US aviation consultancy Volaire Aviation, which helps airports and communities develop new air services and market their destinations to airlines, has appointed industry veteran David Doty as its new Director of Air Service Development. Doty brings more than twenty years of experience in commercial strategy and network planning, having previously held leadership positions at Southwest […]
August 10, 2026 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America
Some 41 airports in Italy have scheduled services this year. With 370,000 one-way seats, Cirium schedule data shows that Ancona is the nation’s 28th-busiest airport in this sense. It also ranks 28th for the number of departures, too. Ancona is located on Italy’s Adriatic coast and is the capital of the Marche region. This area […]
easyJet is celebrating carrying more than ten million passengers to and from Birmingham Airport since launching operations at the airport in 2007. To mark the milestone, the airline surprised two passengers, who were travelling from Birmingham to Marrakesh, with a pair of return flights to any destination on easyJet’s network. easyJet’s first service from Birmingham […]
August 4, 2026 | News & Analysis
Kuala Lumpur (IATA code KUL) is, of course, by far Malaysia’s busiest airport. In 2025, 63.3 million passengers were welcomed, which was the highest volume to date. The traffic achieved before COVID-19 in 2019 was exceeded for the first time. KUL ended last year as Asia’s 10th-busiest airport. It has jumped one place compared to […]
Volotea will open a new base at Ancona’s Marche Airport in December 2026, strengthening its presence in Italy and preparing for further expansion from the region. Ancona will become the carrier’s eighth base in Italy and its 22nd across Europe. The base will house one Airbus A320 and create 30 direct jobs, alongside an estimated […]
Southampton Airport in southern England expects passenger numbers to increase by almost 10% during the summer season compared to last year. An estimated 147,000 passengers are forecast to depart from the airport between June and the end of August, representing an increase of 9.8% on summer 2025. The airport’s summer network includes flights to Amsterdam, […]
Themes of the Week Delta, Porter and United transition PBI routes to the new airport code, DJT, this week. American will suspend two LGA and one PHX routes from this winter onward and filed new service on one route. Allegiant has their earnings call this week on Tuesday. Capacity Update American (AA) Reduced October […]
August 3, 2026 | Airports, Latest Route News +, North America
Malaga not only has the sixth most populous metro area in Spain but is also the gateway to the ever-popular Costa del Sol. It plays an important role in the country’s tourism development. In 2025, the airport welcomed almost 26.8 million passengers. This meant it was Spain’s fourth-busiest airport, after Madrid, Barcelona and Palma de […]
KLM is celebrating 80 years of connectivity between Glasgow and Amsterdam. Its first flight from Scotland took place on 29 July, 1946, when a chartered Scottish Airlines DC-3 departed Renfrew Airport, Glasgow’s principal airport at the time, and arrived at Amsterdam Schiphol later that afternoon. The inaugural flight carried several Scottish national products, together with […]
flydubai has increased its operations between Dubai and Naples and will boost services to Milan Bergamo Airport to 2-daily daily from 31 July, expanding its presence in the Italian market. Due to scheduled maintenance at Naples International Airport, the carrier will temporarily operate its daily Dubai flights to Salerno Costa d’Amalfi and Cilento Airport from […]
Due to the considerable diaspora and American’s hub, Miami is, of course, by far the largest US gateway to South America. Excluding the US, Cirium schedule data shows that Miami is the world’s third-busiest airport to South America, after Panama City and Madrid. In 2026, Miami has 3.9 million one-way seats to South America, which […]
Amsterdam is Europe’s fourth-busiest airport for passenger traffic. In 2025, Schiphol had 68.8 million passengers, which was surpassed by only London LHR, Istanbul IST and Paris CDG. This was Amsterdam’s third-best year to date. Aptly, 10 million passengers have been added in the past 10 years. The airport’s recovery has been assisted by multiple new […]
July 29, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story