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Denmark now has half of Nordics-US capacity; SAS has grown market share as US carriers have just 10%

Some 22 European countries have non-stop flights to the US in Q2 (April-June) of this year, according to Cirium schedules information data. Four of these are Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in the Nordics. They collectively have 402,000 of the 12.1 million one-way seats – just 3%. Denmark ranks 12th out of the 22, Finland […]

February 14, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story

Europe’s top 15 domestic air travel markets analysed; capacity still down over 30% in Germany and Finland

The last week has sadly seen the collapse of two European airlines, Flybe version 2 and Flyr. Both carriers were launched since the start of the pandemic and focussed, at least initially, on their respective domestic markets of the UK and Norway. While the revived Flybe remained focussed on the domestic market for all of […]

February 3, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

SAS is Europe’s 8th largest airline; Copenhagen has passed Stockholm as top airport; US routes coming

An airline undergoing much transformation, SAS is Europe’s eighth largest operator by flights in 1H 2023, based on Cirium schedules information. It is the leading airline serving Sweden and Denmark but is inevitably second to mainly domestic operator Widerøe in Norway. This regional carrier is synonymous with Dash 8s and short, multi-stop domestic services in […]

January 27, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Flyr carried 1.6m passengers in 2022; many routes not resuming in S23 though Gatwick and Corfu added

Norwegian carrier Flyr began commercial operations from Oslo on 30 June 2021, focussing on domestic services. That remained the case during winter 2021/22, although by then the airline was offering several international routes from the Norwegian capital. However, last summer saw Flyr launch almost 30 international routes, not only from Oslo, but also from Bergen […]

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

Iceland now leading Nordic/Baltic recovery; demand in Finland still more than 30% below 2019 levels

Analysis of airport passenger data across all the Baltic and Nordic nations (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) reveals which have been the most (and least) successful at getting air traffic back to pre-pandemic levels. For much of the pandemic Norway was leading the way with its extensive domestic network and where […]

September 13, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

European air traffic domestic capacity recovery rates vary from 50% in Germany to 117% in Italy

After the COVID pandemic struck and impacted air travel in March 2020, international travel was seriously impacted for a long time due to the restrictive and ever-changing travel rules imposed, somewhat arbitrarily, by governments around the world. In Europe it was noticeable that in many countries, it was easier to maintain domestic services as these […]

July 29, 2022 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Recovery in Baltic/Nordic region capacity being driven by Ryanair

The second half of 2021 saw the countries comprising the Baltic and Nordic region of Europe all show a significant recovery in passenger demand. By December the airports in the eight countries included in our analysis (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) were all reporting passenger numbers between 50% and 70% of […]

May 18, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis

Norway set to see capacity at 97% of 2019 levels this summer

Norway’s distinctive topography and terrain mean that air travel is far more important in keeping communities connected than in most other countries. Travelling by land between the major towns and communities, scattered mostly up Norway’s west coast, can be a time-consuming business. Sea journeys, although more direct, are also relatively slow. Norway is therefore heavily […]

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Over 80 airlines confirmed for Routes Europe, Bergen 2022

Routes Europe 2022, to be held in Bergen, Norway will be the 15th route development forum uniting the European region. Taking place from 18-20 May 2022, the event attracts the region’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities to discuss their air service networks. Set over three business days, the conference programme will bring together airline CEOs and […]

April 25, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis

All Nordic & Baltic countries reached 50% traffic recovery in December; Ryanair seats up 20% in W21

The countries comprising the Nordic and Baltic region of Europe have seen significant variations in their rate of traffic recovery since the start of the pandemic. Norway, with its geography making domestic air travel the only viable means of connecting some regions, saw significant travel demand during the first year of the pandemic, at least […]

January 27, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story

Norway leads among Nordic/Baltic states for traffic recovery in September

Analysis of September passenger data for the major airports across the Baltic and Nordic region of northern Europe reveals that Copenhagen has a narrow lead over Oslo, with these two airports the only ones to welcome over one million travellers last month. Apart from being very close in terms of passenger numbers, they also both […]

October 20, 2021 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis

Norwegian 2.0: 45% of flights in July operated on Norwegian domestic routes

In 2018, Norwegian carried 37.3 million passengers (with a load factor of 86%), making it one of Europe’s biggest airlines. However, the airline was struggling financially, having grown rapidly and also taken on the challenge of offering low-cost, long-haul flights, primarily to the US, from various countries in Europe. Even before the pandemic hit, the […]

August 10, 2021 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, Top Story