Lauda has altered its name from Laudamotion and announced a second route to Gothenburg – and many more flights from Vienna.

The low-cost carrier has announced a number of new routes for its next winter programme.

CCO Andreas Otto has a temporary fix – “low fares and reliability instead of low prices and trouble” – plus more VIE-CPH flights.

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.

Canada Jetlines has announced Vancouver as its home base, while also cementing a Baltic source of support.

Despite experiencing a tough year in 2018, especially in recent months, CEO Bjørn Kjos foresees a much more promising 2019.

Laudamotion says it is in talks with “more than 50 airports”, as Ryanair expands its shareholding to 100%.

The problems affecting Ryanair are indicative of the dangers facing all airlines in Europe – particularly low-cost carriers.

Europe’s airlines face a chilly winter, Bloomberg writes, with Nordic carriers in particular exposed to brutal headwinds.

Deep-pocketed Arizona-based Indigo Partners has agreed in principle an unspecified WOW air investment.

The Icelandic low-cost carrier is stopping three newly launched routes, despite the airports claiming they had been popular.

In a new “customer-focused” baggage policy, the budget carrier says an on-board bag is guaranteed for all.

British Airways has lost its New York crown to its budget rival, but low-cost long-haul is still a risky business.

LCCs are offering cut-price tickets to stranded passengers, but some will be available longer than others.

The Danish-Latvian carrier that grew too fast too soon has sunk, leaving passengers stranded both sides of the Atlantic.

The low-cost carrier has launched a “record” summer 2019 schedule for flights from the Czech capital.

Even before the first flights have started, the Icelandic budget carrier has removed 40% of capacity from January.

It says its new Boeing 737 MAX is a “game-changer”, but “we don't have plans to go long haul,” claims its marketing chief.

The provisionally named Swiss Skies has big transatlantic plans operating next-gen single-aisle aircraft.

The chief executive of the US carrier JetBlue says the business product Mint could bring “price discipline”.