Novità MXP Summer 2011

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bene.

Sarebbe bene che andassero con un ATR42 almeno. Quello lì è un "catorcione" nel senso di aereo piccolo e scomodo. Non mi dà sicurezza...tutto basso...per me su MRS gli ATR reggerebbero...ci sono sempre stati, anche al tempo di Air Littoral...
anche Montpellier per me potrebbe avere un giornaliero.

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Di seguito riporto un'analisi del traffico Ek sulla Germania. A testimonianza di come un eventuale 3xd a Mxp non farebbe che bene: diversamente andrebbe perso altrove. Anzi, attira traffico e, qualora arrivasse ad un livello accettabile per un volo diretto sarebbe lì sul piatto d'argento per chi volesse coglierlo.

Rank Country Estimated Passengers % Share of Traffic

1 United Arab Emirates 583,852 42.7 %

2 Thailand 127,224 9.3 %

3 India 116,712 8.5 %

4 Australia 70,398 5.1 %

5 China 68,502 5.0 %

6 Indonesia 44,074 3.2 %

7 South Africa 37,126 2.7 %

8 Sri Lanka 36,604 2.7 %

9 Maldives 30,40 2.2 %

10 Malaysia 29,917 2.2 %

TOTAL
1,367,899
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Hainan Airlines yesterday (May 31) launched flights between Beijing and Zurich, the first service on the route for the past eight years. The carrier's inaugural flight was welcomed with a large water fountain from the Zurich Airport Fire Service, while departing passengers and special guests at the launch event were entertained with a traditional Chinese lion dance. Hainan Airlines is offering three flights per week on the route using an Airbus A330-200 configured with 34 lie-flat Business Class and 179 Economy seats.

The Swiss city is Hainan Airlines' sixth destination in Europe, adding to its existing flights from Beijing to Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Moscow and St Petersburg and from Shanghai to Brussels. The flight departs Beijing at 01:50, arriving in Zurich at 07:05 every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. They depart the Swiss city at 12:30 the same day, arriving back in the Chinese capital at 17:20. These timings will enable passengers to make onward connections beyond both Beijing and Zurich, with Hainan offering over 500 flights per week across more than 100 destinations.

Swiss International Air Lines already offers a daily connection to China from Zurich, but serving Shanghai, rather than Beijing. Approximately 214,000 O&D passengers travelled between Switzerland and China in 2010, with around 57,000 using the direct Swiss International link.

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Thai start-up carrier Sunny Airways is formalising the delivery of its first aircraft as it prepares to launch flights serving the charter market between Thailand and Europe. The airline has acquired a single Boeing 767-200ER, which was most recently operated by transatlantic low-cost carrier MAXjet Airways prior to its demise in December 2007. After a period of storage in Miami International Airport, the aircraft has been ferried to Bangkok and has now taken up its local registration and Sunny Airways titles ahead of its entry into service.

Sunny Airways plans to initially operate between Bangkok and Frankfurt and expects to expand to include other destinations across Europe. Its ultimate aim is to bring European tourists to destinations across Asia and is working with tour operators to provide capacity. Should its initial charter services prove successful, it then suggests that scheduled operations could follow. It plans to add a second 767-200ER later this year and two larger 767-300ERs next year.

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ovviamente non riguardano noi... ma speriamo che prima o poi ci pensino. Mxp è sotto studio sia per Hainan che per Sunny. Sunny per l'inverno. Hainan dall'anno prossimo...ma trova l'ostacolo di Air China...