Let’s assume that long-haul travel is defined as any route covering 5,000 kilometres or more. On this basis, Cirium schedule data shows that 78.9 million of Europe’s available two-way seats in Q3 2026 (July-September) are long-haul. Such capacity is now at a record level. It has exceeded the prior high, held in the same three […]
August 11, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air France commenced seasonal operations between Paris CDG and Phuket on Thursday 27 November. The 9,755-kilometre journey will be maintained 3-weekly, departing the French capital on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the 777-200ER and 777-300ER aircraft. The carrier is the sole operator on the route. Flights will be maintained until the end of March 2026. […]
December 3, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Lyon was France’s fifth-busiest airport in 2023. It welcomed just under 10 million passengers, surpassed by Paris CDG, Paris ORY, Nice and Marseille. Traffic was down by about 16% compared to before the pandemic in 2019. Throughput totalled 9.6 million in the first 11 months of 2024. While that was 5% above 2023 – Lyon […]
January 20, 2025 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air France launched operations between Paris CDG and Manila on Saturday 7 December, marking its return on the route after 20 years. The 10,745-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, departing the French capital on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The SkyTeam member will deploy a 324-seat A350-900 aircraft between the two cities. It faces no direct […]
December 12, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Air France is the sixth-largest airline serving Europe, behind only Ryanair, easyJet, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa and British Airways. While subject to fine-tuning, Cirium data shows that Air France’s capacity in the first half of 2025 is up by 5% year-on-year but down by 9% compared to the first half of 2019. Paris CDG capacity has […]
December 9, 2024 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Strasbourg is the official seat of the European Parliament and is home to what was, for 227 years (1647-1874), the world’s tallest building (the stunning 15th century cathedral). Close to the German border (you can take a tram across the Rhine to Kehl in Germany) its airport is a short €5, 10-minute train ride from […]
December 4, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Québec City’s metro area is the seventh most populous in Canada. It has more people than Winnipeg and is about twice the size of Halifax. Québec City was the country’s 12th busiest airport last year. It had about 1.69 million passengers, down by about 5.6% compared to before the pandemic in 2019. Québec City benefited […]
August 19, 2024 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Air France inaugurated a new seasonal intra-European service on Saturday 15 June between Paris CDG and Harstad/Narvik (IATA code EVE) in the Norwegian municipality of Evenes. The 2,305-kilometre route will be maintained weekly with an A319 aircraft until 31 August. Air France faces no competition between the two cities. Flight AF1112 departs Paris CDG at […]
June 21, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Air France introduced its latest transatlantic service on Thursday 23 May by inaugurating flights between Paris CDG and Phoenix. The 8,820-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with the 279-seat 787-9 aircraft. The SkyTeam member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight AF68 departs the French capital at 10:10 local […]
May 30, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Phoenix welcomed almost 49 million passengers in 2023. It smashed its previous record, held in the pre-pandemic 2019, by nearly 6%. It is among the USA’s best-recovered major airports. It ended the year as the world’s 33rd busiest airport. It will not be long until Phoenix reaches the 50 millionth passenger milestone. Its growth was […]
May 13, 2024 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
France is the third-largest non-stop European market from North America this summer, comprising Canada, Mexico and the US. This is about available seats; it does not show where passengers go. Cirium schedules information shows that France has 13% of available seats. Capacity has risen by 5% versus S23 and 8% compared to S19; it is […]
May 10, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Paris ORY is France’s second-busiest airport after CDG. It ended the year 2023 with about 32.3 million passengers, 1.4% above 2019. It was considerably above France’s top 15 airports (-7.2%) and CDG (-11.5%). However, traffic has not exceeded the record set in 2018. ORY’s growth was despite the loss of multiple airlines since 2019, such […]
April 4, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story