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easyJet to launch sixth French base at Bordeaux Airport in spring 2018

23 October, 2017

easyJet announced (23-Oct-2017) plans to launch its sixth base in France at Bordeaux Airport in spring 2018. Details include:

  • Three Airbus A320 based aircraft;
  • Creating up to 110 direct jobs with local contracts;
  • Routes to be "mixture of business and leisure";
  • 2.2 million seats to be available from Bordeaux;
  • Total capacity in France to increase to 22 million seats.

easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall commented: "France continues to be a central part of the easyJet strategy and it is the largest market in terms of bases outside of the UK... easyJet has been operating to and from Bordeaux for more than a decade. The local market's maturity, along with customer loyalty and demand, together with the airport's investment strategy are the main reasons for our decision to open a base in Bordeaux". [more - original PR]

Emirates launches new menu on Australia services

23 October, 2017

Emirates launched (23-Oct-2017) a new inflight menu on Australia services in cooperation with Alpha Catering and local chefs. The menu also leverages partnerships with local suppliers in Australia. Emirates invests USD1 billion p/a in catering, uses 984 recipes and serves more than 100 million meals p/a. [more - original PR]

Slovakia's Prime Minister notes plans for new national carrier: report

23 October, 2017

Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico reportedly proposed the operation of Bratislava-Poprad-Kosice service by a new national carrier (The Slovak Spectator, 19-Oct-2017). As previously reported by CAPA, Bratislava Ivanka Airport and Slovakia's Minister of Transport, Construction and Regional Development Arpad Ersek discussed the development of a Slovakian national carrier in Sep-2016.

Eurocontrol: European traffic to Egypt and Tunisia rises in Sep-2017

23 October, 2017

Eurocontrol reported (17-Oct-2017) traffic flows between Europe and Egypt increased 50.4% to 210 daily movements in Sep-2017. Traffic from Europe to Tunisia increased 18.8% to 161 daily movements, however the sectors are still not back to 2010 traffic levels. [more - original PR]

TAP plans trans Atlantic expansion from Porto with A321neo LR

23 October, 2017

TAP Portugal board member and shareholder David Neeleman stated the carrier plans to operate trans Atlantic routes with A321neo LR equipment, including Porto-US and Porto-Canada routes (Aeroin, 20-Oct-2017). The carrier will configure its A321neo LRs with 175 seats. The carrier plans to hire Brazilian pilots to sustain its international network expansion plans.

Air France-KLM CEO: British Government should plan in case of no Brexit agreement in Mar-2019

23 October, 2017

Air France-KLM chairman and CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac stated Brexit is "more a problem for British airlines than continental operators" (The Guardian, 22-Oct-2017). "For Air France-KLM, and other airlines, the British market is important but it is not a huge part of our activity", Mr Janaillac explained. He added: "I think the [British] government should... plan in order to assure that things are going to be smooth in March 2019, if there is no agreement... I hope it is possible to have an intermediary period". Mr Janaillac concluded: "We would approve the British airlines flying within Europe as European operators on one condition: if they have the same rights, they should have the same obligations as European carriers".

Air Malta to launch four new routes in Dec-2017: Tourism Minister

23 October, 2017

Malta's Minister of Tourism Konrad Mizzi, via his personal Facebook account, announced (21-Oct-2017) Air Malta will launch new routes from Malta International Airport to Casablanca, Lisbon, Saint Petersburg and Venice from Dec-2017.

RwandAir to adjust Kigali-Brussels-London service in Oct-2017

22 October, 2017

RwandAir announced (20-Oct-2017) plans to commence three times weekly Kigali-Brussels-London Gatwick service on 31-Oct-2017, replacing Kigali-Brussels-London Gatwick-Kigali service. The new service was made possible through negotiations with London Gatwick Airport for an earlier departure slot, enabling the airline to return via Brussels "ahead of the jet ban". The service change will remove the requirement for non Schengen citizens to hold a UK transit visa and to disembark for rescreening at London Gatwick. [more - original PR]

Aeroports de Lyon launches chatbot via Facebook messenger

20 October, 2017

Aeroports de Lyon, via its official Twitter account, stated (18-Oct-2017) "After having been the first French airport to launch a chatbot on its website" it is launching a Facebook messenger chatbot.

TAP Portugal: Azul JV will make TAP the 'strongest' European carrier serving Brazil

20 October, 2017

TAP Portugal SVP network and revenue management Elton D'Souza, speaking on CAPA TV, stated (Oct-2017) the airline anticipates approval of the JV agreement with Azul by early 2018. He said the agreement will make TAP Portugal the "strongest" European carrier serving Brazil. [more - CAPA TV ]

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