Themes of the Week Alaska announced two new European routes. Allegiant announced nine new routes and extended their schedule to May 18, 2027. Capital Airlines will resume service to YVR in October. United is adding new service to Santa Fe, NM (SAF). Capacity Update Air Canada (AC) Suspended YYZ to Martinique (FDF) from October […]
August 25, 2026 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America
Airline seat capacity between Europe and Morocco grew by 50% between 2019 and 2025 (from 10.8 million one-way seats to 16.2 million), driven primarily by (U)LCCs. Ryanair is the leading carrier accounting for one-third of the market in 2025, offering twice as many seats as Royal Air Maroc. Back in 2010, Royal Air Maroc had […]
May 7, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
Vueling Airlines was Europe’s fifth largest (U)LCC in 2025 after Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz Air and Pegasus Airlines. According to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data the Spanish carrier offered around 43 million seats, significantly more than Transavia (32m), Eurowings (29m), Norwegian (28m) and Jet2.com and Jet2holidays (24m). It currently has an all-Airbus Aircraft […]
March 3, 2026 | Bitesize Analysis
Air Service One speaks with Tom Holdsworth, Head of Aviation Development at Regional & City Airports, the operator behind Bournemouth, Exeter and Norwich airports. Holdsworth outlines how the group is unlocking growth across three distinct regional markets, from reclaiming passenger leakage and strengthening hub connectivity to building resilient airline partnerships. He also shares his long-term […]
February 11, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Romania’s airports welcomed almost 26 million passengers in 2024, 12% more than in 2019. Bucharest’s main airport accounted for almost 16 million of those passengers. Demand is up a further 9% in the first nine months of 2025. According to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedules data, Wizz Air was already the leading airline […]
December 4, 2025 | Bitesize Analysis
Prague Airport has emerged from a successful summer season with confidence and optimism for the years ahead. Despite Europe’s broader capacity challenges, the Czech capital’s gateway handled operations smoothly. Speaking to Air Service One, Jiri Pos, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prague Airport, said: “First of all, we are happy that we managed […]
October 7, 2025 | Air Service Event News, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Chinese airlines now account for a massive 83% of seat capacity between Europe (Western and Central) and China in S25, up from 77% in S24 according to AIR SERVICE ONE analysis of Cirium schedule data. Seat capacity is up 8.5% versus S24 with Chinese carriers increasing capacity by 17% while European carriers have REDUCED seat […]
June 27, 2025 | Bitesize Analysis
Themes of the Week Silver ceased operations. Spirit added three seasonal summer routes and suspended 12 flights this fall. Finnair is headed to Canada. American, Southwest and United all added special flights for events. Capacity Update For a summary of market adds and cancels, click here. Alaska (AS) Removed Mazatlán, MX (MZT) to SFO […]
June 16, 2025 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America
Bristol Airport will welcome a new carrier this summer with Türkiye’s Pegasus Airlines to commence operations from its hub at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport. The service, which is due to commence on 8 July, will operate 3-weekly and provide passengers with excellent connections for onward travel to the Middle East, Asia and Türkiye itself. The […]
April 8, 2025 | Air Service Event News, News & Analysis
“I could not be happier,” enthuses Nigel Mayes, Business Development Director at London Southend Airport (SEN). “To have been selected for the Routes Awards by our existing and potential airline partners is a great achievement for me and my team. To have just been nominated is brilliant, but now we have got this far – […]
April 7, 2025 | Air Service Event News
Birmingham Airport (BHX) welcomed 12.85 million passengers in 2024, 12% more than in 2023 and almost 2% more than in 2019. It is the UK’s third busiest airport outside of London after Manchester Airport (30.79m) and Edinburgh Airport (15.78m). For many years Flybe was Birmingham’s biggest airline by seats and flights. However, since the carrier’s […]
March 19, 2025 | Bitesize Analysis
Themes of the Week · Avelo, Breeze and Spirit make big splashes in the summer. · SAV brings good luck to its passengers! Upcoming Events · Our next Airport Roundtable will be hosted by ILM from May 6-8. Register here. Capacity Update For a summary of market adds and cancels, click here. Air Canada (AC) […]
March 17, 2025 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America