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Foreword

News

On the move

Airline one2one
Michael Klee, Germanwings, senior vice president commercial and network. 

Airport one2one
Simon Miller, Berlin Airports, senior consultant, airline marketing.

Authentic Italy
Alex Coxon discovers that Sardinia’s focus on its burgeoning adventure and food and wine tourism sectors is proving a hit with airlines and visitors alike. 

Sunny days ahead
Cagliari Airport has managed to achieve double-digit traffic growth despite the slowdown in Europe. Chairman, Vincenzo Mareddu, spoke to Lucy Siebert about the success of its air service development strategy.

Doing it his way 
Eastern Airways operates a niche business model in unserved regional European markets. CEO, Richard Lake, tells John Strickland how the small UK airline has achieved success in the face of stiff competition.

Changing dynamics
Vueling’s CEO, Alex Cruz, speaks to Richard Maslen about his airline’s new feeder strategy that he believes will have a major impact on the relationship between low-cost and legacy airlines.

Expansion phase
Javier Suárez, Vueling’s senior manager network planning, talks to Routes News about the airline’s network strategy. 

Opening time 
Two new airports are due to open in Poland in the next two years. Tony Griffiths takes a closer look at the country’s air services market and where the opportunities lie. 

Expanding East
Wizz Air recently opened new bases in Lithuania and Serbia. Mark Smullian finds out what’s behind these moves and where Wizz would like to expand to next.

A320neo gathers momentum
The A320neo has attracted a record order from India’s low-cost IndiGo. Ian Putzger examines the argument for the new aircraft. 

Going off the rails?
High-speed rail projects are being prioritised across Europe – Chris Beanland looks at the effect they have on air traffic. 

Big three
The three major Gulf carriers have announced a huge number of new routes and capacity increases into Europe for 2011. Adam Coulter finds out what is behind these moves. 

Swiss schedules 
Swiss regional airline SkyWork is rolling out a network expansion – Richard Maslen speaks with its CEO, Tomislav Lang. 

Tough competitors
Lars Draagen takes a closer look at the Norwegian market, where there are currently two home carriers – Norwegian and SAS – of roughly the same size, competing on nearly every route.

New world 
What effect will the BA/Iberia merger have on Madrid’s route network, which has traditionally been the European leader to the Americas? Jessica Twentyman reports. 

Market leader
Paris continues to be central to Air France’s network growth. Thomas Withington looks at the flag carrier’s activities at the SkyTeam hub.

Back from the brink
Greece’s deputy minister of tourism and culture, George Nikitiades, spoke to Routes News about the country’s aim to attract more LCCs to its sunny shores.

Sporting glory 
Ilya Gutlin looks at the role that airport operation technology has played in keeping the crowds moving – safely, securely and efficiently – over the past 20 years of major sporting events.

Routes Asia report back
The strength of Asian economies were on display at Routes Asia in Incheon. Routes News was there to bring you CEO interviews, news and all the award winners.

Routes event update

View from the top
Airports and airlines need to focus on partnership and ensuring that capacity matches with the continent’s demand, says ACI EUROPE’s director general, Olivier Jankovec.

Traffic statistics

On the move

Airline one2one 

Traffic statistics