Analysis of the latest Cirium airline schedule data indicates that capacity between Europe and all regions outside of Europe is down just 2% in 2023 Q2 versus 2019 Q2. However, this apparent stability hides a number of significant changes at a country, airline and airport level. The US is still by far the biggest country […]
May 5, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
With the all-important Q3 (July-September) period fast approaching, Ryanair – Europe’s largest airline – has planned 56.7 million seats. According to Cirium schedules information data, its network-wide capacity has increased from 44.5 million in Q3 2019 – up by more than a quarter (+27.4%). The following figure shows how capacity has changed at Ryanair’s top […]
May 3, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Gateway to world-renowned Côte d’Azur, France’s top tourist destination after Paris, Nice welcomed 12.12 million passengers in 2022. It was country’s third busiest airport, based on data collected by Air Service One. The airport’s traffic is shown below. France’s fifth most populous city, Nice’s passenger volume was 83.7% of that in 2019, according to the […]
May 2, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air Service One has identified 15 European flag-carriers that operate a mix of narrow-body (NB) and wide-body (WB) aircraft, and plan to operate at least 1,000 flights with WB aircraft in 2023 Q2. Typically, WB aircraft tend to be used primarily on long-haul, intercontinental services. This analysis, using Cirium schedules data, compares the capacity (seat) […]
April 28, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Keflavik welcomed 6.13 million passengers in 2022, based on Isavia’s figures. Last year, about seven in ten passengers flew Icelandair and PLAY. When all airlines are considered, virtually three-quarters of traffic was local, while a quarter connected. Excluding 2020/2021, that was the lowest proportion of connecting passengers for many years, reflecting the recovery, PLAY’s US […]
April 27, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
AnadoluJet is the lower-cost unit in the Turkish Airlines Group. Focusing on markets away from Istanbul IST, AnadoluJet is expected to be spun off by Turkish Airlines. Yet the budget brand’s ambition is clear. It is expected to have 200 aircraft by 2033, up from the present 75. While more than half of its current […]
April 26, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Long-established Air Malta is expected to cease to exist at the end of this year. The loss-making carrier, which could not secure more state aid, is to be replaced by a brand-new operator; one without historic shackles. The purpose is to be considerably more efficient, lower-cost and competitive. Given Air Malta’s big route removal recently, […]
April 25, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
The recent resumption of Delta’s non-stop transatlantic service from Atlanta to Stuttgart was some much-needed good news for the German airport. Ranked as the country’s sixth busiest in 2019 with 12.7 million passengers, it has struggled (along with several other medium-sized airports in the country) to get traffic back to anywhere near pre-pandemic levels. Passenger […]
April 21, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Located closer to Brussels than to Paris, Lille welcomed 1.78 million passengers in 2022, when it was France’s 10th busiest airport. According to the airport’s own figures, traffic was inevitably up by a strong 52.2% year-on-year. However, it was down by 19.1% versus 2019. As the recovery continues, there is much to shout about. In […]
April 20, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Romania is Europe’s 19th largest country market in S23. According to Cirium schedules information data, it has 8.28 million one-way seats, making it less than half the size of the Poland market. Romania’s S23 capacity is the highest to date and is up from 8.26 million (+0.24%) in S22, the previous record. While the growth […]
April 18, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
SunExpress (IATA code XQ) is a joint venture between Star Alliance partners Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, founded as long ago as 1989. A German-based subsidiary, SunExpress Deutschland (IATA code XG) operated between 2011 and 2020. According to planespotters.net SunExpress currently has a fleet of 50 737s, a mix of 41 -800s and nine MAX 8s. […]
April 13, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Few intercontinental markets have grown so quickly recently as Saudi Arabia to Europe. It is part of the country’s highly ambitious drive towards Vision 2030 and is assisted by the government’s Air Connectivity Program (ACP). This subsidises new routes and, therefore, facilitates greater connectivity and more tourism. According to Cirium schedules information data, the market […]