2024-04-06 04:10:01
Easyjet, Vueling, Delta, Transavia, Emirates are enriching their offer from Nice to discover other countries. Companies loyal to the Côte d’Azur: Vueling is celebrating its 20 years of presence and Emirates is celebrating its 30 years of collaboration with Nice.
Where to go on vacation in spring or summer? In which country, in which city?
The range of destinations is still growing departing from Nice in Northern and Southern Europe, in the Maghreb and even as far as Armenia. Here are the new features:
- The Armenian capital Yerevan will be served from May 2 by Flyone
- Prague, the Czech capital with Eurowings
- Nüremberg in Germany with Eurowings from May 17
- Alicante in Spain with Easyjet
- Tenerife South in Spain with Easyjet
- Kefalonia to Greece with Easyjet from June 30
- Valletta to Malta with Easyjet from June 27
- Faro to Portugal with Transavia from July 18
- London Stansted with British Airways (from May 18) and Jet2.com (from May 3)
- Aalborg to Denmark with Norwegian from June 3
- Gothenburg to Sweden with Norwegian from May 3
- Agadir in Morocco from September 3 with Easyjet
- Rabat in Morocco from March 31
- Philadelphia in the USA from May 6 with American Airlines
- Abu Dhabi to United Arab Emirates from June 15 by Etihad Airways
- Beirut to Lebanon by Transavia from July 17.
Companies loyal to Nice Côte d’Azur airport
Vueling, Delta Airlines and Emirates remain loyal toNice Côte d’Azur airport and continue to develop their offering.
Vueling, a company based in Barcelona, has reached the milestone of 2 million passengers at Nice Côte d’Azur airport. It has been present in Nice since 2007 and connects Barcelona with three to four daily flights. This year it is celebrating its 20th anniversary and two decades of presence in France.
This year, Delta Airlines is relaunching its daily non-stop flight from Nice to New York from March 30 for the entire summer. This is the 32nd year of collaboration with the Riviera airport.
This connection connects to the American network via the company’s hub at JFK airport and also attracts many New York tourists to the Côte d’Azur.
With Emirates, head to Asia. This Thursday, April 4, the Emirati company is celebrating two events: the return of the A380 to the Nice tarmac and 30 years of collaboration with the Riviera airport. A successful landing.
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April 5, 2024: the Emirates A380 which connects Nice to Dubai landed at Nice Côte d’Azur airport. The first rotation took place 30 years ago, on July 15, 1994. • ©Aline Mallais – FTV
For the occasion, the director of Emirates, Cédric Renard, was present alongside the president of the management board of Côte d’Azur airports, Franck Goldnadel. In 1994, it was still the Mitterrand presidency, emphasizes Franck Goldnadel, smartphones did not exist and few travelers knew how to place Dubai on a map! The first flight took place on July 15, 1994. An era that has also passed away.
In 30 years, Emirates has transported 2.8 million passengers between Nice and Dubai, which has become the 4th most visited city in the world.
The Emirates company is celebrating its 30th anniversary at Nice airport, with planes connecting Dubai and its hub in 5 hours 25 minutes. On the left, Franck Goldnadel, chairman of the management board and on the right Cédric Renard, director of Emirates. • © Aline Métal – FTV
He underlines : “With Emirates, for 30 years, we have been connected to the whole world, thanks to its hub in Dubai, an incredible hub which opens the doors to Asia and the Indian Ocean for us.”
The company managed to get through the Covid crisis, thanks in particular to its cargo activity. An essential activity maintained to transport vaccines, “1 in 6 vaccines have been delivered worldwide by Emirates.”
Since then, the company has recovered from these global turbulences. Emirates offers 144 destinations which opens the route to India, Vietnam, Thailand, the Gulf countries, Mauritius…
Buoyant winds thanks to a “premium” clientele on the French Riviera. Individuals in economy class also appreciate it. As proof, the planes have a occupancy rate of 81%.
This progression is boosted by local companies which also send their products in the cargo part of the plane: essential oils, perfumes, spare parts, vaccines. The freight activity totals 8,500 tonnes of goods transported in 2023. A profitable dynamism: it is the 1st cargo carrier in Nice.
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The Emirates company transports passengers but also goods for the freight part of its airline activity with the company Emirates SkyCargo. • © Aline Métal – FTV
Currently, every day, a plane takes off from Nice and takes an average of 5 hours 25 minutes to connect to Dubai airport. These rotations have become daily since 2010.
This spring is marked by the return of the A380 to the Nice tarmac. The plane had been grounded for a facelift with the rearrangement of the cabins. Cost of this facelift: 2 billion dollars.
This year, the immense aircraft will not be idle! It will certainly transport tennis champions and spectators to the Rolex Masters in Monte-Carlo, film stars to the Cannes Film Festival, the most beautiful calves of the Tour de France and athletes from around the world to the Olympic Games.
Emirates director says “optimistic” for the future of the company: IATA, the international air transport association, predicts a doubling of flights by 2040. Which raises the question of air pollution generated by this more intense air traffic.
The director assures that Emirates takes into account the environmental impact. A fund of 200 million euros finances research and development in this area. Cédric Renard claims that the A380 is less harmful to the environment because its size allows more passengers to travel.
A successful company that continues to invest: 300 planes are ordered and the recruitment of flight crew continues, including French employees.
But how can we explain this success in the aviation sector, a very competitive sector?
Cédric Renard replies that it is a team effort, “a collective success”, a service offering that appeals to a demanding clientele. The destination is no longer the only objective, having a good time in flight, managing to fall asleep, eating a good meal and not encroaching on the neighbor’s shoulder and landing gently… to keep only the pleasure of travel in the air. A way to start the vacation off right.
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