Located in the south of the very mountainous French island of Corsica, Figari welcomed its 900,000th passenger on 22 December 2022, the first time it has ever had that many. Even before the year ended, traffic had grown by 16% versus its previous best year (2021), aided by French holiday demand and the launch of […]
January 3, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
The latest traffic statistics from the busiest French airports for August 2022 show that four of the top 15 airports have seen traffic recover to beyond pre-pandemic levels. Overall, across all the top 15 airports, passenger numbers were down 13% versus August 2019. However, among Europe’s busiest country markets by seat capacity in August, France […]
October 12, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
When the COVID pandemic struck, governments were quick to impose severe restrictions on international travel in an attempt to minimise the spread of the virus. This meant that during the summer of 2020, holidaymakers were encouraged to plan domestic holidays rather than travelling abroad. For people in mainland France this meant that the Mediterranean island […]
September 20, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Transavia on Saturday 9 April began a new weekly service between Nantes and Figari, on the French island of Corsica. Frequency will increase to 2-weekly between May and September. The 1,060-kilometre route is already served by Volotea (daily, increasing to 10-weekly in July and August) and easyJet (2-weekly, increasing to 4-weekly in July and August). […]
April 19, 2022 | Latest Route News +