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	Top Story | 12th June 2013 Norwegian closing gap on SAS; new long-haul flights increase pressure Less than a year ago SAS' future was in doubt. Despite its precarious financial position, very few routes were axed, and plenty have been added. But Norwegian is growing fast and competing on all of SAS' major routes. We reveal at which major airports Norwegian is now bigger than SAS. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Route News | 12th June 2013 Air North's Whitehorse to Kelowna The north-western Canadian Air North launches its first route in 12 years, taking this week's Route of the Week prize. airBaltic's Riga to Rijeka Morčić, Rijeka's symbol of wealth and welfare, was represented in this week's award-winning cake baked in Riga for airBaltic's inaugural service to the Croatian city. Route News | 12th June 2013 New airline routes launched (4 – 10 June 2013) Last week brought about 89 new routes, of which 50 were launched in Russia and the US alone. While Kelowna and Riga take this week's prizes, other highlights include FlyGeorgia's second route to the EU, TAME's arrival in Buenos Aires and United Airlines' new service from Chicago O'Hare to Shannon. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline & Airport Strategy Interviews | 12th June 2013 30 Second interview – Dr Temel Kotil, President and CEO Turkish Airlines (plus some comments from Ryanair's Cawley) In his first industry appearance, speaking at the ACI EUROPE-ACI World Annual Congress in Istanbul, Dr Temel Kotil clarified that Turkish Airlines will not be launching direct services from Europe to Australia - he will use a hub like Singapore instead. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline Analysis | 12th June 2013 Paris Beauvais is Ryanair's #8 airport, but still not a base Ryanair's issues with French authorities, over interpretation of EU employment law, hasn't stopped the Irish LCC from developing its operations at Paris Beauvais Airport, and making it the eighth busiest airport in its network. We show how the airport has grown in recent years and which destinations are served, and which no longer are. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airline & Airport Strategy Interviews | 12th June 2013 30-second interview with Colin Stewart, AirEuropa's GM UK AirEuropa, the emerging South American specialist carrier from Spain, launched its sixth route to the continent last week. anna.aero caught up with the airline's Colin Stewart, GM UK, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of AirEuropa's niche operation. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Airport Analysis | 12th June 2013 Bucharest Airport sees Wizz Air gaining on TAROM as passenger numbers passed 7 million in 2012 Romania's capital now has all commercial flights operating from a single airport, which also has a lovely new departures terminal. We show how traffic has evolved in recent years and how Wizz Air is already bigger than TAROM at the airport by one measure. Plus we reveal which carriers have added which destinations during the last 12 months. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Market Trends | 12th June 2013 India's international traffic growing steadily; IndiGo now has 30% of stable domestic market Despite being a fast-growing emerging economy, India's air travel market declined during the last 12 months. We reveal how differently the domestic and international markets are performing, and which airports have performed best. Plus we show how each carrier's share of the domestic market has changed in recent months. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Farewatch | 12th June 2013 Still not booked to go to next week's IATA Slot Conference in Copenhagen? Check out our fares analysis! With the 132nd IATA Slot Conference starting in just over a week, anna.aero takes a closer look at airline fares from 12 major European cities to Copenhagen. Despite being just a snapshot, the fare advantage of LCCs is still clear. SAS' fares compare favourably with other legacy carriers on most routes. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » Network Planning Community News | 12th June 2013 AdR launches lures Chinese and Russian travellers; Air Lituanica opens sales; Wizz Air announces flights to Istanbul This week's Network Planning Community News include celebrations in Berlin Schoenefeld, Dublin, Leeds/Bradford and Manchester airports. We also have news from Air Lituanica, Wizz Air and Aeroporti di Roma. Read the rest of this story » Comment on this story » European Airport Traffic Trends Last updated: 12/06/2013 We now have May data for all Finnish and Spanish airports, plus several French airports, and a variety of others. Download the spreadsheet » European Airline Traffic Trends Last updated: 23/05/2013 We have now added April passenger numbers and load factors for most of Europe's leading airlines / airline groups that publish these figures. Turkish Airlines and Norwegian both grew by more than 25% in April, while easyJet reported the highest load factor. Download the spreadsheet » American Airport Traffic Trends Last updated: 23/05/2013 In this week's update to the American Airports database, we include the latest traffic figures for airports in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, the US and many more. Download the spreadsheet » NEW Airports Just In The Route Shop     Gibraltar International Airport   Bristol Airport   Niagara Falls International Airport (NEW) Gibraltar International Airport (NEW) Bristol Airport (NEW) Niagara Falls International Airport (NEW) Buffalo Niagara International Airport (NEW) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (NEW) Novosibirsk Tolmachevo International Airport (NEW) City Airport Bremen (NEW) Keflavík Airport (NEW) Aéroports de Montréal (NEW) Ancona Airport 3651 (NEW) Baltimore/Washington International Airport Bournemouth Airport Nizhny Novgorod International Airport Samara Kurumoch International Airport   Should someone else be reading this newsletter? If you know someone who will benefit from receiving our FREE airline network news and analysis, then please forward this email to a friend.   Home | About Us | Contact Us | Subscribe to anna.aero © 2007-2013 PPS Publications Ltd

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