Considerata la dipartita di Air Berlin secondo me è molto probabile che la nuova base Level sarà in Germania, Berlino non ha praticamente piu' rotte di lungo raggio mentre a Dusseldorf ne sono rimaste pochissime nonostante sia il capoluogo del piu' ricco land della Germania.
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A proposito di collegamenti strani;
TIA-SAW-BCN il 24 di questo mese e BCN-PUJ il giorno dopo, con LEVEL
TIA-SAW-BCN il 24 di questo mese e BCN-PUJ il giorno dopo, con LEVEL
A CDG e FCO c'è già una base di lungo raggio di Norwegian con cui andare a scontrarsi, al contrario in Germania aeroporti come TXL e DUS dopo la scomparsa di Air Berlin sono terreno vergine con pochissima o nulla concorrenza sul lungo raggio.
Personalmente sceglierei DUS, terzo aeroporto tedesco, poca concorrenza sul lungo raggio e situato nella regione piu' ricca e popolosa della Germania.
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Probabile ed interessante quello che dici tu, ma è anche vero che Norwegian a Roma Fco, anche con il corto raggio, non mi sembra sia stata poi cosi tanto aggressiva. Tante parole e poi basati solo due aereomobili perchè hanno mancanza di piloti (tutta l'estate per Norwegian han fatto voli altre compagnie da Fco). Tutto dipende dagli aerei che Norwegian metterà su Roma, un solo aereo di lungo raggio, bhè la concorrenza non dovrebbe mettere paura.
Ricorda anche che sia a Parigi che a Roma ci sono due basi Vueling (con molti più aerei di quelli basati da norwegian) per poter riempire aerei Level
In Francia suppongono sia Parigi, ci sarà una conferenza stampa settimana prossima.
Si parla però di Orly non Roissy
L'idea sembra quella di usare il COA francese di Openskies (che fa sempre parte della famiglia IAG).
Anche perchè mantenendo quello spagnolo potrebbero volare solo laddove ci sono cieli aperti con la UE.
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises...ong-courrier-d-iag-a-orly-cet-ete-759001.html
Si parla però di Orly non Roissy
L'idea sembra quella di usare il COA francese di Openskies (che fa sempre parte della famiglia IAG).
Anche perchè mantenendo quello spagnolo potrebbero volare solo laddove ci sono cieli aperti con la UE.
http://www.latribune.fr/entreprises...ong-courrier-d-iag-a-orly-cet-ete-759001.html
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Ha senso... A ORY c'è Line maintenance, e finalmente si trova uno scopo per Open Skies!
Un bel 'reminder' di WW al governo britannico. (sempre se ce ne fosse ancora bisogno)
British Airways owner IAG warns air passenger duty could keep its low-cost airline Level out of the UK
British Airways owner IAG has warned it could opt to keep new low-cost airline Level out of the UK over air passenger duty.
IAG launched the low-cost, long-haul carrier last year with flights from Barcelona to the US, and in November announced plans to set up a new base from Paris, flying to the Caribbean and North America from July.
The firm's chief executive Willie Walsh has spoken of expansion plans for the airline, and was initially weighing up Paris and Rome for the choice of its second base, though previously said he would consider the UK for the future.
Today though, Walsh said he had written to MPs, saying air passenger duty - which is levied against each passenger on every flight departing from the UK - undermines Britain's position as a global trading nation post-Brexit, and reduces the chance of him bringing Level to the UK.
He said:
Walsh has told MPs that abolishing APD would make it more likely that Level could operate from Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester, saying it is not financially viable with Level's fares starting at around £88 one-way, when long-haul economy APD is £78.
The IAG boss added: “By hiking APD in the last Budget, it’s clear the Chancellor doesn’t understand that Britain is losing out to countries that don’t have draconian aviation taxes”.
Shares in IAG were flat in early afternoon trading.
Ahead of the November budget, the aviation industry had called for cuts to APD to help keep Britain competitive. Chancellor Philip Hammond said short-haul APD rates for 2019-2020 will be frozen, as they have been since 2012.
The long-haul rate for economy passengers will also be frozen at the 2018-19 rates, but Hammond said that will be paid for by a rise on premium class tickets and private jets.
A spokesperson for the Treasury said:
http://www.cityam.com/280673/british-airways-owner-iag-warns-air-passenger-duty-could
British Airways owner IAG warns air passenger duty could keep its low-cost airline Level out of the UK
British Airways owner IAG has warned it could opt to keep new low-cost airline Level out of the UK over air passenger duty.
IAG launched the low-cost, long-haul carrier last year with flights from Barcelona to the US, and in November announced plans to set up a new base from Paris, flying to the Caribbean and North America from July.
The firm's chief executive Willie Walsh has spoken of expansion plans for the airline, and was initially weighing up Paris and Rome for the choice of its second base, though previously said he would consider the UK for the future.
Today though, Walsh said he had written to MPs, saying air passenger duty - which is levied against each passenger on every flight departing from the UK - undermines Britain's position as a global trading nation post-Brexit, and reduces the chance of him bringing Level to the UK.
He said:
British consumers are losing out because of APD. In Spain and France, Level can offer lower fares than it can in the UK – and that goes for other long-haul low cost airlines too.
MPs need to know that APD undermines our ability to introduce new low-cost flights that would benefit their constituents. If APD was axed, IAG could open new routes and operate Level from regional airports.
MPs need to know that APD undermines our ability to introduce new low-cost flights that would benefit their constituents. If APD was axed, IAG could open new routes and operate Level from regional airports.
Walsh has told MPs that abolishing APD would make it more likely that Level could operate from Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester, saying it is not financially viable with Level's fares starting at around £88 one-way, when long-haul economy APD is £78.
The IAG boss added: “By hiking APD in the last Budget, it’s clear the Chancellor doesn’t understand that Britain is losing out to countries that don’t have draconian aviation taxes”.
Shares in IAG were flat in early afternoon trading.
Ahead of the November budget, the aviation industry had called for cuts to APD to help keep Britain competitive. Chancellor Philip Hammond said short-haul APD rates for 2019-2020 will be frozen, as they have been since 2012.
The long-haul rate for economy passengers will also be frozen at the 2018-19 rates, but Hammond said that will be paid for by a rise on premium class tickets and private jets.
A spokesperson for the Treasury said:
We have frozen Air Passenger Duty for most flights, keeping the cost of travel down for 95 per cent of the population. APD will only increase for premium class long-haul flights.
http://www.cityam.com/280673/british-airways-owner-iag-warns-air-passenger-duty-could
La prossima base Level sara' a DUB?
https://www.independent.ie/business...evel-could-target-dublin-routes-36879722.html
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Qualche rumour su possibili destinazioni di lungo che hanno intenzione di aprire da VIE?
Comunque, fra LEVEL e Laudamotion/FR su VIE si e' aperta una vera e propria battaglia contro OS/LH.
L'articolo di CIty AM fa pensare che i due A330 siano destinati a Vienna, da un'altra parte (sul forum?) mi sembra fdi aver letto che uno va a Barcellona e l'altro a Parigi
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Airbus (il messaggio sopra a quello che hai quotato) conferma che i due 330 andranno a CDG e BCN; al momento non ci sono aerei longhaul pianificati per VIE.
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Non che ne abbia sentiti, e sinceramente credo che - qualora ci fossero - verrebbero annunciati 'just in time'. LEVEL, come dicevo qualche tempo fa, e' una compagnia "virtuale", che usa equipaggiamento e capacita' delle varie OpCo IAG; credo che la station VIE sia gestita da Vueling. Ad ogni modo, quando LEVEL prende una decisione, lo fa in modo estremamente veloce, spesso e volentieri senza preoccuparsi troppo di parlare con le OpCo. Per esempio, VIE e' stata annunciata 20 giorni prima della partenza, o giu' di li'. Un longhaul su VIE sarebbe molto interessante, perche' al momento Vueling (che, ripeto, credo abbia la gestione di LEVEL in Austria) non ha esperienza di longhaul, non ha 330 sul suo AOC o crew abilitati. L'intero modello di LEVEL e' interessante, sto cercando di capirne qualcosina di piu'.
IAG yet to detail overall performance of Level
IAG’s budget arm Level has been recording seat load factors of 94-95% out of Barcelona during June and July, but the parent company has yet to give in-depth detail of the airline’s performance.
Chief executive Willie Walsh, speaking at a half-year briefing, said there was “still a lot of noise” regarding Level traffic statistics – which are “embedded” in Iberia’s – and that IAG wants to “clean it up” before disclosing its figures.
But Walsh says the first year of operations at Barcelona has been “very encouraging”, with sold seat factors of around 97% over the last two months.
IAG has not specified Level’s contribution to capacity growth this year. IAGhas trimmed full-year capacity expectations from 6.8% after the first quarter to 6.5%, and Walsh points out that the previous forecast did not include the Vienna expansion.
Level’s Vienna arm will serve 14 destinations, primarily in Spain and Italy.
The decision to adopt the Level brand to its newly-established short-haul operation in Vienna was an “opportunistic” move, says Walsh.
“We did debate whether Level should only be long-haul,” he says, but IAGconcluded that it would eventually use the brand for short-haul as well – although this has happened “sooner than expected”.
IAG already has a Spanish short-haul budget carrier, Vueling. Walsh says that, while the short-haul arm of Level will also be able to feed the long-haul, there is “nothing to read” into this strategy.
“We think both the Level and Vueling brands can operate efficiently in the market,” he says. FG
IAG’s budget arm Level has been recording seat load factors of 94-95% out of Barcelona during June and July, but the parent company has yet to give in-depth detail of the airline’s performance.
Chief executive Willie Walsh, speaking at a half-year briefing, said there was “still a lot of noise” regarding Level traffic statistics – which are “embedded” in Iberia’s – and that IAG wants to “clean it up” before disclosing its figures.
But Walsh says the first year of operations at Barcelona has been “very encouraging”, with sold seat factors of around 97% over the last two months.
IAG has not specified Level’s contribution to capacity growth this year. IAGhas trimmed full-year capacity expectations from 6.8% after the first quarter to 6.5%, and Walsh points out that the previous forecast did not include the Vienna expansion.
Level’s Vienna arm will serve 14 destinations, primarily in Spain and Italy.
The decision to adopt the Level brand to its newly-established short-haul operation in Vienna was an “opportunistic” move, says Walsh.
“We did debate whether Level should only be long-haul,” he says, but IAGconcluded that it would eventually use the brand for short-haul as well – although this has happened “sooner than expected”.
IAG already has a Spanish short-haul budget carrier, Vueling. Walsh says that, while the short-haul arm of Level will also be able to feed the long-haul, there is “nothing to read” into this strategy.
“We think both the Level and Vueling brands can operate efficiently in the market,” he says. FG