Second tier LCCs playing major role in reshaping European aviation (Part 1)

European LCCs, led by Ryanair, easyJet and Air Berlin, commanded 32% of intra-Europe capacity (seats) in 2009, representing spectacular growth from just 4.6% less than 10 years ago in 2001 and a 20.2% share in 2005. But the 'big three' are just part of the story. This special two-part CAPA report looks beyond the headline-grabbing 'big three' European LCCs to provide updates on more than 20 of Europe’s secondary LCCs. Part I reviews Air Southwest, Anadolujet, Atlasjet Airlines, Belle Air, Blue Express, Blue Air, bmibaby, CLICK4SKY, Flybe, Germanwings, Iceland Express and Jet2.com, while Part II (coming soon) will review the progress at Monarch, NIKI, Pegasus Airlines, SkyExpress, Smart Wings, Sun Express, Sverigeflyg, Thomson Airways, Transavia.com, TUIFly, Wind Jet and Wizz Air. [5331 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• PART I: Europe’s other LCCs
• AIR SOUTHWEST (UK)
• ANADOLUJET (Turkey)
• ATLASJET AIRLINES (Turkey)
• BELLE AIR (Albania)
• BLU EXPRESS (Italy)
• BLUE AIR (Romania)
• BMIBABY (UK)  
• CLICK4SKY (Czech Republic)
• FLYBE (UK)
• ICELAND EXPRESS (Iceland)
• JET2.COM (UK)
• Part 2 of Europe's second tier LCCs

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• LCC capacity (seats) share within geographical regions: 2001 vs 2005 vs 2009
• Air Southwest destinations: Jun-2010
• AtlasJet fleet composition: Jun-2010
• Belle Air destination map: Jun-2010
• Blu Express year-round destination map: Jun-2010
• Blu Express summer destination map: Jun-2010
• Blue Air destination map: Jun-2010
• Bmibaby destination map: Jun-2010
• Bmibaby new destinations: Dec-2009 to May-2010
• Flybe destination map: Jun-2010
• Germanwings position within Lufthansa Group
• Germanwings financial highlights for the 12 months ended 31-Dec-2009
• Germanwings Summer 2010 Network
• Germanwings destination map: Jun-2010
• Iceland Express Summer 2010 network
• Iceland Express Winter 2010/2011 Schedule
• Dart Group Structure
• Dart Group revenue and net profitability (GBP mill): FY2007/2008 vs FY2008/2009 and FY2009/2010
• Dart Group Financial results: 12 months ended Mar-2010
• Jet2.com five key income streams