AIRLINE NEWS
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Futura seeks administration, suspends flights
Spanish charter airline Futura International Airways suspended flights for a day on Monday as it filed for administration, Spain's transport and infrastructure ministry said.
reuters.com
reuters.com
Thursday, August 21, 2008
More than 150 die as tourist plane crashes in Spain
A total of 153 people have been confirmed dead and 19 injured after a jet owned by the troubled Spanair airline overshot a runway at Madrid's international airport and exploded into flames.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Friday, February 01, 2008
Airlines Vueling, Clickair in merger talks
Spanish low-cost airlines Vueling and Clickair are in preliminary merger talks to create Spain's third biggest carrier, newspaper Expansion reported on Tuesday, quoting sources close to negotiations.
reuters.com
reuters.com
Labels: clickair, spain, vueling
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Low cost airlines capture 40.2 pct Spanish market share in August
Low-cost airlines transported a total of 2.7 mln passengers to Spain in August, up 42.9 pct from a year earlier, and representing 40.2 pct of the total passenger arrivals by air, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism said.
forbes.com
forbes.com
Labels: low cost airline, spain
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Europe's largest low cost airlines step up competition in Spain
Europe's two biggest low-cost airlines, Ryanair and easyJet, have stepped up their competition in Spain, forcing down fares and causing turbulence for the nation's domestic carriers like Iberia.
afp.google.com
afp.google.com
Labels: europe, low cost airline, spain
