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EasyJet to add 19 new routes

EasyJet (UK) (easyJet.com) (London-Luton) is adding 19 new routes, due to start flying this autumn, across the EasyJet network including nine new UK services. These new routes will provide over 390,000 additional seats across the EasyJet network, with over 144,000 of these being to and from the UK.

With the overwhelming popularity of easyJetโ€™s current flights to Reykjavik, Iceland, the airline has launched two further routes to the capital. Over 30,000 passengers are expected to use Irelandโ€™s only direct scheduled flights from Belfast International airport alone which join easyJetโ€™s current UK connections from Bristol, London Luton, Edinburgh and Manchester airports. Reykjavik also becomes destination number 107 from London Gatwick โ€“ easyJetโ€™s largest base.

The brand new connection will launch from Belfast International on December 12, 2014 and will operate twice per week, throughout the year to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik (via Keflavik).

The route will be operated using a 156 seater Airbus A319 and easyJet expects to carry around 30,000 passengers to Reykjavik during the first 12 months.

There are three brand new EasyJet destinations from London Luton to Naples in Italy, Basel – Switzerlandโ€™s third largest city – and Munich, the capital of Germanyโ€™s Bavaria region.

EasyJet will also offer the only direct connections from Aberdeen to Geneva, as well as flights from Glasgow to Marrakech and Edinburgh to Funchal.

Edinburgh to Funchal, Portugal is a year round service which will fly twice per week from 3 February 3, 2015.

Aberdeen to Geneva, Switzerland is a winter service operating weekly from December 13.

Glasgow to Marrakech, Morocco is a year round service operating twice per week from October 29.

In total EasyJet is now offering 33 destinations with over 2.3 million seats to and from Inverness, Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh Airports this winter โ€“ this is more than any other airline operating in Scotland.

EasyJet has already introduced four new routes to Scotland in 2014 including double daily connections between Inverness and London Gatwick and new links to Croatia and Greece from Glasgow.

Copyright Photo: Karl Cornil/AirlinersGallery.com. Airbus A319-111 G-EZBG (msn 2946) in the special Hamburg livery arrives in Rome (Fiumicino).

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ANA to retire its last Boeing 747 on March 31 with JA8961

ANA (All Nippon Airways) (Tokyo) is planning to operate its last revenue flight (NH 126) with the Boeing 747-400 on March 31 between Naha, Okinawa and Tokyo (Haneda) according to ZipanguFlyer. The last revenue flight is scheduled to be operated with 747-481 (D) JA8961 (msn 25644). The last ANA Boeing 747-400s are the high-density domestic version of the Boeing 747-400 that seat 565 passengers and were developed specifically for the Japanese market.

Read the full report with all of the details from ZipanguFlyer: CLICK HERE

ANA introduced the Boeing 747 (the special short range 747SR-81) with JA8134 (msn 21605) with the hand over from Boeing on December 20, 1978. The first Boeing 747-281B (JA8175, msn 23502) came later on July 2, 1986. Trans-Pacific service was then launched to Los Angeles with the new type on July 16, 1986. Finally the first Boeing 747-481 (JA8094, msn 24801) joined the ANA fleet on August 28, 1990.

The Boeing 747 has faithfully served ANA for over 35 years. It will seem strange not to see a Boeing 747 with the company.

Copyright Photo: Marco Finelli/AirlinersGallery.com. Looking back in the past, Boeing 747-281B JA8181 (msn 23698) is seen at Rome (Fiumicino).

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Alitalia is asking for more money

Alitalia (2nd) (Rome) is again apparently facing a capital crunch. The Italian carrier has asked Italianย banksย to extend an existing loan agreement by 50 million euros ($68 million), according to Reuters quoting the daily Il Messaggero.

Etihad Airways meanwhile continues to negotiate with Alitalia about a possible equity investment.

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Copyright Photo: Marco Finelli/AirlinersGallery.com. Alitalia’s Airbus A321-112 EI-IXI (msn 494) in the 1960 retrojet livery arrives at Rome’s Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci International Airport hub.

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Alitalia’s Airbus A320-200 EI-EIB makes an emergency landing in Rome

Alitalia (2nd) A320-200 EI-EIB (06)(Ldg) GLA (FS)(LRW)

Alitalia’s (2nd) (Rome) Airbus A320-216 EI-EIB (msn 4249) while being operated on operating flight AZ 63 from Madrid to Rome (Fiumicino), the crew was forced to make an emergency landing at FCO late last night (September 29) after the right main gear failed to deploy. The 151 passengers and crew members safely evacuated the aircraft using the emergency chutes with no injuries.

Alitalia issued this statement (translated from Italian):

Rome, September 29, 2013:
This evening at 21:04, flight AZ 063, coming from Madrid, made an emergency landing in Fiumicino Airport due to failure in the right main landing gear.
No injuries also thanks to the skill of the commander of the flight, with over 15,000 flight hours in the Alitalia Group and previously as a military pilot.
The plane is an Airbus A320, constructed in June 2010.
Read the full story from The Telegraph: CLICK HERE
Copyright Photo: Fred Seggie. EI-EIB arrives at Glasgow prior to the accident.
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Neos adds “Science for Peace” stickers to its Boeing 767-306 EI-DOF

Copyright Photo: Federico Villadei. EI-DOF is pictured at Rome (Fiumicino) with the new stickers.

Neos (Milan-Malpensa) has added “Science for Peace” stickers to its Boeing 767-306 ER EI-DOF (msn 27610). Science for Peace is a Toronto-based organization of scientistsย working together to promote world peace. The organization was co-founded by mathematical psychologist Anatol Rapoport and physicist Eric Fawcett, both former professors at the University of Toronto.

Trawel Fly starts operations in Italy

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Astraeus' Boeing 737-76N G-STRH (msn 32737) arrives at Rome (Fiumicino) from Manchester with Manchester United fans for the match with Barcelona.  Copyright Photo: Aldo Bidini.

Astraeus' Boeing 737-76N G-STRH (msn 32737) arrives at Rome (Fiumicino) from Manchester with Manchester United fans for the match with Barcelona. Copyright Photo: Aldo Bidini.

Trawel Fly (Bergamo-Orio al Serio) is a new airline operating from the Milan area (Bergamo and Malpensa) and Verona to holiday destinations such as Olbia, Cagliari, Naples, Catania, Crotone, Crete and Rhodes. ย Operations commenced on May 30 with a charter flight from Bergamo to Olbia with a leased Astraeus Boeing 737-76N G-STRH (msn 32737) painted in full red, green and white colors of Trawel Fly. ย Scheduled operations began on June 6 with a Bergamo-Crotone roundtrip. The company also employs SmartLynx Airlines to operate the Milan (Malpensa)-Crotone route and Seagle Air to operate the Verona-Crotone route.