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Ryanair and easyjet

Ryanair faces easyJet on just 173 of 2,400+ June routes; most extensive competition is at Manchester

Historically, (U)LCCs avoided much direct competition with one another, preferring instead to create brand-new routes. To do otherwise, the logic went, could risk excessively low fares and unprofitability, even with their low costs – unless a particular market was worth the fight. This might be to protect a geographic stronghold, such as easyJet launching Ireland […]

May 26, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

PLAY at Hamburg

Hamburg is Germany’s fifth largest airport; Eurowings #1; airport has 30+ new routes this year

With a metro population of over five million people, Hamburg has non-stop flights to 120 destinations this summer. The airport has various new carriers this year: Iberia Regional (charters for cruise ships), Marabu, PLAY and Volotea. It also sees the return of Air Serbia and Norway’s Widerøe. 11.1 million passengers in 2022 According to Air […]

May 25, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Allegiant Nashville

Allegiant’s capacity falls; Memphis & Las Vegas among the most impacted; Nashville grows strongly

ULCCs are renowned for fast growth, but that is not presently the case for the USA’s Allegiant. Data supplied by the airline to Cirium for April-September (Q2/Q3) shows that it has 10.48 million available seats, -2.6% versus the same six months in 2022. In contrast, US domestic seats are +9.1%. While Allegiant has far exceeded […]

May 22, 2023 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Turkish Airlines

Palermo welcomes Turkish Airlines, one of three new airlines this summer; has gained 13+ new routes

Palermo is among the better recovered of Italy’s busier airports. According to the airport’s figures, it welcomed 7.12 million passengers in 2022, up by 1.4% versus 2019. In the first quarter of 2023, it had 1.31 million, an increase of 5.3% versus the same three months in the pre-pandemic 2019. July-September 2023 seats are up […]

May 15, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

sas cake

Gothenburg gains NYC route after 40 years; Ryanair has overtaken SAS as the airport’s #1 carrier

Gothenburg is Sweden’s second most populous city and has about 1.1 million people in its metro area. According to Cirium information, Gothenburg Landvetter has 900,000 one-way seats this July-September (Q3), as shown below. With capacity about a fifth below Q3 2019 and, surprisingly, less than 10% above 2022, Gothenburg is the fifth-largest airport in Sweden, […]

May 11, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Newcastle 1 million

Newcastle has welcomed four airlines since 2021; Jet2 #1 carrier; S23 capacity nearly at S19 level

Serving England’s Northeast, Newcastle welcomed its one millionth passenger of the year in early May. The airport has seen multiple new carriers and other developments in the past two years. Lufthansa arrived in July 2021, while Ryanair opened a two aircraft base in March 2022. Corendon started in April 2022, while the second iteration of […]

May 9, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story, Uncategorized

Washington IAD’s international traffic has recovered faster than domestic; 59 destinations in Q3 2023

Washington IAD celebrated its 60th anniversary last year. Serving the District of Columbia, Virginia and more, Dulles is renowned for being a United hub and an important Star Alliance airport. According to Dulles’ own statistics, it welcomed 21.3 passengers in 2022, of which international traffic accounted for more than a third (34.7%). Despite the pandemic, […]

May 4, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Ryanair Cologne

Ryanair’s Germany Q3 capacity down by 26% versus 2019, yet five airports have record seats

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

Gulf Air Nice launch

Nice adds 18 routes in S23 and beats pre-pandemic capacity; has gained 10 airlines since S19

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

Avelo at Wilmington

Wilmington Delaware has record 14 routes in S23; Avelo to base second aircraft

While not the capital of Delaware, the USA’s second-smallest state by geographic area, Wilmington is the largest city. Located fewer than 34 kilometres from Philadelphia’s airport, it is Wilmington’s location which has historically hindered the airport’s development. But now it has a record number of routes and seats. Avelo launched in February 2023 Wilmington is […]

May 1, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story