London Heathrow Airport relaunched (22-Oct-2024) its quarterly Fly Quieter and Greener league table, which ranks the largest 50 serving airlines at the airport on their noise and emissions performance. In 3Q2024 the top five performing airlines were SAS, KM Malta Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, SWISS and Austrian Airlines. The airport stated it became the "first airport in the UK to introduce this type of league table back in 2013". [more - original PR]
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Emirates Airline to deploy retrofitted 777s to Kuwait and Dammam from Oct/Nov-2024
Emirates Airline announced (17-Oct-2024) plans to deploy retrofitted Boeing 777 aircraft featuring premium economy cabins on the following routes:
Dammam will become the second destination in Saudi Arabia to be served with retrofitted 777 equipment following Riyadh. [more - original PR]
VietJet Air operated (17-Oct-2024) two flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Petrolimex Aviation. The flights departed from Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat Airport to Melbourne and Incheon, marking the first time SAF was used for flights departing from Vietnam. [more - original PR - Vietnamese]
PLAY announced (16-Oct-2024) a change to its business model, further increasing its focus on leisure markets out of Iceland while reducing its business of connecting passengers between North America and Europe. The carrier's point-to-point services, mainly between Iceland and southern Europe, have been consistently profitable, however yields on its hub-and-spoke operations across the Atlantic has been disappointing, particularly in 2024, due to increased competition. In response, PLAY plans to reduce its destinations in North America and northern Europe by mid 2025, while expanding its leisure markets in southern Europe. PLAY has therefore applied for an air operating licence (AOC) in Malta to support operating part of its fleet outside of Iceland, with the process expected to be completed by spring 2025. The first aircraft under the Maltese AOC will be based in Tenerife, operating to Reykjavik Keflavík and Akureyri, as well other destinations. Following these changes, PLAY expects to operate six to seven aircraft on its Icelandic AOC and three to four on the Maltese. PLAY emphasised its financial position remains secure, with no current plans to raise capital. However, 2024 EBIT is expected to fall below 2023 levels, due to the increase in capacity across the Atlantic in spring and summer 2024 having a greater negative impact than initially anticipated. Further details will be provided during the carrier's 3Q2024 presentation on 24-Oct-2024. [more - original PR]
avianca announced (16-Oct-2024) plans to introduce business class service on 23 additional routes from Dec-2024, for a total of 34. Features of the service include greater recline, additional legroom, charging ports and complimentary meals. The expansion covers routes including San Salvador (El Salvador)-New York, Medellin-Buenos Aires, Medellin-Lima, Bogota-Montreal and Bogota-Panama City. [more - original PR]
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Malaysian Aviation Commission: International traffic nears complete recovery in Aug-2024
Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) reported (19-Sep-2024) the following air passenger traffic for Aug-2024:
- 8.7 million passengers, a "robust" 12.7% increase year-on-year and a "slight" 1.5% month-on-month decrease. The growth was driven primarily by a surge in international travel, fuelled by the expansion of international routes and the introduction of new flights;
- Domestic air traffic reached 4.2 million passengers and accounted for 48.6% of the total. Traffic decreased 1.3% month-on-month but increased 2.2% year-on-year, reaching 84.7% of Aug-2019 traffic;
- International air traffic contributed 51.4% of the total with 4.5 million passengers. Traffic increased 24.7% year-on-year, reaching 96.1% of the Aug-2019 levels and indicating a near complete recovery. 2.3 million passengers were from the international non-ASEAN region and 2.2 million were from ASEAN. The international non-ASEAN region experienced the highest growth compared to other regions, with an increase of 34.6% year-on-year;
- Traffic increased 20.1% at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 11.9% at Penang International Airport, 8.3% at Langkawi International Airport, 4.4% at Johor Bahru Senai International Airport and 9% at Kota Kinabalu International Airport. Kuching Airport experienced "significant" growth of 25%.
MAVCOM noted cumulative air traffic for the first eight months of 2024 reached 64.1 million passengers, in line with the commission's forecast. [more - original PR]
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