Istanbul SAW welcomed 48.4 million two-way passengers in 2025, which was the airport’s best year to date. Traffic grew by nearly 17% year-over-year, which meant it was Europe’s fastest-growing major airport based on ACI Europe data. More than 50 million passengers will pass through its doors in 2026. SAW’s second runway, which opened in late […]
February 18, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Turkish carrier Pegasus calls itself a network LCC because it carries many transfer passengers, primarily at its main airport at Istanbul SAW, as well as point-to-point traffic. According to Planespotters.net, it has 118 aircraft, not all of which are operational. It has 57 A321neos, 46 A320neos, nine 737-800s and six A320ceos. All except its 737NGs […]
January 13, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Istanbul SAW has much to celebrate. It welcomed over 37 million passengers in the calendar year of 2023, its highest volume to date, making it among Europe’s busiest airports. It was the second year to have more international passengers than domestic. Even more significantly, its second runway has opened. This will prove utterly vital in […]
January 26, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
The Danish airport of Aalborg has added three scheduled carriers in the past 13 months. These developments – and various additional routes, most notably Newark – mean that Aalborg has exceeded pre-pandemic capacity in the crucial July-September quarter. According to Cirium schedules information, it has 158 weekly one-way August flights, up by 5% versus 2019. […]
June 22, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story