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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London is the Number One Tourist Destination in the World
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London has overtaken Bangkok as the number one tourist destination in the world, according to a recent report by Skift.
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Pharma Promise Prompts Passenger Route Expansion
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UK multinational pharmaceutical and biologics company AstraZeneca is understood to have reached an agreement with Danish carrier Sun-Air for the...
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Global Passenger Traffic up 5% in 2014
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Over a twelve-month period, preliminary data shows a growth rate of 5.1 percent year over year, with both international and domestic traffic...
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SkyGreece Boosts European Links to Toronto
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Greek start-up, SkyGreece will launch services to Canada, with new routes between Athens, Thessaloniki, Zagreb and Budapest to Toronto, following...
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Shares in Aena Soar
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Aena, which runs 46 Spanish airports, saw its shares rocket as high as 17 percent on the day the company listed on the Madrid stock market, in...
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Fun Friday: Lufthansa Cargo Plays Cupid
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With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, Lufthansa Cargo has begun flying 1,500 tonnes of roses right across Europe.
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Germanwings Pilots Begin Two-Day Walkout
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The airline, part of the Lufthansa Group, has been forced to cancel a number of its domestic and European short-haul routes as a result of the...
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Throwback Thursday: Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot - Aer Lingus
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In partnership with our Airline Route blog, Routesonline is launching a new weekly 'Historic Airline Schedule Snapshot' as part of our Throwback...
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Cologne Bonn Pursues Further Expansion
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The international airport is based in Germany’s fourth largest city, and serves 9.5 million passengers per year, with a catchment of 17 million.
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Lufthansa Expands to Panama
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From November 16, 2015, the airline will operate year-round flights between Frankfurt and Panama City five times weekly, subject to government...
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Czech Airlines Introduces an Additional Five European Routes
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CSA Czech Airlines is introducing five additional European destinations for its 2015 summer schedule, in addition to another five which were...
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Ryanair adds New Copenhagen Routes
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Ryanair initially announced it would fly from Copenhagen – Milan Bergamo and Warsaw Modlin daily, as well as from Copenhagen – London Luton twice...
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SAS Sells Heathrow Slot Pair for $60 Million
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According to SAS, currently the fifth largest holder of slots at London Heathow, the transaction will generate positive earnings of $60 million....
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Stockholm Arlanda Seeking US Preclearance
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The Swedish government has announced its decision to look into the possibility of introducing US preclearance at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, meaning...
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British Passengers Urged to take the Dublin Route
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Dublin Airport and Aer Lingus have joined forces to kick off a marketing campaign to promote flying from Britain to North America via Dublin Airport.
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La Compagnie Confirms London Luton for Newark Route
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The service will be operated three-times weekly, increasing to a daily service by the end of the year, using a B757-200 aircraft with 74 lie-flat...
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Cathay Pacific to Launch Dusseldorf service
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Beginning September 1, 2015 and subject to government approval, the service will operate four-times weekly to Dusseldorf - the international...
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Air Canada rouge Boosts Dublin Frequencies for summer 2015
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In its first summer season, Air Canada rouge offered an up to daily link between Toronto and Dublin using a Boeing 767-300ER, but reverted to a...
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La Compagnie Set to Select Luton for new London – Newark Route?
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A communication last month from La Compagnie suggests that Luton Airport will host its new Transatlantic link between London and Newark, the...
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Start-Up Carriers: Who's New?
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January has seen a number of start-up carriers taking shape across the world, including New Delhi-based, Vistara, Greenland's Aluu, and Egypt's...