United4ever From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 291 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2493 times:
Searpqx From Netherlands, joined Jun 2000, 4343 posts, RR: 12 Reply 4, posted (8 years 10 months 2 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 2427 times:
What exactly are you trying to get at? The list that would answer your question is huge. Global air travel has exploded in the last 20 years. I would guestimate that a decent percentage of all routes now flown, especially in the short haul sector, weren't flown 20 years ago. In addition, today you've got aircraft that have a range far exceeding anything that existed 20 years ago, so toss the routes they operate onto the pile as well.
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Lehpron From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 7028 posts, RR: 22 Reply 9, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1971 times:
I guess I was trying to get an idea of how many routes are left. Perhaps there aren't any or perhaps they just aren't used, I donno. I figure if there was a way to plot the number over time, we can deduce a point where the number should stop and we can say "all routes have been covered".
Like the next 20 years, nothing new, eh?
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L410Turbolet From Czech Republic, joined May 2004, 5394 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1961 times:
Lephron,
I think it's very broad question. From European perspective, many LCC flights between relatively small places like Poitiers and Leipzig were not known 20 years ago, same as 200 flights/week between Czech Republic and the UK, or 150 between Czech Rep. and Germany operated both by LCCs and regular airlines was something impossible in 1984. And there are many similar cases all over the old/new EU countries.
As far as routes not being used, or potential for new routes, I think there are a lot of possibilities between Africa and North/South America, Africa and Asia and probably many others.
Lehpron From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 7028 posts, RR: 22 Reply 11, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1954 times:
Holy crap, you mentioned Africa and Asia. Some of those continents still have third world countries in them, and within a few decades they will be second or even first world. There is going to be a hell of a lot of travel in between them!
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TripleDelta From Croatia, joined Jul 2004, 1052 posts, RR: 7 Reply 12, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1945 times:
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A little note about United4Ever's post: it really is true. I was planning a trip a few weeks ago and was looking at LCCs that land near me, so I'd have a minimum of road travel. And I came upon Ryanair, that flew from Italy to the UK I think, from an abandoned military airfield in northern Italy (cant remember the name, it was somewhere near Aviano) that was only active when a Ryanair departure / arrival was scheduled, but otherwise disused. I can bet that there are many more such examples. With the rise of the LCC concept, we've been seeing some pretty "unorthodox" routes, to put it.
Frugalqxnwa From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 565 posts, RR: 1 Reply 13, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 11 hours ago) and read 1873 times:
SIA-EWR, EWR-HKG, and other routes just now being opened up by the A340-500 and 777-200ER/LR/300ER. These routes were impossible ten years ago.
Aviationman From Canada, joined Dec 1999, 634 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (8 years 10 months 1 week 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 1847 times:
YUL-MUC by Lufthansa
YUL-CAI by Egyptair
YUL-II (Nordela) (PDL / LPPD), Portugal">PDL by Sata
YUL-LGW by Thomas Cook
YUL-CDG by ZOOM
YUL-LGW by ZOOM (starting December 31st)
YUL-VIE by Austrian
Routes that existed but now taken over by other carriers:
YUL-MEX (former CP/AM route from YMX) now by Mexicana from YUL
YUL/YMX-MAD (former IB/AC route from YMX/YUL) now by Air Plus Comet from YMX
YMX-BRU (former SN route from YMX) now by Air Transat from YMX
YMX-LIS (former TP/AC/CP from YMX) now by Air transat from YMX
YMX-FCO (former AZ from YMX) now taken over by Air Transat from YMX
YMX-MOW (former SU from YMX/YUL) will be taken over by TransAero from YUL
YUL-YVP-YFB (former ND/CP from YUL) taken over by First Air from YUL
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