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It was to be expected that Norwegian would join forces with Ryanair to supply its long-haul low-cost flights via the European network. In fact, this was one of the key messages to emerge from the media appearances of Bjorn Kjos, CEO of the Norwegian carrier. The agreement concluded in the spring between Ryanair and Air Europa confirmed the low-cost carrier's transatlantic ambitions. In the end, easyJet...

Ryanair's "philanthropy" has its limits. Three years ago, faced with an outpouring of negative feedback from passengers about the low-cost carrier - which for many is the only alternative for air travel from their home town - the Irish carrier finally authorised a piece of cabin baggage (55 cm x...

A few days after a favourable vote by the pilots, Air France made official on 20 July the identity of a new airline, christened "Joon". The phonetic similarity with the word "jeunes" (young people) sets the tone for the positioning targeted by this new player. As Dominique Wood, Executive Vice President, Brand and Communications at Air France, explains: "Joon is the name of the new airline...

Airlines are preparing for Brexit and its consequences. The British airline easyJet is setting up a European subsidiary in Vienna, Austria. The event itself comes as no surprise - British carriers have already indicated since the Brexit vote that they would seek a solution to remain in the European Union. However, the...

For a long time, Tony Fernandes, CEO of the AirAsia Group, has dreamed of offering passengers the possibility of flying on an AirAsia product from end to end, from America, Europe or, of course, Asia. With the opening of a new route to Hawaii from Kuala Lumpur - with a stopover in Japan - for the long-haul subsidiary AirAsia...

It's called "TF-NEO", belongs to the Airbus A320neo family, and took its first steps at Zaventem airport on 2 June: it's official, Wow Air has launched its new Brussels-Reykjavik flight, continuing its rise in the European market. This new route is immediately adopting its...

No sooner said than done: just over two months after announcing its intention to enter the long-haul low-cost race, the IAG group has kept its word, and on schedule. On Thursday 1 June, Level made its first flight from the Barcelona hub. The aircraft, a brand new Airbus A330-200, left the...

"I want to complete AirAsia's presence in Asia". With these words, Tony Fernandes, CEO of the AirAsia group, justifies the two joint ventures signed in April and May respectively with Vietnamese and Chinese partners. For Vietnam, it's an old story of love and disappointment. AirAsia was thinking of setting up a subsidiary in Vietnam,...

Guillaume Pepy's argument for changing the name of the TGV offer to InOUI is to be one step ahead in terms of services in preparation for the opening up of mainline services to competition in 2020. The rebranding will take effect from 2 July, when the Summer on InOUI programme begins.

No longer called TGV, but InOui, the SNCF is abandoning a well-established name that has been virtually part of everyday language for almost forty years, in favour of a new brand identity that is both affirmative and positive. InOui joins OUIgo, OUIbus, OUIcar and soon OUI.sncf in the "yes" family, since to harmonise everything, the...

Singapore Changi Terminal 4 will open its doors on 26 June, just in time to welcome the flood of passengers expected to celebrate the end of Ramadan. The new terminal will take over from the old Budget Terminal, which opened in 2006, but which the airport authorities decided to close in...

Ryanair is pursuing its strategy of forming partnerships to offer its passengers connecting long-haul flights. Last February, Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos told CNN that he was discussing a tie-up with Ryanair to promote connectivity between the two airlines' flights. The Irish low-cost carrier's short- and medium-haul network would thus become...

Transavia is celebrating its tenth anniversary. Well, Transavia in its current form, as the company was founded in the Netherlands in 1965. On the occasion of this anniversary, Franck Terner, CEO of Air France, hailed its "exceptional" track record, with Transavia rounding out the Air France-KLM group's offering in the low-cost segment...

Has EasyJet become an alternative to traditional airlines for business travellers? Sébastien Calmejane - For the new generation of corporate travellers, low cost is no longer a taboo, and the figures prove it. On departure from France, the share of traffic for business reasons has reached 24 %. Some routes are even setting records in this area.

Long-haul low-cost airlines continue to gain ground. Just a few days after Level was officially launched by the IAG group, it is now time to turn our attention to Iceland. WOW air has just announced the forthcoming launch of a new transatlantic route, to Chicago. On 13 July 2017, O'Hare airport will become the 8th destination for...

Is the wave of long-haul low-cost airlines flooding the European market? In any case, the latest strategic announcement by the IAG group foreshadows a sharp rise in the phenomenon. On 17 March, the parent company of British Airways, Iberia and Vueling confirmed the launch of Level, a low-cost carrier...

With more low-cost flights than ever between Europe and the United States, have the 'traditional' airlines managed to adapt their offer? Liligo says yes in its latest study, which even sums up: "The challenge has been amply met, since, surprising as it may seem, some scheduled airlines sometimes offer lower prices than low-cost carriers". ....

Air France management can certainly breathe a sigh of relief. Its Boost project, i.e. the launch of a low-cost airline which was one of the cornerstones of its Trust Together growth plan, has received the backing of its pilots. On 20 February, 58.1% of them voted in favour of its creation, for a total of...

It was a predictable little revolution, but in 2016 the low-cost carrier Ryanair finally became Europe's leading airline with 116.8 million passengers, overtaking the Lufthansa group (Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian and Eurowings) with its 110 million passengers. The third carrier to reach the 100 million passenger mark in 2016 was the IAG group, made up of...

Who could have imagined a few years ago that a low-cost carrier would add a helicopter transfer service to its range of services? Yet this is the latest news from easyJet on the French market. It is the official announcement of an agreement with Monacair for the...