A closer look at which airports in Europe are the leading providers of weekly seat capacity this summer shows that London Heathrow is by some distance number one. The UK airport offers almost 80% more seats across the ‘pond’ than any other airport, with Paris CDG and Frankfurt vying for second place. A total of 67 European airports offer at least one weekly flight this summer to a destination in either Canada or the USA.
Source: OAG Schedules Analyser for w/c 3 August 2015
Norwegian named the ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’.
- Passengers vote Norwegian Air ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long Haul Airline’ as part of SkyTrax awards
- The airline was also awarded ‘Best Low Cost Airline in Europe’ for third consecutive year
Norwegian was today named the ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ by the renowned SkyTrax World Airline Awards, the leading international airline rating system as voted on by the travelling public.
Norwegian was also named ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe’ for the third consecutive year according to travellers, who evaluated more than 200 airlines worldwide.
Norwegian has been operating low cost, long haul flights from the UK since July 2014 with routes to New York, Los Angeles, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando. The airline also has a network of 28 European destinations on offer from London Gatwick, Birmingham and Edinburgh airports.
Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos, said: «I’m extremely proud and humble to receive these important recognitions on behalf of everybody working at Norwegian. It is the third year in a row that we’ve been voted ‘Best Low-Cost in Europe’ and it is great news that we’ve also been voted the ‘Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ in the World for the first time, only two years after launching our long-haul service.»
The other nominees in the category ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe’ were EasyJet and Germanwings. In the category ‘Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ were JetStar and AirAsiaX.
About Skytrax World Airline Awards
Skytrax World Airline Awards is the most prestigious and recognized accolade in the airline industry. Travellers from over 160 countries take part each year in the world’s largest airline passenger satisfaction survey to decide the award winners. Over 200 airlines are reviewed in the survey. Customers judge everything from the experience during check-in, boarding, seat comfort, to cleanliness in the cabin, food, drink, entertainment and service.
Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian”, is a low-cost airline listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Norwegian is the second largest airline in Scandinavia and third largest low cost carrier in Europe. The company reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year with almost 24 million passengers in 2014. Norwegian has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East, as well as long-haul flights to the US and Southeast Asia. The company has a total of 424 routes to 130 destinations and employs approximately 4,500 people in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, UK, Spain and Thailand. The company has 258 undelivered aircraft on firm order.
Pasajeros en aeropuertos de AENA en el mes de mayo 2.015
En el total de la red de aeropuertos de AENA los pasajeros durante el mes de mayo han sido 18.718.000 lo que supone un incremento de +6,7% respecto al mismo mes del año anterior.
El grupo de aeropuertos que tuvieron más de 200.000 pasajeros durante éste mes han tenido crecimientos positivos excepto el aeropuerto de Gerona. A la cabeza por número de pasajeros mensual está el aeropuerto de Madrid con un tráfico de 3.998.000 pasajeros y un crecimiento de +12,8%.
El conjunto de los aeropuertos canarios ha crecido éste mes un +5,1% gracias a los incrementos de Gran Canaria y Lanzarote aunque no sólo de ellos pues todos presentan crecimientos excepto Tenerife Sur que desciende -1,4%.
El aeropuerto de Alicante supera el millón de pasajeros en mayo 2015.
El aeropuerto de Alicante-Elche superó el millón de pasajeros, concretamente 1.014.560, durante mayo por primera vez en su historia e incrementó en un 4,1% la cifra registrada en el mismo período de 2014, según han indicado fuentes de Aena a través de un comunicado.
El tráfico nacional aumentó un 5’9% durante mayo y alcanzó los 98.534 viajeros, mientras que el tráfico internacional aumentó un 4%, hasta los 915.137 pasajeros.
Los países que más viajeros registraron fueron Reino Unido con 449.111, seguido de Alemania (72.617), Holanda (63.011), Noruega (61.640), Bélgica (48.546) y Suecia con (40.709) pasajeros.
En cuanto a las operaciones, el aeropuerto situado en el término municipal de Elche gestionó un total de 7.089 vuelos en mayo, un 3,1% más respecto al mismo mes de 2014.
Las mayores cifras en vuelos internacionales las alcanzaron Reino Unido con 2.706 operaciones, España 1.200, Alemania 459, Noruega 401, Holanda 383, Bélgica 331 y Suecia con 256.
En el acumulado del año, entre enero y mayo, se han registrado 3.610.814 pasajeros, un 3’8% que en los mismos meses del año anterior y gestionó 25.934 vuelos, un 2’1% más que en el mismo período de 2014.