Route changes News
27-Jul-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
British Airways to introduce its first ever longhaul Club World service from London City to New York this September providing customers with maximum convenience whilst flying between the world's two biggest business centres.
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23-Jul-2009
Sacbo announces that, in compliance with the provisions of article 802 of the Code of Navigation, acceptance operations for flights operated by the airline Myair.com from Orio al Serio airport have been suspended.
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21-Jul-2009
Air Astana has launched a new service linking the Kazakhstan capital, Astana, to Novosibirsk, an industrial, scientific and cultural city in Siberia, southern Russia. Flights are operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays by Fokker 50 aircraft.
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01-May-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
UK regional airline Air Southwest has today unveiled its winter flight programme from 14 airports in the UK, Ireland, Channel Islands and France with thousands of seats available at all-in fares from GMP29 for those who book early.
La aerolínea regional británica Air Southwest ha dado a conocer hoy su programación de invierno. Operará en 14 aeropuertos del Reino Unido, Irlanda, las Islas del Canal y Francia; ofertando vuelos a 29 £ todo incluido para aquellas reservas realizadas con antelación.
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28-Apr-2009
European schedules down by 8%; Asia relatively stable
Flights and capacity within North America continue to decline sharply
Middle East and Africa buck the trend with healthy growth in air travel
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24-Apr-2009
IRELAND :
Aer Arann now offering extra flights to Dublin for Heineken Cup semi-final.
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07-Apr-2009
IRELAND :
Ireland West Airport Knock 6-Mon-09, welcomed the return of Aer Lingus to the Airport following the commencement of its daily London Gatwick service on the first day of flights from the airline’s new international base in the London airport.
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03-Apr-2009
FINLAND :
Finnair will commence scheduled flights to Venice, Italy on 03-Apr-2009. The flights will operate three times a week on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays during the summer season until 05-Oct-2009. Airbus A320 and Embraer aircraft will be used on the route.
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19-Feb-2009
In summer, Czech Airlines will enhance its offering of seasonal flights to Toronto, Canada. Compared to last year, the number of flights in the main summer season will increase from three to four weekly. Also the period for which Czech Airlines will provide flights to Canada will be longer.
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18-Feb-2009
GERMANY :
Air Berlin announced (16-Feb-09) plans to operate a new route from Berlin-Tegel to Kracow in Summer 2009. In addition to the route network, Air Berlin will also launch non-stop flights from Berlin-Tegel to Oslo, the capital of Norway. This is the first time that Air Berlin will be serving the Norwegian market.
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17-Feb-2009
bmibaby announced (16-Feb-09) extra flights from the Midlands to the Mediterranean this Summer. The airline increased capacity on its routes from Birmingham International Airport to Murcia, Faro, Malaga and Alicante.
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17-Feb-2009
Aeroflot announced (12-Feb-09) due to bankruptcy of the Lithuanian airline company flyLAL, Aeroflot now cannot offer direct flights by this company as a marketing partner for Moscow-Vilnius, Vilnius-Moscow routes.
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17-Feb-2009
GERMANY :
Lufthansa announced (16-Feb-09) plans to extend its route network in Poland by adding Rzeszw to its Summer timetable 2009. From 27-Apr-09, the Lufthansa CityLine regional airline subsidiary will begin operating five flights weekly on the Frankfurt-Rzeszw route with a Bombardier CRJ-700.
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16-Feb-2009
GERMANY :
Air Berlin announced (13-Feb-09) plans to fly non-stop to Hanover from Stockholm-Arlanda from 20-Apr-09. There will be four flights each way per week using its Airbus 319 aircraft seating 144 passengers.
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13-Feb-2009
Scandinavian Airlines announced (12-Feb-09) plans to suspend the Beijing-Stockholm service from 01-May-09 due to insufficient demand. SAS had launched the service in 2007. SAS said in a statement, Removing capacity from the long-haul fleet is vital to reduce the risk and financial exposure of SAS operations in this downturn. The airline's Beijing-Copenhagen daily service will, however, continue operations.”
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13-Feb-2009
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced (12-Dec-09) the introduction of a new route from Bristol to Belfast City. The new service will commence on 30-Mar-09 and operate daily. This follows Ryanair's recent announcement of an additional aircraft and 12 new routes from Bristol International.
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13-Feb-2009
Estonian Air announced (12-Feb-09) changes to its Summer schedule. From the start of summer traffic schedule on 29-Mar-09, Estonian Air will resume several summer seasonal routes:
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12-Feb-2009
BH Airlines announced (11-Feb-09) plans to launch flights between Sarajevo and Copenhagen and will be operating two weekly flights from late March. Moreover, Transavia announced the opening of three new routes out of Copenhagen.
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12-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi announced (10-Feb-09) a second daily service between London Heathrow and Tel Aviv which will commence on 30-Mar-09 on its A321 aircraft and will be upgraded onto its A330 aircraft from 03-May-09.
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12-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi launched a Chauffeur Drive service for those travelling in Business Class, complimentary on selected fare types, on flights to Moscow and Saudi Arabia at both ends of the route.
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11-Feb-2009
CZECH REPUBLICH :
SmartWings announced (02-Feb-09) to launch a new route from Prague to Croatia. Starting 13-Jun-09 SmartWings will fly to Split on a weekly basis. The route will be operated with a Boeing 737 aircraft.
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11-Feb-2009
FINLAND :
Blue1 launched two new routes to Northern Finland, to Ivalo on 10-Feb-09 and to Kuusamo on 11-Feb-09. Both routes will be operated three times a week until 19-Apr-09. In addition to Blue1 direct flights from Helsinki-Vantaa to Ivalo and Kuusamo are operated by Finnair.
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11-Feb-2009
Eastern Airways is introducing a flight from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Southampton in mid-afternoon year-round flight. The airline will start the 2.20pm Leeds Bradford departure from 16-Feb-09, arriving in Southampton at 3.30pm.
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05-Feb-2009
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced (04-Feb-09) the addition of a further destination to its route network from Liverpool John Lennon (JLA) with flights to Ibiza to start at the end of March. Flights will operate three times per week departing on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, starting on 30-Mar-09.
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05-Feb-2009
POLAND :
In the coming Summer season LOT Polish Airlines will launch a new direct service between Cracow and Athens. The flights will be operated by the Embraer 170 aircraft twice a week, departing from Cracow on Thursdays and Sundays and returning on Fridays and Monday mornings.
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05-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
easyJet announced (04-Feb-09) that it is opening an additional 13 new routes across Europe, for Summer 2009 bringing the total number of routes to 416. Five of the new routes will operate from UK airports. Fares for the new routes will start from just GBP29.99 including tax.
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05-Feb-2009
GERMANY :
Air Berlin is offering two new routes as soon as its Summer timetable comes into effect. From 01-May-09 the carrier will be flying from Hanover to Stockholm for the first time and re-launching its service between Stuttgart and Nice.
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05-Feb-2009
NORWAY :
Norwegian Air Shuttle announced plans to launch services from London Gatwick Airport to Oslo, Copenhagen, Bergen, Stravanger, Aalborg and Tromsø. Norwegian Air Shuttle, which already operates a programme from London Gatwick Airport, is set to start operating a three-times daily service to Oslo, twice-daily to Copenhagen and daily services to Bergen, Stavanger and Aalborg.
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04-Feb-2009
CANADA :
Air Canada announced (03-Feb-09) the introduction of four new non-stop routes from Calgary. Starting 15-May-09, Air Canada will offer the only daily non-stop service to San Diego, California.
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03-Feb-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Air Southwest is launching a new service from Plymouth to Guernsey. The new service will start from 08-Apr-09 and run every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Mike Coombes, deputy chief executive at Air Southwest, said: Guernsey is the perfect destination for a short-break or family holiday and for those wanting to experience an island paradise without high Euro-zone exchange rates, there's never been a better time to travel.”
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03-Feb-2009
Starting from 30-Apr-09, Estonian Air will operate a seasonal route between Pärnu and Stockholm in cooperation with SPA Tervis and Strand SPA & Conference Hotel. Flights will be operated twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays. The route will be operated until 23-Aug-09.
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03-Feb-2009
Spanair released (02-Feb-09) its new Flight Schedule for the Summer season, starting 29-Mar-09 and running to 24-Oct-09. In the summer season, Spanair will operate a total of 756 domestic weekly flights to/from Barcelona and 740 international flights; it will operate 660 international flights and 550 domestic flights to/from Madrid.
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02-Feb-2009
SPAIN :
In July, Iberia will fly to Zagreb, operating return flights on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the Summer. The carrier expects to carry some 5,000 passengers on the route. Iberia will also offer flights between Madrid and Dubrovnik, as it did for the first time last Summer.
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30-Jan-2009
FINLAND :
Finnair will open a route to Bergen commencing 22-May-09. The company will fly to Bergen daily, except on Wednesdays and Sundays. Finnair's Vice President Route Strategy and Traffic Planning Petteri Kostermaa said, “The main reason for the opening of a new summer route to Bergen is high tourism demand from Asia, particularly from Japan, directed at Norway's renowned fjord area. There is also interest in the new route from America and the southern European countries.”
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30-Jan-2009
TURKEY :
Turkish Airlines will increase the number of flights departing from Istanbul to various international cities. The carrier will also increase the flight frequencies to New Delhi, Mumbai, Brussels, Venice, Helsinki, Basel, Dublin, Kuwait and Addis Ababa in Africa.
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29-Jan-2009
RUSSIA :
Sky Express announced (29-Jan-09) sale of flights for Summer schedule is open. The new schedule is effective from 29-Mar-09 through 24-Oct-09. Passengeres can purchase flights for 9 destinations in the Ural, North-West and South regions of Russia.
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29-Jan-2009
bmibaby announced (28-Jan-09) a new Summer service to Newquay from Birmingham International Airport. The new service will operate from 22-May-09 to 20-Sep-09, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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29-Jan-2009
bmibaby announced (28-Jan-09) a new service to Almeria in Spain. Flights to Almeria will operate from 22-May-09 to 22-Oct-09, on Mondays and Fridays. bmibaby expect to carry over 13,500 passengers on the new service over the summer months. Prices start from just GBP41.99 one way including taxes and charges.
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27-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Flybe is adding a sixth daily flight on its Guernsey to London Gatwick service. The extra flight will begin on 09-Jun-09. Mike Rutter, Flybe’s Chief Commercial Officer says: “Flybe’s established services to and from the Channel Islands are a testament to the reliable and affordable model that has made us the Channel Islands’ most successful airline.
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27-Jan-2009
Cathay Pacific is increasing the number of services to three key destinations - Paris, Shanghai and Jakarta in response to sustained customer demand. The additional services will be introduced in the airline’s Summer schedule, which comes into effect on 29-Mar-09.
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23-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
Jet2.com announced (22-Jan-09) plans to continue three of its routes across numerous bases throughout the Winter period. Due to overwhelming customer demand, Sharm el Sheikh, Tenerife and Lanzarote will now feature on the Winter 2009/2010 schedule and are on sale now.
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23-Jan-2009
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced (22-Jan-09) the introduction of eight new routes throughout Europe including four new routes from Reus (Barcelona) where it will base a third new Boeing 737-800 aircraft in an expansion which will bring four new routes to the airport from June.
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23-Jan-2009
Czech Airlines is preliminarily planning to introduce new connections to Central Asia with its 2009 Summer flight schedule. The preliminary draft Summer flight schedule will be subject to numerous discussions both inside the company and externally.
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21-Jan-2009
MEXICO :
Mexicana inaugurated (19-Jan-09) its first transatlantic flight on the Mexico City-London route. The new service to London’s Gatwick airport forms part of the company’s expansion and growth plans.
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21-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
bmi commenced operating a six times weekly service to Riyadh - doubling the number of flights to Riyadh. bmi flights to Riyadh will now go onwards to Dammam on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and onwards to Jeddah on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
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20-Jan-2009
Estonian Air will increase the flight schedule between Tallinn and Moscow from 04-Jun-09 by adding Thursday return flights with departure from Tallinn at 13:25, and from 07-Jul-09 Tuesday return flights with departure from Tallinn at 7:05.
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20-Jan-2009
Aeroflot commenced Moscow-Eilat service on 15-Jan-09. The flights are made to Ovda Airport. Flight SU 501 departs from Moscow (Sheremetievo-1) on Thursdays and Sundays at 10.35, arrives in Eilat (Ovda) at 14.00. Flight SU 502 departs from Eilat (Ovda) on Thursdays and Sundays at 15.00, arrives in Moscow (Sheremetievo-1) at 20.25 (local time).
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16-Jan-2009
FRANCE :
Air France announced (15-Jan-09) plans to introduce an additional flight to its weekly schedule between Amman, Jordan to Paris, France, following talks between Air France and Airport International Group (AIG) executives in Amman last week.
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15-Jan-2009
VLM Airlines launched (14-Jan-09) flights between London City Airport and Eindhoven, with two services every weekday and a daily flight on Sundays. The route was previously flown by CityJet, VLM Airlines’s partner airline. VLM Airlines specialises in offering flights between the British capital and major cities in the Benelux countries, and in addition to Eindhoven, the airline offers flights from London to Amsterdam, Antwerp, Brussels, Luxembourg and Rotterdam.
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15-Jan-2009
IRELAND :
Ryanair announced (14-Jan-09) that it will add new Boeing 737-800 aircraft at Alicante (up one to four) from June, Bristol (up two to four) from July and Edinburgh (up two to four) from March in an expansion which will bring four new routes to Alicante, 12 to Bristol and seven to Edinburgh.
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15-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
British Airways World Cargo has announced (14-Jan-09) the launch of a fourth daily Dubai flight, as part of its Winter schedule. The additional Boeing 777 service, which started on 02-Jan-09, increases cargo capacity in the region.
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15-Jan-2009
Eastern Airways launched (12-Jan-09) services to Oslo with a direct air link from Aberdeen to the Norwegian capital. The inaugural flight leaves Aberdeen at 10.20am and arrives in Oslo at 1.05pm local time. From Oslo weekday flights depart at 1.45pm, landing in Aberdeen at 2.30pm local time.
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14-Jan-2009
bmi regional has announced (13-Jan-09) it will operate services between Birmingham and Aberdeen from 29-Mar-09. The airline will schedule three times daily flights and offer more frequency on the route.
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13-Jan-2009
Monarch announced plans to launch charter services between the UK and Volos for Summer 2009. Monarch’s new charter flights will depart from Gatwick and Manchester each Friday between 15-May-09 and 09-Oct-09, with fares from GBP239 return, including all taxes and charges*.
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13-Jan-2009
Eastern Airways connected Newcastle International Airport with Oslo as it started its first ever link to the Norwegian capital from 12-Jan-09. The airline is offering a five times weekly connecting service from Newcastle to Oslo via Aberdeen.
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12-Jan-2009
POLAND :
Wizz Air announced (10-Jan-09) that it would enter the Czech market by opening six new routes to be operated from Prague International Airport, starting from as early as 19-Feb-09. The initial route network will include services to London Luton, Rome, Milan Bergamo, Brussels Charleroi, Paris Beauvais and Eindhoven.
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09-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
easyJet announced (08-Jan-09) that it is opening a new route from Newcastle to Malta.
The twice weekly service (Monday and Friday) will commence on 02-Apr-09. Fares will be from GBP26.99 one way.
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08-Jan-2009
SWISS will offer passengers with non-stop connections between Zurich and Lyon. The new service of four daily frequencies will be introduced with the start of the 2009 Summer schedules on 29-Mar-09, and will be operated using Avro RJ100 equipment.
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07-Jan-2009
UNITED KINGDOM :
easyJet announced (06-Jan-09) that it is opening 14 new routes across Europe for Summer 2009. Nine of the new routes will operate from UK regional airports. Fares for the new routes will start from GBP22.99 including tax.
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23-Dec-2008
VLM Airlines will introduce flights from Eindhoven to London City Airport next month. The non-stop service will commence on 12-Jan-09 and operate twice every weekday and once every Sunday.
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11-Dec-2008
IRELAND :
Ryanair confirmed (10-Dec-08) that it will close all of its routes to and from Fuerteventura from 31-Jan-08 after local tourism group AIE failed to honor the commercial agreement it entered into with Ryanair to promote Fuerteventura as a tourist destination.
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09-Sep-2008
XL Airways reportedly plans to suspend London Gatwick-Crown Point (Tobago) service in Nov-08. Meanwhile, Monarch Airlines reportedly plans to commence London Gatwick-Crown Point service mid Dec-08. Further details were not disclosed.
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