According to figures recently published by Assaeroporti, Italy’s airports welcomed over 164 million passengers in 2022. That is more than twice as many as were handled in 2021 and, more impressively, only 15% fewer than the 193 million achieved in 2019. In September and October, the number of passengers passing through the country’s airports was […]
February 14, 2023 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Since the arrival of COVID, the UK’s recovery in air travel demand has been well below the European average with the country adopting severe travel restrictions in the early days and waiting longer than many of its European neighbours before removing the majority of restrictions. It has consistently lagged behind its major European rivals France, […]
December 9, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Latest airport traffic data from Germany confirms that in August the recovery rate versus 2019 stood at just 75%. Although the airports handled more than 18.4 million passengers (up 56% compared with August 2021), that was still 25% fewer than in August 2019. What was particularly significant was that domestic air traffic was down 55% […]
September 29, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
According to analysis of June 2022 passenger data for over 350 airports in Europe, well over 200 of them had seen demand recover to at least 80% of the level seen in pre-pandemic June 2019. However, 15 airports (with at least 10,000 passengers in June 2022) were still below 50% in their recovery rate. These […]
August 26, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
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
Seven weeks ago, when the last issue of The ANKER Report was published, schools had just finished and families all across Europe were looking forward to a well deserved holiday. However, many of those hoping to travel internationally may well have been disappointed and frustrated, as many travel restrictions remained in place, making it potentially […]
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has arguably the world’s most diverse network, as it serves destinations in more countries than any other airline. According to Cirium Data and Analytics schedule information the airline offered scheduled passenger flights from over 110 countries in both 2020 and 2021. Thanks to the airline also publishing monthly traffic statistics which […]