#flyBe Adds Additional 5 #UK / #Ireland #Routes in S12 | Airline Route

flyBe in Summer 2012 season is starting 5 additional routes within the UK and Ireland.

Routes and schedules as follows:

Birmingham – Waterford Daily eff 25MAR12

BE755 BHX1355 – 1515WAT DH4 6

BE755 BHX1440 – 1600WAT DH4 x67

BE755 BHX1455 – 1615WAT DH4 7

BE756 WAT1540 – 1655BHX DH4 6

BE756 WAT1625 – 1740BHX DH4 x67

BE756 WAT1640 – 1755BHX DH4 7

Leeds/Bradford – Knock 3 weekly eff 25MAR12

BE398 LBA1335 – 1500NOC DH4 24

BE398 LBA1805 – 1930NOC DH4 7

BE397 NOC1130 – 1255LBA DH4 24

BE397 NOC1600 – 1725LBA DH4 7

Newcastle – Bergen 3 weekly eff 25MAR12

BE113 NCL1030 – 1315BGO DH4 246

BE114 BGO1340 – 1425NCL DH4 246

Newquay – Belfast City Saturday-only service from 05MAY12 to 22SEP12

BE742 NQY1705 – 1825BHD DH4 6

BE741 BHD1520 – 1640NQY DH4 6

Newquay – Newcastle Saturday-only service from 05MAY12 to 22SEP12

BE655 NQY1205 – 1330NCL DH4 6

BE656 NCL1410 – 1535NQY DH4 6

Leeds Bradford to Knock

Flights operate three times a week on Tues/Thurs/Sun starting March 25th

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#OLT Plans to Start #Dresden – #Zurich from Feb 2012 | Airline Route

Germain regional carrier OLT plans to start Dresden – Zurich service from 01FEB12, with 3 Daily flights on weekdays, and 1 flight only on Sunday. Reservation is currently not available for the moment.

Saab 2000 aircraft operates this route. Note for the moment the airline is currently loading 1 flight per day on weekdays for flights on/after 25MAR12 in the timetable listing in Amadeus. In addition, there appears to be schedule discrepancies on return flight from Zurich, which shows 2 Daily flights.

Schedule from 01FEB12 to 24MAR12:

OL270 DRS0635 – 0755ZRH S20 x67

OL272 DRS1055 – 1210ZRH S20 x67

OL274 DRS1815 – 1935ZRH S20 x6

OL273 ZRH1030 – 1450DRS S20 x67

OL275 ZRH2015 – 2135DRS S20 7

OL275 ZRH2020 – 2140DRS S20 x67

viaOLT Plans to Start Dresden – Zurich from Feb 2012 | Airline Route.

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#Alitalia to Offer #A330 Service to #Toronto Oct – Dec 2012 | Airline Route

As per 27JAN12 GDS timetable and inventory display, Alitalia from 20OCT12 to 15DEC12 is to operate Airbus A330-200 aircraft on Rome – Toronto service, replacing Boeing 767-300ER aircraft.

Operational frequencies varies from 4 to 6 weekly during this period.

Schedule:

AZ650 FCO1045 – 1445YYZ 332 x1

AZ651 YYZ1645 – 0720+1FCO 332 x1

Operational frequencies:

20OCT12 – 27OCT12 Day x47

28OCT12 – 25NOV12 Day x1

26NOV12 – 02DEC12 Day x15

03DEC12 – 06DEC12 Day x567

08DEC12 – 15DEC12 Day x5

viaAlitalia to Offer A330 Service to Toronto Oct – Dec 2012 | Airline Route.

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#Ryanair opens 5 new #Budapest routes

Ryanair announced it would open 5 new routes from Budapest to Birmingham, Bologna, Bristol, Dublin and London (Stansted) from March 2012 which will deliver 200,000 passengers p.a.

Ryanair celebrated its new Budapest routes by releasing 1 million seats, from €9.99, for travel on Tues, Wed and Thurs in late February and early March, which are available for booking until midnight Thursday (26th Jan). Ryanair’s 5 new Budapest routes go on sale on ryanair.com.

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#American Airlines Expands in #Miami With New Route to #Barcelona

American Airlines, a member of the oneworld® alliance and trans-Atlantic joint business partner with Iberia and British Airways, will expand its operations at Miami International Airport (MIA) with the launch of Miami – Barcelona (BCN) service on April 3, 2012. The flight will operate five times a week until June 14 when it will operate daily.

As part of a joint business reorganization of flights, Iberia will increase its Miami to Madrid service as it grows its presence at Madrid’s Barajas Airport (MAD). Effective March 25 Iberia will add a second MIA-MAD flight four times per week. American will continue to operate one daily MIA-MAD flight.

American’s new route connects its Miami hub to Barcelona’s El Prat International Airport. Barcelona is one of Europe’s top tourist destinations, as well as a city with a thriving business community. The new flight will complement American’s existing service from JFK in New York.

Barcelona will be the 111th destination served by American and its regional carrier American Eagle from MIA. The flights will be operated with Boeing 767-300 aircraft with 225 seats including 30 Business Class seats and 195 seats in the Main Cabin. American’s Business Class is designed to give customers more comfort, flexibility and privacy. Fully-motorized lie-flat seats in a 2-2-2 configuration offer a personal inflight entertainment device with audio and video on demand, state-of-the-art cabin lighting and sleek, ergonomically-designed overhead bins, all enhancing the travel experience for the business customer.

Frequent flyers can also benefit from American’s reciprocal agreement with Iberia on this new service by earning and redeeming miles in addition to upgrade opportunities and access to joint promotions.

“The addition of Barcelona further underscores the importance of our Miami hub and our commitment to its growth,” said Peter Dolara, American’s Senior Vice President based in Miami. “Barcelona and Miami are both important tourism and business destinations as well cruise ports. This flight will further expand South Florida’s historical ties to Spain and will complement our service to Madrid as well as Iberia’s increased service to Spain’s capital city.”

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#American Airlines Increases Service to #Latin #America

American Airlines today announced changes to its spring and summer schedule that will expand the airline’s presence in Brazil. Beginning in December, American’s route between Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Sao Paulo (GRU) will operate with the new state-of-the-art Boeing 777-300ER, making Brazil the first market for the new aircraft. Further emphasizing American’s commitment to Latin America, the airline will increase its service between DFW and Sao Paulo beginning in June.

In 2010, American announced plans to order the Boeing 777-300ER, demonstrating a continuation of the airline’s efforts to enhance its fleet and become more fuel efficient. American is the first U.S. airline to order and take delivery of the 777-300ER. The new aircraft is designed to enhance the customer experience and includes fully lie-flat First and Business Class seats, plus seating plans that will allow American to offer a premium product in the Main Cabin and Wi-Fi capability to keep customers connected while traveling internationally.

American will also increase the total number of weekly flights between DFW and Sao Paulo from seven times per week to 12 times per week beginning June 14. Also on June 14, flights from Miami to Brasilia (BSB) and to Belo Horizonte (CNF) will increase from five and three times per week, respectively, to daily.

In addition to the increased service between DFW and Sao Paulo, American will launch new service that connects its Miami hub to Manaus, Brazil beginning in June.

“We recognize the opportunity of the Latin American market. Our increased network announcements, along with the deployment of the 777-300ER, emphasizes American’s dedication to the region,” said Virasb Vahidi, American’s Chief Commercial Officer. “We are devoted to our global network strategy and plan to continue capitalizing on international opportunities like those announced today to strengthen our network and provide great customer service.”

Manaus will be the seventh destination served by American in Brazil. American currently offers more routes between the two countries than any other airline. The flight will be operated on Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 160 seats, including 16 Business Class seats and 144 seats in the Main Cabin. The 737-800 interior offers several unique features, including larger overhead bins that hold more bags than standard overhead bins. The aircraft also includes additional features such as sculpted sidewalls providing customers a feeling of spaciousness, updated window reveals making the windows appear larger and brighter, and longer-lasting LED lighting to enhance the customer experience. The route is currently scheduled four times per week, and customers can book travel beginning Jan. 29. Yesterday, American filed with the U.S. Department of Transportation for authority to begin daily service in this market.

viaAmerican Airlines Increases Service to Latin America.

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#Iberia increases seat supply to #Costa_Rica

Reflecting its commitment to growth in the long-haul market, this year Iberia is to increase the number of seats available on its flights between Madrid and San José, in Costa Rica, by 5.5% to more than 234,000. The Spanish airline will operate more flights to the Costa Rican capital using larger aircraft, the A340-600s that have 100 seats more than the aircraft usually operated on the route.

Flights are timed for convenient connections to/from Iberia’s 32 destinations in Spain, 40 in the rest of Europe, and 11 in Africa and the Middle East.

During last week’s FITUR tourism trade fair in Madrid, Costa Rica’s Minister for Tourism, Allan Flores, said “Iberia’s increased seat supply between Madrid and San José is wonderful news for our country and reflects the excellent work done in the past several years by Iberia and the Costa Rican Tourism Institute to promote this destination and improve air links from the key European markets, chiefly Germany, Spain, France, the UK and Italy. Costa Rican entrepreneurs taking part in FITUR have remarked on the positive results obtained, and how enlarging the supply of seats can contribute to the progress of our tourist industry.”

Ángel Valdemoros, head of international sales for Iberia, said “Costa Rica is an emblematic destination for Iberia and we’re betting heavily on our growth prospects in this market, while we introduce improvements to both business and tourist class.”

Iberia holds a 43% share of the Europe-Costa Rica market, while the market share in the Business Class comes to 66%. Last year it carried nearly 186,000 passengers on the Madrid-San José route, of whom more than three-fourths made connections to or from other cities in Spain or elsewhere in Europe, most particularly France, Italy, and Germany.

viaIberia increases seat supply to Costa Rica.

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SAS Scandinavian la plus ponctuelle des Européennes | Air Journal

Pour la troisième année consécutive, la compagnie aérienne SAS Scandinavian Airlines a été nommée la plus ponctuelle d’Europe, All Nippon Airways s’emparant de la première place sur le podium mondial.

Selon l’organisme indépendant Flightstats qui étudie 150 000 vols chaque jour, sur 239 320 vols opérés en 2011 par la compagnie scandinave, 88,22% sont arrivés à l’heure (soit 208 972). Les statistiques d’arrivée pour 2011 correspondent à une nouvelle amélioration par rapport aux 86,47% enregistrés en 2010. En 2009, le taux de ponctualité de SAS Scandinavian Airlines s’élevait à 89,83% et en 2008 à 83,92%. LOT Polish Airlines, Ryanair, KLM et Finnair étaient finalistes. Du côté compagnies régionales européennes, NAYSA (basée aux Canaries) devance Regional, airBaltic, KLM Cityhopper et CSA Czech Airlines.

Au niveau mondial des grandes compagnies (vols intercontinentaux, plus de 30 000 vols par an), c’est une autre compagnie de Star Alliance, All Nippon Airways, qui s’empare de la première place, SAS se classant troisième. ANA a en effet effectué 90,18% de ses vols avec moins de quinze minutes de retard, le vainqueur de 2010 Japan Airlines prenant de justesse la deuxième place avec 90,14% de vols sans retard. KLM et Gulf Air étaient finalistes.

En Amérique du Nord, c’est Alaska Airlines qui l’emporte (87,79%) devant les finalistes United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, US Airways et AirTran, tandis qu’au niveau régional Hawaiian Airlines devance les Copa Airlines, Horizon Air ou Mesa Airlines.

Enfin en Asie, ANA est évidemment première devant les finalistes Japan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Korean Air et Bangkok Airways, tandis que le classement des compagnies régionales est dominé par Japan Air Commuter, filiale de Japan Airlines, devant trois autres filiales et ANA.

Autre classement établi par Flightstats, celui prenant en compte les vols en partage de codes: Japan Airlines l’emportant devant sa future partenaire de l’alliance Oneworld Malaysia Airlines, les membres de SkyTeam Alitalia et Korean Air, et ANA.

viaSAS Scandinavian la plus ponctuelle des Européennes | Air Journal.

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Alitalia va fusionner avec WindJet, Blue Panorama | Air Journal

La compagnie aérienne Alitalia a reçu l’aval de son conseil d’administration pour lancer un processus de fusion avec ses plus petites rivales italiennes, la low cost WindJet et Blue Panorama.

Voulant continuer « la consolidation du transport aérien à la fois sur les routes domestiques et internationales », la compagnie nationale italienne a signé un accord de principe avec les deux autres transporteurs pour une « achever leur intégration ». Alitalia parle aussi de synergies et de complémentarité de flottes et de réseaux, mais aucun détail n’a été donné sur une éventuelle date de fusion, ni sur la façon dont elle sera effectuée où les coûts concernés.

Alitalia opère une flotte de 132 appareils (hors filiales, la low cost Air One et Cityliner) vers 28 destinations domestiques et 62 internationales. Outre les membres de l’alliance SkyTeam, elle partage ses codes avec entre autres AirBaltic, Baboo, Cyprus Airways, JAT Airways, Luxair, Malev, TAP Portugal ou Ukraine International Airlines. Elle a transporté 25 millions de passagers en 2011.

Basée sur l’aéroport de Rome – Fiumicino, Blue Panorama Airlines opère quatorze Boeing (737,757 et 767) sur des routes intercontinentales régulières vers Madagascar, les Maldives, le Mexique, Cuba et le Brésil, ainsi que de nombreux vols charter. Elle a passé des accords de partage de codes avec Alitalia, Blue Air (Roumanie) et Cubana de Aviacion (Cuba), et possède sa propre filiale low cost basée à Milan, Blu Express. Elle a transporté environ 2 millions de passagers en 2011

Lancée en 2003, la low cost Windjet opère douze Airbus A319 et A320 depuis ses bases à Catane, Palerme et Rimini vers une vingtaine de destinations européennes et en Egypte, avec 2,8 millions de passagers transportés l’année dernière. Elle partage ses codes avec Meridiana Fly.

viaAlitalia va fusionner avec WindJet, Blue Panorama | Air Journal.

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#United – #Continental: la fusion avance | Air Journal

Les compagnies américaines United Airlines et Continental Airlines vont fusionner leurs systèmes de réservation et leurs programmes de fidélité en mars, avant de lancer un site internet unique.

Alors que les deux transporteurs américains, dont la fusion date d’octobre 2010, révélaient des pertes financières au quatrième trimestre 2011 dues en partie aux coûts associés au processus, leurs passagers vont enfin en voir une conséquence tangible. United Continental Holdings a annoncé « être en bonne voie » pour leur proposer dès le mois de mars 2012 un seul système de réservation et l’utilisation des comptoirs de chaque compagnies quel que soit l’opérateur du vol qu’ils veulent réserver, des changements qui touchent en moyenne 264 0000 voyageurs par jour.

Des centaines d’appareils ont déjà été repeints aux nouvelles couleurs du groupe, et des employés ont commencé à déménager du siège de Continental Airlines à Houston vers celui de United Airlines à Chicago. Rappelons aussi l’attribution par la FAA d’un certificat d’opérations unique pour les deux transporteurs le 30 novembre 2011, les contrôleurs aériens ne « parlant » depuis que de vols United.

Une fois la fusion complète, United Continental Holdings (volant alors sous le nom de United Airlines) deviendra la plus grosse compagnie du monde en nombre de passagers transportés, avec 80 000 employés. Seul le logo de Continental survivra au changement…

viaUnited – Continental: la fusion avance | Air Journal.

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