Ryanair is believed to be in talks with the government of Malta to set up Malta Air in the country, one more subsidiary for the budget carrier.
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SIA CEO explains merger with SilkAir
Four brands under one roof was “not the most efficient way to address connectivity”, so they’ve been narrowed down to two.
Read More »Eurowings to partner with Norwegian, SunExpress
The chief executive of Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary, Thorsten Dirks, says that the carrier will practice 'virtual interlining'.
Read More »Mystery crowdfunding to resurrect WOW
Ostensibly independent of the recent efforts by the former founder to bring back WOW, this new effort is an appeal to all Icelanders.
Read More »JetBlue enters transatlantic battle
The JFK-based airline will be starting slowly, and later than expected, but it could disrupt the market in the premium segment.
Read More »CEO to bring WOW back from the dead
Skúli Mogensen, former chief executive of bankrupt WOW air, has come up with a plan to resurrect the airline, having “learned his lesson”.
Read More »Wizz to go daily between Iceland and London
The low-cost carrier has decided to increase its frequencies to London as well as to Warsaw in the wake of the WOW air bankruptcy.
Read More »Wizz Air forecasts €300m full-year profit
The low-cost carrier says its profits will be at the upper end of expectations this year, thanks to rising demand.
Read More »Delays expected as strike starts at CPH
Baggage handlers working with flights by low-cost carriers in Copenhagen started a strike today, the airport confirms.
Read More »Cathay buys rival in win-win deal
Cathay Pacific is buying loss-making low-cost rival Hong Kong Express from China’s cash-strapped HNA Group.
Read More »New routes between Nordics and Vienna
Lauda has altered its name from Laudamotion and announced a second route to Gothenburg – and many more flights from Vienna.
Read More »Ryanair reveals new Nordic routes
The low-cost carrier has announced a number of new routes for its next winter programme.
Read More »Austrian Airlines fights low-cost competition
CCO Andreas Otto has a temporary fix – “low fares and reliability instead of low prices and trouble” – plus more VIE-CPH flights.
Read More »Ultra-long-haul “unlikely to be major trend”
Ultra-long-haul routes are unlikely to be huge, experts say, while low-cost carriers will continue to be reluctant to break into long-haul.
Read More »Latvian charter airline partners Canada’s first ULCC
Canada Jetlines has announced Vancouver as its home base, while also cementing a Baltic source of support.
Read More »Norwegian, low-cost long-haul disruptor: what will 2019 bring?
Despite experiencing a tough year in 2018, especially in recent months, CEO Bjørn Kjos foresees a much more promising 2019.
Read More »Ryanair to help Laudamotion be “Austria’s #2”
Laudamotion says it is in talks with “more than 50 airports”, as Ryanair expands its shareholding to 100%.
Read More »Ryanair blames overcapacity for profit warning
The problems affecting Ryanair are indicative of the dangers facing all airlines in Europe – particularly low-cost carriers.
Read More »Nordic airlines “exposed in cold winter”
Europe’s airlines face a chilly winter, Bloomberg writes, with Nordic carriers in particular exposed to brutal headwinds.
Read More »Wizz Air investor backs Wow Air
Deep-pocketed Arizona-based Indigo Partners has agreed in principle an unspecified WOW air investment.
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