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❗ Important update re Dublin Airport Terminals❗ Please be advised that British Airways, Iberia & Vueling Airlines have moved to Terminal 2 in Dublin Airport. The aforementioned airlines will be handled by Aer Lingus as the IAG third party handler. Please make note of this terminal change for all future British Airways, Iberia, and Vueling Airline flights departing from Dublin Airport. If you wish to clarify any of the above, feel free to get in touch with our travel consultants at info@hannontravel.com or +353 46 907 5852. #travelupdates #airlines #hannontravel #dublinairport #tacticalpracticalintelligent

KM Malta Airlines Newsletter - Updated Summer 2024 Schedule KM Malta Airlines, the new airline of the Maltese Islands is pleased to announce its updated Summer 2024 schedule to/from Malta to 17 airports across 15 European cities. Click here to read more: https://cutt.ly/swB4mqER #aviationonline #aviationindustry #aviationnews #travelindustry #airlineindustry

The Australia-Indonesia route is set to witness heightened competition as Virgin Australia seeks approval for a codeshare agreement with Air Canada on the Denpasar (Bali) route starting February 5, 2024. With Virgin Australia's current bilateral capacity share in major cities standing at less than 20%, the airline's move to establish a codeshare agreement with Air Canada is expected to noticeably intensify competition on the route. This strategic partnership aims to provide travellers with increased choice and alternative routes for international travel between Australia and Indonesia. The heightened competition is likely to stimulate improvements in service quality and could potentially result in more competitive pricing, as airlines vie for passengers in this dynamic market. Image credit: Australian Aviation #virginaustralia #AustraliaIndonesia #aircanada #beconnected

Did you know that United is increasing flights from Spain by 30 per cent for 2024? With flights from a total of five cities, United is serving more destinations in Spain than any other U.S. airline.

I am not sure everyone fully understands yet what the default of FTI GROUP means for some Airlines. Germany's third largest Tour Operator, FTI GROUP (EUR 4.1 billion in revenue), defaulted yesterday at the worst time possible. Right before the Summer Peak Season, some Airlines (especially those flying to FTI Group's core markets, Egypt and Turkey) are in danger of losing up to 20% of their Summer Revenue. Revenue that most likely can only partially be recovered, given how close we are to the Season. That's the Revenue the Airlines need to have made by October to survive the slower Winter months. So this might be the perfect storm. Below is a list of Airlines that I know for sure FTI Group and its subsidiaries were booking its Passengers on (this is me patching the picture together, so there is no guarantee of full consistency; if you know of any other, please post in the comments). This list does not say anything about how severely they are affected, just that they are: Condor Flugdienst GmbH Emirates Eurowings European Air Charter Air Cairo BINTER CANARIAS SunExpress Qatar Airways Corendon Airlines Air Europa LATAM Airlines Lufthansa Petroleum Air Services Turkish Airlines TUI fly Air France Air India Limited Pegasus Airlines Discover Airlines KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Nouvelair Tunisia Marabu Airlines FlyEgypt Nesma Airlines

Emirates and Condor have signed a reciprocal codeshare partnership that will start from October 2024, subject to government approvals. The new agreement will offer seamless connections and expanded choices for Emirates customers connecting on Condor-operated flights via Germany to popular destinations in Majorca and the Canary Islands as well as international points in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Adnan Kazim commented: “We are pleased to further strengthen our partnership with Condor, one of the most popular leisure airlines in Germany, to offer their customers greater access and strong connection opportunities to unique destinations in our network, complemented by Emirates’ signature in-flight service and hospitality throughout their journey from Dubai. Emirates currently has commercial cooperation agreements in place with 161 interline, codeshare and intermodal partners expanding its network reach to over 1650 cities.” Peter Gerber, said: “To partner up with Emirates, one of the world’s leading airlines, is an important strategic milestone for Condor and our customers. We are happy to offer seamless and even better connectivity by intensifying our existing interline partnership to a codeshare. Our guests will enjoy a way larger choice of flights to even more destinations with the familiar comfort and benefit from the best of both airlines on all flights.” https://lnkd.in/dzPn_FBa #airtransport #airlinesandairplanes #codeshareagreement #aviationindustry

The Australia-Indonesia route is set to witness heightened competition as Virgin Australia seeks approval for a codeshare agreement with Air Canada on the Denpasar (Bali) route starting February 5, 2024. With Virgin Australia's current bilateral capacity share in major cities standing at less than 20%, the airline's move to establish a codeshare agreement with Air Canada is expected to noticeably intensify competition on the route. This strategic partnership aims to provide travellers with increased choice and alternative routes for international travel between Australia and Indonesia. The heightened competition is likely to stimulate improvements in service quality and could potentially result in more competitive pricing, as airlines vie for passengers in this dynamic market. Image credit: Australian Aviation #virginaustralia #AustraliaIndonesia #aircanada #beconnected

British Airways and easyJet both announced new routes this week between the UK and Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia starting next summer. BA will fly from Heathrow while easyJet will operate from London Luton Airport. easyJet will also start flights to the Georgian capital from Genève Aéroport and SEA Milan Airports's Malpensa. It is worth recalling CONNECT Aviation - Route Development Forum held their annual event in Tbilisi back in 2018. Pre-pandemic the UK had non-stop flights to Georgia with Georgian Airways (from London Gatwick to Tbilisi) and Wizz Air (from Luton to Kutaisi International Airport. AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data shows that in August 2024 Wizz Air is the leading carrier between countries in the European Economic Area and Georgia, accounting for over half of all seat capacity. Other airlines offering non-stop flights to Georgia are Georgian Airways, Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, airBaltic, Austrian Airlines, Eurowings, Transavia and Air France.

On Sunday 19-May-2024 British Airways (BA) flew scheduled services from London Stansted Airport for the first time since before the COVID-19 crisis. A departure to Florence was followed on the same day by flights to Nice and Ibiza. All three services are operated by BA CityFlyer on 98-seat Embraer E190 regional jets, with business class and economy cabins. From Sep-2024 BA will add a Saturday service from London Stansted to the Croatian coastal town of Split. BA's seat share at London Stansted is tiny, and it cannot expect to compete on price with the low cost airlines (especially Ryanair), which dominate the airport. However, BA is the leading airline by total seats between London and Europe. In restarting scheduled services from London Stansted, BA is segmenting the London-Europe market and giving more choice to its passengers. CAPA - Centre for Aviation https://lnkd.in/eB8eBY3d

Turkish Airlines and KM Malta Airlines have signed a code-sharing agreement to operate joint flights, effective as of June 15 2024. The codeshare agreement will provide passengers of both flag carrier airlines more flexible travel options on direct flights between Istanbul and Malta. Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Ekşi stated: "We are pleased that the codeshare agreement with KM Malta Airlines will re-foster cooperation between the two countries and provide seamless journeys for passengers flying from Malta and Türkiye. Not only does this partnership enable Maltese travelers to benefit from the wide network of Turkish Airlines on a global scale, but also promotes more visitors from Malta to visit our unique country, Türkiye. Likewise, Malta, the fascinating island nation of the Mediterranean, will attract more visitors. We look forwards to a successful, long-standing collaboration together.” https://lnkd.in/dMrwqHAi #airtransport #airlinesandairplanes #codeshareagreement #aviationindustry