An increasingly high-cost environment is provoking differing views from Europe’s low-cost carriers about the coming year.

Airlines in the Lufthansa Group are the latest to offer a new low fare to fight LCCs on North American routes.

The revelation comes a day after strong full-year results exposed SilkAir as a weak spot.

Airlines are ranked according to the lowest fares for passengers in terms of cost per kilometre.

CEO: “If you look at flights from India to North America, they actually go directly above Iceland.”

Pilots at the Lufthansa subsidiary are worried about their future as the group pushes Eurowings.

The Icelandic airline will launch routes to Asia and is also considering direct Europe-US flights.

The low-cost carrier’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs makes an environmental pitch.

The global airport group that includes Stockholm Skavsta has a new owner – France’s Vinci Airports.

Mid-sized and regional airports are posting growth many times greater than the Swedish average, new figures show.

LCC Primera will launch its first transatlantic flights with a replacement plane today, due to the late delivery of its neo aircraft.

The low-cost Nordic airline that is entering the transatlantic fray chooses long-range aircraft.

There are a number of reasons why the British Airways-Iberia group may want to buy into Norwegian.

British Airways has released further details on its new basic fare for long-haul flights.

Its Light class fare, which includes hand baggage only, is now available on the Helsinki-New York route.

Chief executive Bjorn Kjos says the postponement is due to engine supply delays at Boeing.

Winter services to the US from Irish and Scottish airports are axed due to “lower demand”.

Japan’s ANA will merge its Peach and Vanilla units to form the country’s biggest low-cost carrier.

The low-cost giant from Ireland has plans for markets it has so far left untapped.

The low-cost carrier will fly between Skavsta and one of the oldest cities in Europe.