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The participation of the Bilbao Airport Route Development Committee in the great international connectivity event, Routes Reconnected, has been “highly gratifying” because the forecasts are very positive. “The summer is going to be powerful in terms of the recovery of mobility and leisure and holiday travel”, they point out. The general perception of the airlines […]Leer más

Key event for the development of Bilbao Biscay’s connectivity. New edition of Routes Reconnected in virtual format. Starting next Monday 26th April, the Routes Committee of Bilbao Airport will participate in this important meeting with an intense work agenda. It will meet with representatives of different airlines. Among others, Air Nostrum, Vueling, Volotea, Aer Lingus, […]Leer más

Bilbao airport is resuming several connections this month. Air Nostrum, Iberia’s franchise airline for regional flights, has increased its offer by 40% compared to March, including the routes linking the Biscayan capital with Valencia and Santiago de Compostela. Although the demand for flights continues to be very weak as a result of the limitations established […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport will have a new director as of 1st May. Iván Grande Merino, a native of Madrid, has been appointed as the new director of the Biscayan airport, replacing Cristina Echeverría. Iván Grande holds a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and an Industrial Engineering degree from the UNED. He […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport is already operating as an “Advanced Tower”, a Eurocontrol flight management mechanism, which will be in the test phase for at least the next six months. Thus, once this period is over, it will be integrated into the European air traffic management network, which will result in a better use of airspace and […]Leer más

The pandemic that has been shaking the world for more than a year has deeply affected the national and international tourism sector, modifying everything from the organisation of airlines to the profile and interests of visitors, as well as adaptations in the management of accommodation, transport services and travel agencies. There are three tourism trends […]Leer más

In spite of the health emergency that has strongly marked the air sector in 2020, the Bilbao Airport Route Development Committee has continued to work from different perspectives in order to contribute to the recovery and promotion of connectivity in the Bilbao-Bizkaia destination. Providing detailed information on the territory, as well as the characteristics and […]Leer más

The restrictions on the mobility of people at both national and international level as a result of COVID-19 have had a logical impact on passenger traffic on the Aena network. Thus, 2,913,072 passengers were registered in November, 84.1% less than in the same period in 2019. Of this total, 2,885,813 corresponded to commercial passengers. With […]Leer más

Vueling, Volotea and Swiss Air have programmed new national and international routes from Bilbao airport for the Christmas period. This campaign includes the recovery of the connection with London-Gatwick and the re-establishment of links with Amsterdam and Granada, as well as a new direct link with Zurich. “It is interesting to recover connections with important […]Leer más

The Bilbao airport route development committee is participating in the online edition of Routes, which is being held from today until 4 December. During these days they will hold virtual b2b – personal – meetings with around 20 airlines. The aim of the committee is to ensure that in this situation of health alert and […]Leer más