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Night flights are an essential element of Transavia's low-cost model, enabling it to offer attractive prices. A ban on night flights at Amsterdam Schiphol would have serious consequences on the execution of its flight schedule and therefore on its offer to customers. Royal Schiphol Group Transavia KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Air France-KLM #airlines #airlineindustry #sustainableaviation #businesstransformation #airports

During the winter flight season, which runs from 27 October to the end of March, Riga Airport anticipates a 10 to 11 % increase in planned passenger flights and available seats compared to the previous winter. Airlines operating at Riga Airport will provide flights to over 80 destinations, an increase of five routes compared to the previous winter season. Significant news is expected from Riga, along with a notable increase in the frequency of flights on several popular routes. RIX Riga Airport Laila Odina airBaltic Norwegian British Airways Finnair LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Ryanair Transavia Turkish Airlines Uzbekistan Airways Wizz Air https://lnkd.in/eWpSkKt7 #aviation #AviationNews #50skyshades #DailyNew #number #flights #available #seats #RigaAirport #Increase #during #WinterFlightSeason #airlines #airport #AirTravel #routes #destinations #passengers #frequency

Today we take a look at the average sector length of Europe's biggest (U)LCCs. AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data for August 2023 and August 2024 shows that Jet2.com and Jet2holidays and SunExpress have the longest average flights. This is not surprising as both are primarily 'holiday' airlines taking northern Europeans to southern Europe. These carriers will typically only manage four sectors per day on their aircraft. The likes of Ryanair and easyJet will usually aim for at least six sectors per day per aircraft. Vueling Airlines (lots of domestic flights in Spain) and Volotea (lots of domestic flights in France, Greece, Italy and Spain) have the shortest average sector lengths. Nine of these 12 airlines saw an increase in average sector length since last summer, the exceptions being the French part of Transavia, Vueling and Wizz Air. Eurowings, Pegasus Airlines, Norwegian

Nice to see Malaysia Airlines Group (MAG) move forward with long held ambitions to launch a 2nd Europe route. The timing of Friday's announcement may seem strange given MAG just slashed capacity by 20% to ensure operational stability. However, by the time Paris is launched in late March the group should be on a more solid footing, as I explained in the Astro AWANI interview last week: “Most of the operational issues they have been facing can be resolved in the next few months as they get aircraft back into service. It should be short term ... and the airline will be on a better footing next year.” https://lnkd.in/ekG7b-8R MAG also expects to take delivery of its first 6 A330-900neos by end Mar-2024, freeing up A350 capacity for Paris. Based on current OAG schedules, MAG’s A350 fleet is now used for double daily services to Doha and London along with 2 weekly Narita flights. Doha and Narita are among the initial A330-900 routes. MAG initially planned to use its A350 fleet to launch a 2nd Europe route after London in 2018. At the time Paris was a frontrunner along with Amsterdam. Related CAPA analysis that I wrote in Jun-2017: https://lnkd.in/eCD-Z_Zd Malaysia Airlines System (MAS) dropped Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Istanbul and Paris in 2015/early 2016 as part of a major restructuring that led to the establishment of MAG, replacing MAS. The restructuring also included lease deals for 6 new A350-900s, which were delivered from Nov-2017 to Jul-2018. While MAG quickly implemented the plan to transition both London frequencies from A380s to A350s, the 2nd Europe route never materialized. MAG started relooking at a 2nd Europe route in 2022 with initially Istanbul the frontrunner. However, the launch of Doha in May-2022 was so successful it decided to add a second Doha frequency in Aug-2022 instead of moving forward with a new Europe route. MAG therefore continued to use A350s for medium haul routes (prior to COVID it was Narita, Osaka and Sydney). A 7th A350 (a used ex-SAS -900) was added in late 2023, resulting in 28 widebodies including 15 A330-300s and 6 ex-Air Berlin A330-200s (added in 2018). Prior to the restructuring MAS had 34 widebodies, including the same 15 A330-300s, 13 777-200ERs and 6 A380s (taken back by Airbus as part of the 2022 deal for 20 A330-900s). MAG’s widebody capacity was 94% recovered in Aug-2024 (vs Aug-2019), based on OAG data. But overall international seat capacity was 103% recovered last month (prior to the recent cuts), due to more 737 flights and 737 densification. MAG now has 51 737s (includes 4 MAXs) vs 48 in 2019. MAG now has 57 international destinations & 62 routes (excludes charters) vs 47 & 53 in Sep-2019. MAG has been expanding its international network over the last year, launching 13 destinations with a focus on South Asia & SE Asia. Paris will not be easy commercially as SE Asia-Europe market conditions are now normalizing. However, Paris will help feed Australia/NZ and MAG’s expanded regional network.

During the winter flight season, which runs from 27 October to the end of March, Riga Airport anticipates a 10 to 11 % increase in planned passenger flights and available seats compared to the previous winter. Airlines operating at Riga Airport will provide flights to over 80 destinations, an increase of five routes compared to the previous winter season. Significant news is expected from Riga, along with a notable increase in the frequency of flights on several popular routes. RIX Riga Airport Laila Odina airBaltic Norwegian British Airways Finnair LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Ryanair Transavia Wizz Air Turkish Airlines Uzbekistan Airways https://lnkd.in/ekqZ6pHq #aviation #AviationNews #50skyshades #DailyNew #number #flights #available #seats #RigaAirport #Increase #during #WinterFlightSeason #airlines #airport #AirTravel #routes #destinations #passengers #frequency

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Irish ULCC Ryanair plans to cut its German flight offering by an additional 12%, which equals 1.8 million seats and 22 canceled routes, for summer 2025. Ryanair will close its bases in Dortmund, Dresden and Leipzig. The airline will reduce Hamburg services by 60%, Berlin services by 20%, and will reduce services by 10% on other routes. In a February interview with Aviation Week, Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary told me, “We are very content to see German traffic fall. We would like to see German traffic fall for another year or two, [and] air fares rise dramatically for a year or two. And that [after two years], we think the German regional airports will come to us and say, ‘please Ryanair fly in here. Airports like Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Bremen, Nurnberg.’” My story now at the Aviation Week Network #hofmannaviation #luftfahrtexperte Ryanair - Europe's Favourite Airline Boeing ACI EUROPE Ralph Beisel Julian Jäger Airlines for Europe (A4E) #Ryanair Andreas Gruber #Boeing

Türk Hava Yolları Melbourne’e Yapılan İlk Uçuşla Tarihe Geçti Turkish Airlines makes history with inaugural flight to Melbourne has touched down in Melbourne for the first time, providing travelers with a direct link to Istanbul and beyond to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Melbourne is Turkish Airlines’ 346th destination and today marks the first time in the carrier’s 90-year history that an Australian city has featured in its network. Turkish Airlines’ arrival means Melbourne Airport is now served by a record 39 international carriers. Istanbul and Melbourne will initially operate three times a week via Singapore, with the airline planning to fly non-stop upon the arrival of new long-range aircraft. The inaugural flight was flown by a Boeing 777, with Boeing 787 Dreamliners and the flagship Airbus A350 aircraft to take over the service later this month. Melbourne Airport CEO Lorie Argus said the airline’s entry into the Australian market provides new options for travelers and local exporters. Melbourne Airport Lorie Argus Turkish Airlines Ahmet Bolat #turkishairlines #travel #melbourne #flight #türkhavayolları #services #airbus #a350 #boeing #b777 https://lnkd.in/du-eAaVg