On the runway . . .

THE airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 9.6 million passengers in March, 14% more than the same period last year, although the popular Easter travel time started at the beginning of April. In the first quarter, 25.2 million passengers, , travelled with the Lufthansa Group, amounting to 13% more than the previous year.

COBALT is the new national airline of Cyprus and is establishing a route structure across the UK, Ireland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Spain, Israel and Greece. With a network of flying rights within all of the EU and additionally with special rights to the East and South of Europe and it will also use Cyprus as hub to connect Asia, Middle East, Africa and Europe.

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Up in the air . . .

KLM and Aer Lingus are to launch direct daily flights between Dublin and Amsterdam.

CANADIAN airline Air Transat will increase the number of flights from the UK to Toronto next winter by offering a daily service from November to April. London Gatwick to Vancouver also gets a second weekly flight commencing in December.

LOW-COST Cyprus airline Cobalt – funded by local and Chinese investors – is preparing for its first take-off in July. The company’s CEO, Andrew Pyne, says he want to turn Larnaca Airport into a regional hub serving Europe and Middle East. The airline will start with five planes – for flights to Britain, Greece, and Ireland – with plans to have ten by the end of 2017.

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