British airport operator BAA has submitted a GBP2.5 billion (US$5 billion) plan to the UK Department for Transport to add a second runway and new terminal at London Stansted Airport by 2015. The two-runway, two-terminal airport is expected to open in 2015, serving 68 million passengers a year by 2030. BAA said the airport's development would take place in phases, with construction expected to start in 2011. Key features will include a second runway that is 3,048 meters long and 60 meters … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : BAA plans 2nd Stansted runway
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EUROPE & CIS : Dutch passenger & cargo volumes up
Official statistics from the Netherlands indicated that in 2007, close to 51 million passengers travelled through Dutch airports, a 4 per cent increase relative to 2006 while the volume of cargo increased by 5.5 per cent, according to the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS). Of the passengers, 70 per cent travelled within Europe (nearly 60 per cent travelled within the EU); most of them - more than 8 million - travelled to and from the United Kingdom. With 5 million passengers, Spain was the … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Dutch passenger & cargo volumes up
EUROPE & CIS : Finnair begins flights to Yekaterinburg
Finnair is set to launch flights from its Helsinki hub to Yekaterinburg, Russia and increase frequencies to its two established Russian destinations. It will become the second Oneworld carrier to serve Yekaterinburg, alongside Mal¨¦v Hungarian Airlines. The start date has not been confirmed but Finnair has said it will operate it three times a week. In the meantime, it will increase frequencies to Moscow from April to two a day, besides code-sharing on another two dailies operated by … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Finnair begins flights to Yekaterinburg
EUROPE & CIS : Summer brings new offerings from Lufthansa
Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its summer flight programme, particularly to Asia. The new services include two direct freighter flights per week to Beijing. For the first time, the cargo carrier's MD-11F service from Frankfurt to Shanghai and Seoul will be operated non-stop. Two new destinations for Lufthansa Cargo customers in China will be added to the route network: From the end of March, Nanjing, which will be served five times a week from Frankfurt, and from June, Shenyang, which will … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : Summer brings new offerings from Lufthansa
EUROPE & CIS : It's off to Siberia for Lufthansa Cargo
Lufthansa Cargo and Russia have reached an agreement that will see the German carrier move its regional transit hub from Astana in Kazakhstan to Krasnoyarsk in Siberia. Although Lufthansa has denied any linkage, the carrier will now enjoy full over-flight rights over Russian territory until the end of the carrier's summer flight schedule on 30 August. Russia first revoked Lufthansa Cargo's overflight rights at the end of October, arguing it should shift its regional refueling hub from Astana … [Read more...] about EUROPE & CIS : It's off to Siberia for Lufthansa Cargo
INDIA: 'GO' for GoAir fleet expansion
GoAir has said it plans to introduce five new aircraft over the next 12 months, adding to its current fleet of six. The carrier also plans to add 5-6 aircraft to its fleet each year until 2012, when it expects to operate a total of 31 A320s. GoAir reportedly plans to utilise the new aircraft primarily by increasing frequency on existing routes, rather then launching new services. According to CEO, Edgardo Badiali, "to save costs though we will induct new aircraft and expand fleet, … [Read more...] about INDIA: 'GO' for GoAir fleet expansion
