Dubai, a city known for its towering skyscrapers and unparalleled innovation, is about to become the epicenter of the aviation industry. The 153rd edition of the IATA Slot Conference is ready to soar from November 14 – 17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). With over 1,100 industry experts all gathered in one place, […]
October 26, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Abu Dhabi is one of more than 30 Middle East airports to have Europe flights in Q4 2023 (October-December). According to Cirium schedules information, it has 965,000 available seats. With about one in 14 Europe seats, it ranks fourth of all Middle East airports. Never has the UAE capital had so much Europe capacity, up […]
October 10, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
This is always an exciting time of year for Oman Airports as the airports are set to welcome an increasing number of tourists as the busy holiday season gets underway with visitors travelling from across the region, from Europe, and South Asia. Though the summer is traditionally when Oman Airports see high passenger volumes, and […]
October 9, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Qatar Airways has 1,880 departing passenger flights each week from its Doha hub in August, based on Cirium schedules information. Some 522 are to Europe, making it the airline’s second-largest region behind Asia-Pacific. Europe accounts for just over one in four flights (27.8%), down by almost nine percentage points versus August 2019. Europe remains by […]
July 12, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Wizz Air Group airlines carried 27.4 million passengers between January and June 2023, up by an astonishing 52.2% versus 2019. An additional 9.4 million passengers were transported. However, the number of seats filled reduced from 92.9% to 90.8%. Traffic did not keep up with added capacity, primarily a consequence of its huge growth during the […]
July 10, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Gulf Air has a very long history of serving Europe, including when it was the flag carrier of other Middle East nations. Now focused on Bahrain, the carrier’s share of the Middle East-Europe market is tiny. In the all-important July-September (Q3), it has 202,000 one-way seats, according to Cirium schedules information. While that is its […]
June 19, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
The start of 2023 has seen passenger numbers at Oman Airports returning close to the levels seen in the first months of 2020, and with over 3.3 million passengers passing through the country’s airports in the first quarter of the year, and with growth continuing into the second quarter, it’s set to be another busy […]
May 6, 2023 | Air Service Community News
Jordan has 797,000 departing seats to Europe this winter, more than any other winter, according to Cirium schedules information data. Capacity has risen by 16% versus W19. Jordan has far outpaced Europe to the Middle East as a whole, which remains down by 9%. In fact, Jordan’s Europe capacity has doubled versus W17. Amman, the […]
December 20, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
More than 100 European airports have Middle East flights this winter. With 250,000 one-way seats, Düsseldorf ranks 21st, based on Cirium schedules information data. Capacity has risen by a 13% versus W19, helped by the launch of various new routes – including daily service from Doha with Qatar Airways. Five new and resuming Middle East […]
November 23, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Kuwait Airways is currently the 12th biggest carrier between Europe and the Middle East as measured by available seats in July 2022. It ranks just behind Wizz Air and Ryanair (which serves Amman and Tel Aviv) but ahead of Royal Jordanian, Gulf Air and Oman Air. While total seat capacity between the two regions is […]
July 26, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis
Gulf Air increased its presence in Europe with the launch of a number of new services recently, including non-stop service between Bahrain and Manchester. This new route to the UK launched on Wednesday 1 June. The 2-weekly service (the other flight is on Sundays) will operate using the airline’s 787-9s. The 5,270-kilometre route is not […]
June 9, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Qatar Airways launched its latest new route on Thursday 9 December from Doha to Odessa in Ukraine. The 3,000-kilometre route will be served 3-weekly (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) using the airline’s 132-seat A320s and faces no direct competition. This becomes the airline’s second route to Ukraine as it already serves Kiev KBP with 2-daily flights. […]
December 10, 2021 | Latest Route News +