Harsh Realities Bite in Global Aviation

Virgin Atlantic finally conceded defeat on Tel Aviv and permanently drop the route. It was always going to be hard to make a success of the service, but the ongoing disruption and uncertainty make it difficult to plan, so no real surprise there.

Air Asia X is dropping KUL-NBO after a three-month trial. The question is, why did they ever start?! The local market isn’t that large, and three a week was a recipe for failure..

Another airline collapses with Joy Airlines in China finally seeing no more Joy; if ever a market needed consolidation, it’s China’s, so when will it happen?

And Wizz Air announced the cancellation of their Milan – Abu Dhabi service before it’s even started. What has happened to their grand plans for Abu Dhabi? Have they realised how hard the competition is in that market? We watch with interest.