Skybus, R.I.P., Plus Tel Aviv on Clickair

How did I miss this? The Skybus business model struck me as likely to fail but I found the inclusion of all sorts of underserved airports on their route map exciting. There's a great analysis of the situation at Airline Bulletin.

Meanwhile, I noticed earlier this week that Clickair is selling Barcelona-Tel Aviv fares. I thought that Ryanair would be the first European low-cost carrier to fly to Tel Aviv, but it turns out that Clickair has beaten them to the punch. The fares themselves aren't dirt cheap—in a quick search, the best roundtrip fare I found runs €239. Still, this is an interesting development, particularly in a week in which Clickair, the airline in question, is pursuing a merger with Vueling.