Tag: Low-Cost Carriers
China’s rising middle class fuels Full Service Carriers market growth
Chief Assignment Editor- January 29, 2020 19:30The number of seats sold by the Chinese Full Service Carriers (FSC) in 2018 looked to a staggering 561.3 million surpassing the Low Cost Carrier industry (LCC) of 47.3 million. ... Read More
Canadian air travelers to benefit from new Air Passenger Protection Regulations
Chief Assignment Editor- May 24, 2019 19:45Air travel is essential to Canada's economic growth and prosperity. Canadians, tourists and businesses all benefit from a safe, efficient and more transparent air industry. Buying tickets for air travel ... Read More
35 airlines confirmed for CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa forum in Dubai
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019 16:12More than 30 airlines have confirmed their participation at the inaugural CONNECT Middle East, India & Africa – co-located with Arabian Travel Market 2019 and taking place at Dubai World ... Read More
European airlines lead 2018 a la carte revenue estimate at $22.5 billion
Chief Assignment Editor- February 19, 2019 16:37The latest airline industry report estimated airline a la carte revenue at $65 billion worldwide for 2018. Each year IdeaWorksCompany analyses the ancillary revenue disclosures for airlines all over the ... Read More
Oneworld unveils major benefits for customers and airlines
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 17:30The CEOs of oneworld member airlines today met in London to unveil a radical transformation of the global alliance as it marks the 20th anniversary of its launch. The moves ... Read More
How Services like Airbnb and Skyscanner Changed the Attitude to Traveling
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 24, 2019 07:39Two decades ago, a simple traveler could hardly imagine buying cheap flights in a few clicks or staying at the world’s most authentic places affordably while traveling. And then the ... Read More
Africa Travel and Tourism: Trends for the New Year
editor- January 8, 2019 02:40Players in the travel and tourism ecosystem in Africa travel look forward to 2019 with full optimism. Read More
EasyJet flies into Gdansk, Poland
Chief Assignment Editor- December 21, 2018 17:10British low-cost carrier easyJet announced its Gdansk entrance with a new route to Berlin-Tegel. The sale of tickets has already begun, adding Gdańsk as the 160th airport to the easyJet ... Read More
India has excellent news for Boeing
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 19, 2018 08:13This year alone, more than 10 million passengers, on average, traveled within India each month, and this is excellent news for Boeing. Read More
About to be on Strike: Flair Airlines
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 7, 2018 18:16The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed 72-hour strike notice for Local 4060, representing 139 flight attendants who work for ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines. Read More
Middle East low-cost carriers grow at incredible rate
editor- October 3, 2012 00:50The Middle East’s low-fare sector has demonstrated a dramatic pace of growth in the last decade which shows no signs of abating, according to OAG, the market leader in airline ... Read More
Middle East’s low-cost carriers grow at incredible rate
editor- October 1, 2012 04:44ABU DHABI, UAE - The Middle East’s low-fare sector has demonstrated a dramatic pace of growth in the last decade which shows no signs of abating, according to OAG, the ... Read More
Asian budget carriers opening new frontier in long-haul travel
editor- March 16, 2012 08:20While European carriers are facing turbulent times, some Asian airlines are hoping that a cut-price long-haul model will find a ready market in Asia's growing middle class. Read More
Lonrho and Stelios take over Fly 540
editor- January 17, 2012 04:46(eTN) - It was learned over the weekend that a new ownership has emerged at Fly 540 aviation, when Lonrho, with their new partners Sir Stelios, compelled the other existing ... Read More
Speculation grows over involvement of EasyJet’s Stelios in African LCCs
editor- December 10, 2011 08:40(eTN) - Over the past weeks, speculation has been growing in Eastern Africa about a potential involvement by former EasyJet’s top executive, Stelios Iannou, said to consider joining hands with ... Read More
Let the East African air wars commence
editor- August 12, 2011 06:14(eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) confirmed earlier this week that they registered a new business name, "Jambo Jet," generally perceived to be the national airline’s answer to increasing low-cost operation Read More
Air France to replicate low cost competition?
editor- November 26, 2009 22:41PARIS (eTN) - Over the last few weeks, rumors and false information on a possible conversion of Air France-KLM short/medium-haul network into a low-cost operation abounded so much that the ... Read More
Global airline capacity and flight volumes continue to decline, statistics reveal
editor- March 25, 2009 09:32The world's airlines have scheduled 4.9 percent fewer flights for March 2009 compared with the same month last year, with a 3.3 percent drop in seat capacity, according to the ... Read More
AirAsia X opens a new era for low-cost travel in Europe
editor- December 11, 2008 05:38AirAsia X, the long haul subsidiary of low-cost carrier AirAsia, announced with much fanfare in London the launching of a five-time weekly service between Kuala Lumpur and London Stansted airport. Read More
Aviation is ‘not such a good business’
editor- April 30, 2008 09:01KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (eTN) - The Airline Distribution 2008 Conference went on as scheduled last week despite no-show speakers. Held here in the Malaysian capital, the event was hosted by ... Read More
Dubai, Syria to launch new airlines
editor- March 20, 2008 12:55Two new airliners are to join the rapidly developing aviation industry in the Middle East. Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Muhammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, earlier this week instructed concerned authorities ... Read More
European airlines to dominate world as Lufthansa buys into JetBlue
editor- December 18, 2007 10:56SYDNEY, Australia - Lufthansa and major US low-cost carrier (LCC) JetBlue last week announced that Lufthansa had acquired a 19 percent equity holding in the US self-described “point-to-point air carrier,” ... Read More