European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report covering the month of June, as well as Q2 and the first half (H1) of 2022. Passenger traffic in the European airport network jumped by +247% in H1 2022 compared to the same period last year -resulting in airports across the continent handling […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for May 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel accelerated heading into the busy Northern Hemisphere summer travel season. Total traffic in May 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 83.1% compared to May 2021, largely driven by the strong recovery in […]
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For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Europe’s regional airports and their business partners gather in Palermo, Italy for the 13th Annual ACI EUROPE Regional Airports Conference and Exhibition, hosted by GESAP (Palermo Airport Company). The event provides the opportunity to review trading conditions against the background of a much more controlled but […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the recovery in air travel continued in November 2021, prior to the emergence of Omicron. International demand sustained its steady upward trend as more markets reopened. Domestic traffic, however, weakened, largely owing to strengthened travel restrictions in China. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are […]
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European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE, today released its air traffic report for July 2021, as well as preliminary data for the month of August. The report shows that passenger traffic in the European airport network decreased by -49.3% in July compared to the same period pre-pandemic (2019) – a significant improvement compared to previous months (-74% in Q2 […]
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that both international and domestic travel demand showed marginal improvements in May 2021, compared to the prior month, but traffic remained well below pre-pandemic levels. Recovery in international traffic in particular continued to be stymied by extensive government travel restrictions. Because comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results […]
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During December 2019, the Athens International Airport’s passenger traffic recorded an increase of 5.3% and reached 1.64 million. International passengers demonstrated a strong growth at the level of 10.9%, while domestic air travellers presented a decrease of 6.7%, attributed to the offered domestic services’ reduction compared to the previous year’s respective winter period. Overall, in […]
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Ryanair, today (3 Jan) released Dec traffic statistics as follows: December 2017 2018 (LF) Growth Total 9.3m 10.3m (95%) +12% Ryanair 9.3m 10.0m (95%) +9% Laudamotion – 0.3m (93%) – Rolling Annual 128.9m 139.2m (96%) +8% Ryanair operated over 57,000 scheduled flights in December with over 81% arriving on time, delivering […]
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Ryanair released Oct traffic statistics as follows: Traffic grew 11% to 13.1m with a 96% load factor Ryanair traffic grew 7% to 12.6m customers with a 96% load factor Lauda traffic was 0.5m customers with an 89% load factor OCTOBER 2017 2018 Growth Ryanair 11.8m 12.6m +7% Lauda – – 0.5m – Total 11.8m […]
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Ryanair, today (2 Oct) released September traffic statistics as follows: Total traffic grew 11% to 13.1m with a 97% load factor Ryanair traffic grew 6% to 12.6m customers with a 97% load factor Lauda traffic was 0.5m customers with a 93% load factor Two days of unnecessary pilot and cabin crew strikes (12 & 28 […]
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