It seems the battle for Frankfurt Airport is starting to be engaged, with Low-Cost Carrier Wizz Air planning to join the party at the airport with two new services. Wizz Air Airbus A320 at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond The low-cost carrier will initially start with a daily service to Sofia, and the ramping up its routes with a daily service to … [Read more...]

It seems someone at British Airways route planning/capacity planning really wants to work the Embraer fleet work hard during the weekends, with the announcement of new routes from Dublin and Edinburgh to the Balearic Islands. British Airways Embraer E-190SR at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The routes will operate from May onwards for the summer … [Read more...]

It seems British Airways is trying to find more ways of keeping its Embraer fleet busy during the summer - with the airline returning to Bristol and Birmingham British Airways Embraer E-190SR at London City Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond. The great return of British Airways remembering the regions is only seasonal - with the launch of summer-only routes to … [Read more...]

It seems that low-cost carrier Ryanair is preparing to add a lot more capacity to Israel, with the announcement of 15 new routes to the country. Ryanair Boeing 737-800 in Boeing/Ryanair Colours  departing Dublin Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  The carrier will launch 7 routes to Tel Aviv, and 8 to Eilat Ovda in  time for the Winter 2017 … [Read more...]

KLM has snuck out an interesting timetable change, with the airline to introduce a Boeing 787-9 between Amsterdam and Atlanta a few months early. KLM Boeing 787-9- Image (c) The Boeing Company The service is currently operated with a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, but between 31st March through to 2nd June 2017, a KLM Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will sneak in to operate the … [Read more...]

An interesting bit of news I eyeballed today was the quite closing of Vueling pulling its Barcelona to Frankfurt route. Vueling Airbus A320 at Bareclona El Prat - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Vueling currently operates a daily service between Frankfurt and Barcelona El Prat.It seem that daily service is for the chop after the 6th March 2017 according to … [Read more...]

Thai Airways is preparing to spread its A350 fleet further, with the announcement of new operations to Europe. Thai Airways first Airbus A350-900 at Toulouse before being handed over to Thai Airways  - Image, Airbus The expansion of operations will add London, Frankfurt, Brussels and Milan Here's the magic list: Bangkok - Brussels commences 1st August 2017 … [Read more...]

It seems Emirates is going on the attack with the launch of a Fifth Freedom Route between Dubai, Athens and Newark NJ. Emirates Boeing 777-300ER landing at Birmingham Airport - Image, Economy Class and Beyond  Emirates will deploy a Boeing 777-300ER on this route, with it to operates daily . This will be the first time Emirates deploy their services to Newark, with … [Read more...]

Japan Airlines is playing around with its route map, with the airline to add a service, whilst taking away a service to New York JFK. Japan Airlines Boeing 777-300ER - Image, Japan Airlines First up is a new service, connecting Tokyo Haneda to New York JFK. This will start on the 1st April 2017, operating a morning service from Haneda to the USA, returning as an early … [Read more...]