With this summer having been the first ‘normal’ travel summer since 2019, a look at airport passenger statistics across this period for the major European air travel markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Türkiye and the UK), reveals some interesting results. Comparing passenger demand for April to September in 2023 versus the same period in 2019 […]
November 10, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Located close to the Mexican border, San Diego welcomed 13.1 million passengers in the first seven months of this year. Based on the airport’s own data, about 96% flew domestically. Total passenger volume was 5% lower than in 2019, almost the same in July (4.9%). The recovery will be helped by multiple new and returning […]
September 26, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Located in southwest Ireland, Cork is the country’s second most populous city. It welcomed 2.24 million passengers in 2022, making it the Republic of Ireland’s second busiest airport. It accounted for almost 7% the nation’s traffic. While Cork’s passengers were 13.5% below 2019, it outperformed Dublin in the recovery (-14.7%). In August 2023, Cork had […]
September 20, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Minneapolis had 3.33 million two-way revenue passengers in July 2023, based on the most recent statistics report from the Metropolitan Airports Commission. There were about 111,000 passengers daily. Domestic traffic was enormous, accounting for about 93% of the total. While passengers rose by 15.9% year-on-year, they were 10.8% lower than in 2019; the recovery continues. […]
September 18, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Thanks to Lufthansa and Star Alliance, Frankfurt and Munich are important long-haul airports, where ‘long-haul’ is defined as any destination located 4,500+ kilometres away. Frankfurt has 3.34 million departing long-haul seats this July-September (Q3), according to Cirium schedules data. It is Europe’s third-busiest long-haul airport and the sixth globally. Munich has 1.10 million and is […]
September 6, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Lufthansa introduced seasonal flights between Frankfurt and Biarritz in France’s Basque Country on Saturday 29 April. The new 1,060-kilometre service will be maintained weekly with the A320-series aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight LH1150 departs Frankfurt at 15:25 local time, arriving in Biarritz at 17:35. The return service, operating as […]
May 4, 2023 | Latest Route News +
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
Lufthansa introduced flights between Frankfurt and Asturias in northern Spain on Sunday 23 April. The 1,320-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with a mix of A319 and A320 aircraft. It faces no competition on the route. The German flag carrier will complement the new service with a weekly flight between Munich […]
April 27, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Lufthansa added flights between Frankfurt and London LGW on Sunday April 23, as part of its summer expansion. The German carrier will maintain the 2-daily 630-kilometre service with A320-familly aircraft. It faces no direct competition on the route. Gatwick becomes the third airport in London to be served by Lufthansa, joining Heathrow and City. What […]
April 25, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Lufthansa introduced flights between Frankfurt and Skopje in North Macedonia on Sunday April 23. The 1,350-kilometre 10-weekly service will be maintained by a mix of A319 and A320 aircraft. It marks the first time Lufthansa has flown to Skopje, becoming only the third Lufthansa Group carrier to serve the city after Austrian Airlines, which has […]
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
Airport data collected for 2022 reveals that Europe’s six busiest airports all handled at least 48 million passengers last year. Istanbul IST led the way with 64.3 million followed by London LHR (61.6m), Paris CDG (57.5m), Amsterdam (52.5m), Madrid (50.6m) and Frankfurt (48.9m). Seventh placed Barcelona was some way behind with 41.6m passengers while eighth […]
March 17, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story