Let’s assume that long-haul travel is defined as any route covering 5,000 kilometres or more. On this basis, Cirium schedule data shows that 78.9 million of Europe’s available two-way seats in Q3 2026 (July-September) are long-haul. Such capacity is now at a record level. It has exceeded the prior high, held in the same three […]
August 11, 2026 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
TAP Air Portugal introduced flights between Porto and Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on Thursday 2 July. The 3,250-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, with the A320neo aircraft. The Star Alliance member is the sole operator between the two cities. The new route complements existing flights between Lisbon and […]
July 16, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Athens has gained another long-haul airline. On 23 January 2026, IndiGo, which is India’s largest carrier, inaugurated its first service from Mumbai (3-weekly). A day later, its first flight from Delhi began (3-weekly). Both routes use the airline’s brand-new, 195-seat A321XLRs. IndiGo is the latest airline to join Athens’ portfolio. According to Cirium schedule data, […]
February 16, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
TAP Air Portugal launched a new transatlantic service between its Lisbon hub and Los Angeles. The 9,160-kilometre journey will run 4-weekly, on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with the 298-seat A330-900 aircraft. The Star Alliance member faces no competition between the two cities. Flight TP247 departs Lisbon at 09:55 local time, arriving in Los Angeles […]
May 26, 2025 | Latest Route News +
TAP Air Portugal added a new transatlantic service to its network by inaugurating flights between Porto and Boston on Wednesday 14 May. The 5,060-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with the 168-seat A321LR aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two cities. What they said Luís Rodrigues, President […]
May 21, 2025 | Latest Route News +
In the first half of 2025, TAP Air Portugal will be the 21st-largest carrier serving Europe by available seats. That finding is based on examining its full network using Cirium schedules information data. It plans just over 10 million two-way seats, up by 2% compared to the same period in 2024 but down by 5% […]
January 7, 2025 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Brazil is one of 13 South American countries with non-stop or one-stop European service in NW24. Cirium schedules information data shows that Brazil has by far the most available capacity. There are more than two million one-way seats, with the country having 42% of Europe-South America capacity. Helped by Brazil’s seats rising by almost a […]
October 21, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The Europe to South America market has exceeded its pre-pandemic capacity. In 2024, there were 10.4 million seats, the only year to date with 10+ million. It has risen by more than 5% compared to 2019. Many new routes in the past year have helped. Perhaps the most unusual was by Edelweiss, which introduced Zurich-Bogota-Cartagena-Zurich […]
July 24, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Air Service One has identified 15 European flag-carriers that operate a mix of narrow-body (NB) and wide-body (WB) aircraft, and plan to operate at least 1,000 flights with WB aircraft in 2023 Q2. Typically, WB aircraft tend to be used primarily on long-haul, intercontinental services. This analysis, using Cirium schedules data, compares the capacity (seat) […]
April 28, 2023 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Few airports in western Europe have managed to increase passenger numbers versus 2019 more impressively than Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira. Famous for having part of its runway supported on giant stilts, the airport had seen annual passenger numbers stabilise at around 3.2 million in 2017, 2018 and 2019. However, in the first […]
December 14, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story