS300 CSeries variant
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airBaltic holds firm orders for 13 CS300s and options for a further seven aircraft and sees the CSeries as not just an efficient replacement for...
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Jet Airways departure could open door for new opportunities for Brussels Airport
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Jet Airways currently offers a mini hub operation at Brussels Airport with daily flights from Delhi and Mumbai in India connecting in the Belgian...
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Air Serbia goes long-haul to New York from June 2016
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The five times weekly Belgrade - New York JFK link will be operated using a leased two-class Airbus A330-200 and Air Serbia is currently...
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Singapore Airlines to use A350 to debut at Düsseldorf
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Subject to regulatory approval, the new ‘SQ338’ will depart Singapore on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 23:30 (local time), with the return...
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Emirates grows Istanbul network with Sabiha Gokcen operation
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Emirates said it was attracted to the split operation in Istanbul and the added investment required by the carrier as it offers customers “a...
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Madrid, Tel Aviv, Gothenburg and Florence lead the way in European Q3 airport growth
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At EU airports, the average passenger traffic growth was +6.3 per cent (+6.3 per cent also for Q3), while passenger traffic at Non-EU airports...
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Emirates takes delivery of first higher density 615-seat A380
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The new arrangement will initially debut in the final quarter and will enter service from December 1, 2015 on both the Dubai – Bangkok and Dubai –...