Amsterdam is Europe’s fourth-busiest airport for passenger traffic. In 2025, Schiphol had 68.8 million passengers, which was surpassed by only London LHR, Istanbul IST and Paris CDG. This was Amsterdam’s third-best year to date. Aptly, 10 million passengers have been added in the past 10 years. The airport’s recovery has been assisted by multiple new […]
July 29, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Nearly 3.3 million passengers travelled between Europe and Vietnam last year. Most people flew via a hub en route, especially Istanbul IST, Dubai, Doha, Shanghai PVG and Bangkok. The top country markets were Russia, Germany, the UK, France and Italy. The most popular nations without non-stop service were Spain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Czechia and Austria. […]
July 7, 2026 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Vietnam Airlines inaugurated flights between Hanoi and Amsterdam on Tuesday 16 June. The 8,890-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with the A350-900 aircraft. The SkyTeam member does not face any competition on the route. Flight VN83 departs Hanoi at 03:50 local time, arriving in Amsterdam at 11:00 local time. The […]
June 30, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Vietnam Airlines introduced flights between Hanoi and Milan MXP on Tuesday 1 July. The 8,880-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, with its 787 Dreamliner fleet. The SkyTeam member is the sole operator between the two cities, becoming the first carrier to link the two countries with a scheduled air service. […]
July 10, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Vietnam Airlines introduced a new service to Europe on Saturday 5 October by inaugurating flights between Hanoi and Munich. The 8,560-kilometre route will be maintained by the carrier’s 787 Dreamliner aircraft 2-weekly, on Mondays and Saturdays. The SkyTeam member is the sole operator between the two cities. On 7 October, the airline adds a weekly […]
October 11, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Perth is the capital of Western Australia and is the country’s fourth-busiest airport, behind Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The airport’s statistics show that it welcomed about 14 million passengers between January and November 2023 – above 2019 figures in the same 11 months. The international market is recovering, aided by many new and returning airlines. […]
January 15, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, Top Story
Vietnam Airlines inaugurated a new service between Ho Chi Minh City and Perth on Thursday 7 December. The 4,835-kilometre route will be maintained 3-weekly, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays departing the Vietnamese capital. Flights will be operated by the 259-seat 787-9 aircraft. The SkyTeam member will compete directly against LCC VietJet, which runs five weekly […]
December 11, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Europe to Vietnam had 2.8 million two-way passengers in pre-coronavirus 2019. Germany, Russia, France, the UK and the Netherlands were the largest markets. Three-quarters flew with sixth-freedom operators, especially Emirates, Qatar Airways, Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways. Despite strong non-stop capacity growth until the pandemic, it was – and remains – conspicuously underserved by […]
December 14, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story