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
Turkish Airlines launched flights between its Istanbul IST hub and Palermo on Friday 5 May. The 1,380-kilometre service becomes the carrier’s ninth destination in Italy and will be served 4-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays with the 737-800 aircraft. Turkish Airlines faces no competition on the route. Palermo joins the Turkish flag carrier’s existing […]
Ryanair has resumed flights from Forli in Italy after a gap of over 13 years. On 1 September it began 4-weekly service on the 880-kilometre route from its base at Katowice in Poland. Two days later, on 3 September, 4-weekly service on the 675-kilometre route from the airline’s base in Palermo (Sicily) was added. Neither […]
September 6, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Wizz Air on 1 June opened another new base, this time in Palermo, on the Italian island of Sicily. Two A321s will be stationed at the airport. Wizz Air began serving the airport only last October when it began multiple-daily flights from its new base at Milan MXP, competing directly with easyJet and Ryanair. On […]