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WOW air to offer seasonal Dallas/Fort Worth service from May-2018

6 September, 2017

WOW air announced (06-Sep-2017) plans to launch seasonal three times weekly Reykjavik-Dallas/Fort Worth service from 24-May-2018, operating with Airbus A330-300 equipment. The carrier will be Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport's 16th international airline partner. According to OAG, the carrier is the first operator on the route. [more - original PR]

China overtakes the US as second largest tourism market for South Australia

6 September, 2017

South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC) reported (06-Sep-2017) China overtook the US as the second largest market for inbound travel for the 12 months to Jun-2017. Chinese arrivals rose 56% to 56,000 and expenditure rose 74% to AUD352 million (USD282 million). The UK remained the largest market with 66,000 visits. US arrivals grew 13% to 54,000. Overall international visitors spent AUD1.1 billion (USD881 million) in the State for the period, an increase of 12%. [more - original PR]

Gold Coast Tourism reports improving tourism industry sentiment and confidence

6 September, 2017

Gold Coast Tourism chairman Paul Donovan reported (05-Sep-2017) tourism industry sentiment and confidence in the Gold Coast region "continues to grow ahead of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games", and recent figures released by Tourism Australia "indicate the international visitor trend largely driven by China - shows no signs of slowing down." Gold Coast international arrivals for the year to Jun-2017 were:

  • China: 303,000, +7.3% year-on-year;
  • New Zealand: 206,000, +5.4;
  • UK: 70,000, +2.5%;
  • Japan: 68,000, +19.5%;
  • US: 41,000, +22.3. [more - original PR]

IATA reports double digit airfreight growth in Jul-2017, but cyclical growth may be nearing a peak

5 September, 2017

IATA reported (05-Sep-2017) global FTKs increased 11.4% year-on-year in Jul-2017, the fourth month of double digit growth in the last five months. All regions recorded robust growth and airfreight demand grew faster than air travel demand for the third consecutive month. Growth in Jul-2017 was nearly four times greater than the 10 year average rate of 3.1%. Demand growth continues to significantly outstrip capacity growth, which is positive for airline yields and the industry's financial performance. Growth in demand is consistent with an uptick in global trade, rising export orders and upbeat business confidence indicators, but IATA reported signs that demand growth may be nearing a peak. Seasonally adjusted airfreight volumes were flat in Jun-2017 and decreased in Jul-2017 and the global inventory to sales ratio has stabilised. IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac commented: "While the outlook for the rest of the year remains positive, there are signs that the cyclical growth period may be nearing a peak". IATA reported the following regional details for Jul-2017:

  • Africa: 33.7% growth in volumes in Jul-2017 was the largest of all regions and the second fastest monthly rise in seven years. Demand was boosted by very strong growth on trade lanes to and from Asia, which increased 80% in Jun-2017 and 65% in 1H2017;
  • Asia Pacific: Demand growth was robust on all major routes to, from and within the region. Seasonally adjusted international volumes fell slightly in Jul-2017 but remain more than 3% above volumes reached following the 2010 post global financial crisis recovery;
  • Europe: Double digit growth in international demand was recorded in nine of the past 11 months, bolstered by strong demand in the Europe-Asia market. Export orders remain strong but recent strengthening of the euro may begin to weigh on exporters;
  • Latin America: Seasonally adjusted international volumes grew strongly in Jul-2017, but remained 9% lower than the peak in 2014. The region continues to be impacted by challenging economic and political conditions, particularly in Brazil;
  • Middle East: Seasonally adjusted international volumes maintained a solid upward trend. Middle East carriers are not seeing as strong a pickup in seasonally adjusted traffic as other regions' carriers due to strong competition, particularly in the Asia-Europe market;
  • North America: Seasonally adjusted international volumes continued a strong upwards trend. The strength of the US dollar boosted the inbound market over the past few years. The US Census Bureau reported a 12.5% increase in air imports to the US in 1H2017. The decline in the US dollar since the start of 2017 is likely to help rebalance trade flows. [more - original PR]

LOT Polish Airlines to wet lease 777-200 in Sep/Oct-2017: report

5 September, 2017

LOT Polish Airlines reportedly plans to wet lease Boeing 777-200 aircraft from Privilege Style, for deployment on Warsaw Chopin-New York JFK service in Sep/Oct-2017 (Pasazer, 02-Sep-2017). The aircraft will be deployed on the route daily until 24-Oct-2017, according to OAG.

United Airlines to resume San Francisco-Auckland service in Oct-2017

4 September, 2017

United Airlines announced (04-Sep-2017) plans to resume San Francisco-Auckland seasonal service on 31-Oct-2017, using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The carrier will operate the route six times weekly until 17-Dec-2017, before increasing frequency to daily until the season concludes on 24-Mar-2018. [more - original PR]

EgyptAir to increase Cairo-New York frequency for winter 2017/18

1 September, 2017

EgyptAir plans to increase Cairo-New York JFK frequency from five times weekly to daily, effective 13-Dec-2017 (Airline Route, 31-Aug-2017). The airline operates the service with Boeing 777-300ER equipment. The service is the only nonstop connection between Egypt and the US, according to OAG.

Auckland Airport reports 26.8% traffic increase on Asia and Middle East routes in Jul-2017

31 August, 2017

Auckland Airport reported (30-Aug-2017) strong growth in international passenger traffic on Asia and Middle East routes, up 26.8% year-on-year for Jul-2017. This was driven by new routes to China, Hong Kong and Qatar as well as Emirates up-gauging to A380 for its direct Dubai service. Meanwhile traffic on Americas routes decreased 3.3% due to seasonal capacity reduction by United Airlines' on San Francisco service. [more - original PR]

British Airways expands Gatwick trans Atlantic network

30 August, 2017

British Airways announced (30-Aug-2017) plans to launch the following trans Atlantic services from London Gatwick Airport for summer 2018:

  • London Gatwick-Toronto: Three times weekly, effective 01-May-2018;
  • London Gatwick-Las Vegas: Three times weekly, effective 27-Mar-2018;

British Airways also operates London Heathrow-Las Vegas service. British Airways will operate 21 trans Atlantic services from Gatwick over summer 2018. [more - original PR]

airberlin brings forward cancellation plans for certain US routes

30 August, 2017

airberlin adjusted plans to reduce its winter 2017/18 schedule to the US, according to a 29-Aug-2017 GDS inventory and timetable display. Bookings are not available for certain services, or have been reduced. Details include:

  • Berlin Tegel-Abu Dhabi: Reduce from twice daily to daily from 17-Sep-2017, suspend service from 30-Sep-2017;
  • Berlin Tegel-Chicago: Suspend daily service from 30-Sep-2017;
  • Berlin Tegel-Los Angeles: Suspend three times weekly service from 30-Sep-2017;
  • Berlin Tegel-San Francisco: Suspend four times weekly service from 29-Sep-2017;
  • Duesseldorf-Boston: Suspend daily service from 30-Sep-2017.
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