Europe

How has Finnair got through 2020? Javier Roig - Despite the total closure of the borders, Finnair has ensured continuity of service with the rest of Europe. We have received financial support from the government and, in exchange, we have never stopped serving Finland. It's true that frequencies have been reduced, since we...

It's the European success story of the early summer. Belgrade is attracting airlines, with passenger traffic rising sharply. At the beginning of May, KLM, for example, welcomed Belgrade with three weekly flights. The Dutch airline had not served the former federal capital of the former Yugoslavia for 30 years. The demand...

This is good news for the airline world. This summer sees the return of airline and alliance lounges dedicated to premium traffic. This is certainly a tangible sign of the recovery in air traffic worldwide, and more particularly in the United States, Europe and the Middle East. Better still, the reopening of the...

The end of travel restrictions imposed by the Danish authorities means that the low-cost carrier is gaining in strength at one of its most important bases, Copenhagen. The lifting of most travel restrictions for Danish and European travellers in the European Union is giving wings to the low-cost carrier Norwegian. The...

Travel as easy as a QR Code. Coming into force on July 1, the "EU digital Covid certificate" aims to revive the world of intra-continental tourism by putting digital proof of vaccination, test negativity or immunity to the virus in the hands of travellers. The promise: a...

After several months of depressed air travel in Europe, the acceleration of vaccination against Covid-19 on the European continent is beginning to bear fruit. Better immunity coverage and the travel protocols introduced by the European Union have eased restrictions. This is benefiting the business of...

Austrian Airlines must emerge from the health crisis smaller and more agile, according to a recent interview with the airline's CEO, Alexis von Hoensbroech. "We can only count on ourselves to pull through. Our main shareholder Lufthansa no longer has the means to support us financially again. Nor does the Austrian government",...

The Icelandic low-cost airline PLAY will be landing in Europe over the next few weeks. Including Paris from 15 July. It intends to take advantage of the reopening of transatlantic traffic in the coming weeks and establish itself as a new alternative. The airline wants to follow in the footsteps of the former Icelandic carrier WOW...

The Flixmobility group, known throughout Europe for its "Flixbus" bus routes, is reopening its FlixTrain network in Germany with a new offer on five routes, including one night train. The group had already launched its low-cost trains in 2018 on the Cologne-Hamburg, Cologne-Berlin and Stuttgart-Berlin routes. These routes, which the company...

Travel and air transport professionals had been calling on the British government for several weeks. On Friday 7 May, the government finally published the list of countries classified as "green" for British travellers. The return conditions for Britons are equivalent to the entry conditions for other travellers. This list "to...

While we wait for collective immunity to the Covid-19 virus, vaccination campaigns are being stepped up worldwide. However, there are major variations from one continent to another. These are the findings of an investigation by the New York Times. In partnership with the University of Oxford, the American daily has created a Covid barometer, which analyses the state of...

As vaccination campaigns make headway around the world, and with summer approaching and the precious revenues from tourism on the horizon, Europe is working to reopen its territory. American travellers had already been given the green light by the President of the European Commission a few days ago, provided they had been...

The European aviation, travel and tourism industries* have issued a statement welcoming the European Parliament's vote on the proposal for an EU regulation on a digital green certificate. The vote paves the way for technical negotiations between the Parliament, the European Council and the European Commission....

Vaccination campaigns are gaining momentum in Europe and North America, offering fresh hope of recovery for air transport. Finnair, for example, is now anticipating a return in traffic. The Finnish carrier has announced a network of 65 destinations for this summer. With the resumption of flights from June...

It's a service that business travellers are sure to appreciate. Since 22 April, the first Boeing 737-800s operated by the Dutch airline KLM have been offering an internet service via wi-fi. This technology will equip a number of aircraft in the Boeing 737 fleet. This is a new stage in aircraft connectivity. It is the...

In a video interview at the Routes Reconnected conference, Dieter Vranckx, CEO of Swiss Airlines, outlined the shape of the recovery in air travel. "There's no doubt that we're seeing dramatic changes in business travel at the moment. I therefore expect a reduced volume of...

Andorra La Seu d'Urgell airport is owned by the Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), which manages the facilities and launches marketing initiatives. In 2015, an agreement was signed between Andorra and Catalonia. It allows Andorra to invest and cooperate with Catalonia in the management of the platform which, for the...

"European Sleeper, a cooperative rail company formed by Dutch investors, is to work with the Czech private company RegioJet to launch a new night train service. It would compete in part with the "Nightjet" network of the Austrian Federal Railways. The future line would run from Brussels to Prague, stopping between...

Possible is a UK-based charity working towards a low-carbon British society. Its "A Free Ride" campaign seeks to limit the use of environmentally damaging forms of transport. Air transport is naturally one of them. But the campaign also includes - less frequently - the idea of justice...

In an economic climate that is, to say the least, unfavourable to airlines, there is one company that is continuing to focus on expansion: Wizz Air. The Hungarian-born carrier falls into the category of ultra-low-cost carriers like Ryanair. But it is exploiting a niche positioning by essentially linking Central European cities. This strategy is certainly helping...