Aéroport Toulouse-Blagnac welcomed 7.63 million passengers in 2025 according to ACI EUROPE, down 3% compared with 2024 and down 21% compared with 2019 when the airport handled 9.62 million passengers. A decade ago Air France and easyJet accounted for around two-thirds of all annual passengers. According to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules their […]
July 2, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis, Top Story
SAS – Scandinavian Airlines is the national carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A founding member of the Star Alliance in 1997 the carrier jumped ship to SkyTeam on 1 September 2024. AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data shows that pre-COVID Norway was the airline’s biggest market by seats, but in terms of […]
June 30, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
Despite all sorts of network developments in the last decade, analysis by AIR SERVICE ONE of Cirium schedule data shows that easyJet’s top five country markets have almost the same market share of the airline’s total capacity, as they did in 2017. Surprising? The UK (34%) leads the way followed by France (13%), Italy (12%), […]
June 24, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
This summer KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched flights from Amsterdam to three new destinations according to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data. They are Asturias and Santiago de Compostela in Spain, and the island of Jersey. In addition, Miami and San Jose in Costa Rica are now year-round destinations. The only route […]
June 18, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
Seat capacity between Europe and Canada is set to grow by 5% in 2026 (versus 2025) and be an impressive 21% higher than in 2019. Canadian carriers (Air Canada, Air Transat and WestJet) account for 60% of seats this year, pretty much the same percentage as a decade earlier, according to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis […]
June 16, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
The Spanish domestic air travel market has been relatively stable for the last decade with five main players (Vueling Airlines, Iberia, Ryanair, Air Europa and BINTER CANARIAS) accounting for 95% of seat capacity. AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data for the first half of 2026 reveals that seat capacity is up just 1% […]
June 15, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
As the world’s airline and airport route planners converge this week on Bangkok, for the 158th International Air Transport Association (IATA) Slot Conference, it’s worth looking to see which Asian country markets will likely see the fastest growth in European seat capacity in 2026 Q3 compared with 2025 Q3 (and also versus 2019 Q3). According […]
It seems that Ryanair is no longer the ‘new routes’ champion among European (U)LCCs. AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data for August 2026 and August 2025 reveals that while the Irish-headquartered carrier is operating 144 routes this summer that it did not operate last summer, @Wizz Air has added a whopping 341 new […]
June 4, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
Ryanair – Europe’s Favourite Airline and Wizz Air compete head-to-head on 17 routes this summer from Vasil Levski Sofia Airport. They also both serve London, Rome and Warsaw but use different airports in those cities. Between them they account for around 60% of all seats departing the Bulgarian capital this year. National carrier Bulgaria Air […]
June 2, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
easyJet is planning seat growth of just over 3% in the third quarter of 2026 (versus 2025 Q3). AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data shows that just over half the additional seat capacity has been allocated to airports in the UK. The airports with the most additional seats are Manchester Airport (+89k seats, […]
May 28, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
For the last decade British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have consistently accounted for between 55% and 57% of airline seat capacity across all London airports combind (Heathrow, London Gatwick, London Stansted Airport, London Luton Airport, London City Airport and London Southend Airport). Post-COVID, Wizz Air has established itself as the fourth biggest carrier in London […]
May 26, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
How is the war in Iran impacting air travel demand in Europe? Well, nine of Europe’s Top 10 busiest airports have reported passenger numbers for April. All nine reported growth in March (versus March 2025). In April only three of the nine are still reporting growth versus last year, and two of these have seen […]
May 21, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis