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24 / 04 / 2008 - News
British Airways increases its cargo capacity in Barcelona up to 90%
On the first of April, British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) started eight new weekly cargo flights between Barcelona and the United Kingdom. This clear bet by the company for boosting their air services in the Catalan airport has increased the weekly cargo capacity of B AWC around 90% in El Prat airport... Read more
21 / 04 / 2008 - News
Barcelona nearer the centre of London city 7 days per week
The British Airways subsidiary company CityFlyer has confirmed that it will open a route between Barcelona and London City Airport on the 6th of May. The new air link will offer a daily flight that will connect both cities. This connection will be made using Avro RJ100 planes, medium airplanes with a capacity of 100 passengers. The flight will offer both business and economy class seats... Read more
21 / 04 / 2008 - News
Three new cargo flights between Barcelona and China
Jade Cargo, the Asian cargo company invested by Lufthansa Cargo, has announced that will increase her flights between Barcelona and Shenzhen from two to five weekly flights. This increase will be done in two phases: first, one frequency will be added (Monday, Thursday, and Saturday) and then two more will be added, reaching a total of five frequencies from June onwards... Read more
14 / 04 / 2008 - News
American Airlines presents a new route between Barcelona and New York. The new flight will operate from the 25th April onwards
From the 25th of April onwards, Barcelona’s airport will offer a daily new flight to New York (JFK). American Airlines is the airline that will operate the new service. The route will be operated by a Boing 767-300 airplane, with a total capacity of 221 seats. 30 of those seats will be Business class seats, and will offer the latest developments in comfort, privacy and flexibility for the user... Read more
10 / 04 / 2008 - News
Continental increases her flights to Barcelona
Continental Airlines has announced that during the summer season of 2008 will increase the number of frequencies of her flights to New York (Newark)n from the eight it currently has to 14 (twice daily)... Read more
10 / 04 / 2008 - News
Air Transat restarts its flights between Barcelona and Canada. They will operate during the whole summer
The Canadian company Air Transat has started flying again its routes between Barcelona and Canada (Montreal and Toronto). The routes started operating again on April the 7th. From April 7th to the 4th of May there will be one flight per week. Later on, the frequencies will be increased to twice per week, one of them with continuity to Toronto. A third flight from the 19th of June onwards, will connect Barcelona and Toronto with a direct flight. The flight will be flown by an Airbus A310. it will have a capacity of 269 seats per flight, 20 in business class and 249 in economy class... Read more
20 / 12 / 2007 - News
Aeroméxico launches a new route between Barcelona and México DF
On the 16th of December, Aeroméxico will launch a new regular flight between Barcelona and México DF. The flight will operate with two weekly frequencies (Mondays and Saturdays) with a Boeing 767-200. This plane will have a capacity for 177 passengers (20 in business class and 157 in economy class). Hence, the annual seat availability of the route is as high as 18,400 seats... Read more
21 / 11 / 2007 - News
Singapore Airlines flies daily between Barcelona and Singapore
Singapore Airlines, has announced that it will fly daily between Barcelona and Singapore. This confirms the good health if the route that Singapore Airlines launched in July 2006 with 3 weekly flights. The new frequency of a daily flight means doubling the capacity, both in passengers and cargo, for this route between Barcelona and Asia... Read more
13 / 11 / 2007 - News
Emirates opens a new cargo route between Barcelona and Mexico
On the 15th of November Emirates Sky Cargo will open a new route Dubai – Barcelona – Mexico DF. The cargo flight will be operated by a Boeing 747F and will start its operations with a single weekly frequency.
01 / 11 / 2007 - Seminar
Barcelona promotes itself in Hong Kong as the European entrance for air cargo
Success in the BARDC participation in the Hong Kong seminar... Read more
01 / 11 / 2007 - News
Delta Airlines keeps its direct flight to Atlanta (USA) all year round
The Delta Airlines flights to Atlanta will be maintained all year round. Until now, they were operated only during the summer season. The flights will be maintained with 4 weekly frequencies (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). The route will be operated by a 767 with 209 seats, with a total weekly offer of 836 seats in each direction... Read more
01 / 11 / 2007 - News
Air cargo increases its services: a third Cargolux flight to Hong Kong from 29th October onwards
The Luxembourgian airline Cargolux will increase its presence in the Airport of Barcelona with an increase of weekly frequencies from two to three... Read more
01 / 11 / 2007 - News
Turkish Airlines (THY) will operate a daily flight to Istanbul from Barcelona from this autumn onwards
Turkish Airlines will start operating a daily flight from Barcelona to Istanbul with the start of the winter season... Read more
01 / 11 / 2007 - News
The SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) company, of the Star Alliance reinforces its Barcelona – Sweden connections
Barcelona – Gothenburg and Barcelona – Stockholm will join the SAS route network from this fall onwards... Read more
07 / 09 / 2007 - News
Tangier - Barcelona, just around the corner
A new destination, Tangier, has been incorporated into Barcelona's international air routes. Two companies operate this route. The first to open it was RAM (Royal Air Maroc) and Clickair followed soon after. Related to these events the ARDC is preparing promotional actions to be performed in Tangier.
07 / 09 / 2007 - News
Mexico, a new destination
Soon, the details of a new air link between Barcelona and Mexico will be announced. The ARDC is organizing several supporting actions related to new route.
07 / 09 / 2007 - News
The ARDC participates in the Aviation Night
Soon (3rd of October) the "Nit de l'Aviació" (Aviation Night) will occur in Barcelona. This is one of the most important events in the calendar of the aeronautical sector of Catalonia, and summons a large and influential number of personalities of the sector. The ARDC plans to have an active participation in the event.
07 / 09 / 2007 - News
Asia, nearer to Barcelona
The ARDC, in a joint venture with the Generalitat, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and CLASA, organizes a cargo seminar (9-12 October) in Hong Kong. This event is prepared together with Cargolux. Cargolux operates a bi-weekly route between Barcelona and Hong Kong. Additionally, the business bridge delegates will travel to Shenzen to meet with representatives of Jade Cargo, another airline that operates a direct route to Barcelona. Finally, there is an additional extension covering a stay in Japan to meet with some Japanese airlines. The target of the later meetings is to analyze the possibilities of a Catalonia - Japan direct flight.
07 / 09 / 2007 - News
ARDC will be present at the Routes 2007 forum
The "Routes" international forum is the major meeting point for airlines and airports. This year Routes takes place in Stockholm (23-26 September). The ARDC and Aena representatives will be present at the event, and working together to present Barcelona to the airlines that do not fly there yet. The prevision is to meet more than 20 airlines.
