Category: Europe

Wizz Air Reopens Its Summer-Seasonal Burgas Base

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air has reopened its summer base at Burgas, on the Bulgarian Black Sea. The base opened last year and is one of a minority of airports at which European airlines station aircraft and crew for a few months in the summer season. The departure of Wizz Air flight W64211 that left Burgas on June […]

Bordeaux Airport commences permanent sustainable aviation fuel supply

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bordeaux Airport has just become France’s first commercial airport to permanently offer sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). On the first day, three flights leaving from Bordeaux were refueled with 30% SAF by TotalEnergies: Lufthansa flight LH1085 to Frankfurt, Air France flight AF7627 to Paris Charles-de-Gaulle and a medical assistance flight operated by Airlec, a business aviation […]

Air France
Air France Plans to Increase Latin American Capacity

Reading Time: < 1 minute Air France will increase its weekly capacity to 5 destinations in Latin America starting in September. It will add 40% to the number of weekly operations and seats available from Paris with flights to Buenos Aires, Lima, Panama City, Santiago de Chile and São Paulo. Steven van Wijk, Commercial Director of the Air France-KLM Group […]

LOT Polish Airlines Will Fly to Sarajevo and Pristina

Reading Time: < 1 minute LOT Polish Airlines has started flying to two new Balkan destinations – Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Pristina, the capital of the Republic of Kosovo. LOT Polish Airlines said, “As part of its current network expansion, LOT Polish Airlines has grown its services to the Balkan region and is herewith further reinforcing […]

PLAY
PLAY’s Passenger Increase Reaches 54%

Reading Time: < 1 minute PLAY carried 56,601 passengers in May, a 54% increase from the previous month when PLAY carried 36,669 passengers. In May, the load factor was approximately 70%. CEO Birgir Jónsson commented, “May is traditionally quite a challenging month in aviation as capacity is being ramped up for the peak summer season, but the demand is not […]

Wizz Air
Wizz Air and Airbus Collaborate on Hydrogen Aircraft Operations

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wizz Air will investigate the possibility of ultra-low-cost hydrogen-powered operations as part of the collaboration. It will give the airline a better understanding of how flying a zero-emission hydrogen aircraft may benefit its long-term economic plan. “At Wizz Air, we stay ambitious with our expansion plan to deliver on our mission to make travel accessible […]

Cessna
Mexican Airline Startup Aerus Plans to Operate Regional Cessna Flights

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Mexican airline startup Aerus acquired authorization from the respective authorities to launch industrial operations. Initially, Aerus is trying to fly within the north of the nation with a fleet of Cessna planes, changing into a regional operator. «Our vision is to cover 100% of the national territory with domestic flights, as well as international […]

Air Nostrum
Air Nostrum To Receive €111 Million Rescue Package

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Council of Ministers has approved the injection of 111 Million Euros of public funds to the regional airline Air Nostrum. The operation, approved just a week ago by the SEPI’s Fund’s Management Board, will be channeled through a participative loan. The president of Air Nostrum, Carlos Bertomeu, sees this temporary aid as very positive, […]

Ryanair
Ryanair Reintorduces Domestic Flights With Stansted-Edinburgh

Reading Time: < 1 minute According to the latest schedule, Ryanair will operate domestic UK flights again. It plans to begin London Stansted to Edinburgh this winter with 2-3 flights daily. Ryanair last operated these flights between October 2014 and October 2019 and a couple of times in December 2020. London Stansted to Edinburgh Mondays: 12:40-13:50 and 20:05-21:15 Tuesdays: 06:25-07:35 […]

Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines Integrates an Option For Carbon-neutral Flying

Reading Time: < 1 minute Brussels Airlines now offers its customers the option to choose a carbon-neutral booking with a single click. After flight selection, they can choose one of three options to fly CO2-neutral. The first option is to use SAF which is currently produced from residual biogenic materials and directly reduces CO2 emissions. A second option is to […]