Stansted welcomes new routes to Algiers and Rotterdam

London Stansted Airport has welcomed new routes from Air Algérie and Transavia this month.

Algeria’s flag carrier launched a four-times-weekly service to Houari Boumediene Airport on 2 April, using a Boeing 737 aircraft configured with economy and business class seating.

The seasonal route operates on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, complementing the carrier’s existing flights from Heathrow.

Flights depart Algiers at 1020 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 0900 on Saturday and Sunday, arriving into Stansted at 1330 and 1210 respectively.

The return leg leaves Stansted at 1500 on Wednesday and Thursday, and 1340 on Saturday and Sunday, arriving into Algiers at 1755 and 1635 respectively.

Meanwhile KLM’s low-cost subsidiary Transavia launched a four-times-weekly service to Rotterdam The Hague Airport on 4 April, using the carrier’s all-economy Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Flights depart Rotterdam at 1340 on Monday, 1945 on Thursday, 1935 on Friday and 1215 on Sunday, arriving into Stansted at 1335, 1940, 1930 and 1210 respectively.

The return leg leaves the London airport at 1415 on Monday, 2020 on Thursday, 2010 on Friday and 1345 on Sunday, arriving into Rotterdam at 1615, 2220, 2210 and 1545 respectively.

Stansted said the route would increase to five flights per week during the summer peak.

Transavia will compete with British Airways, which operates flights between London City and Rotterdam The Hague Airport.

Source: businesstraveller