Europe
The latest aviation news and new air services from the world’s leading airlines, airports and tourism authorities in Europe.
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Intra-European travel to grow in dominance this summer
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The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.
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EU COVID certificate boosts travel demand
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A new European study indicates that 70% of respondents are planning to travel in the next six months—up from 56% in February.
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Most Europeans ‘willing to travel’ this summer
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Vaccinations and heath passes are ‘reasons for optimism’ in the market, according to the European Travel Commission.
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UK's easyJet looks to 'fill the gaps' left by legacy carriers
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The airline believes there is pent-up demand for leisure travel that will emerge with the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions across Europe.
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Capacity shortfall looms for European airports, Ryanair DAC CEO says
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Speaking at Routes Reconnected, Eddie Wilson warned that there will be “a lot of pain” for some primary and secondary airports across Europe in the...
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Wizz Air CCO calls for European clarity to kickstart recovery
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CCO George Michalopoulos tells Routes Reconnected that the airline will emerge from the pandemic “much larger” than it was before—but success in...
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ATC data shows Europe's airlines focusing on domestic routes
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Flight frequencies on many routes continue to be significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels.
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Mesa Airlines to bring US regional model to Europe
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The carrier wants to operate regional feeder services in Europe like it does in the US for American Airlines and United Airlines.
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EU: ‘Digital Green Pass’ to facilitate flying in Europe
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The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.
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European air traffic remains in the doldrums
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Turkish Airlines operates the most daily flights among European airlines in a low-demand environment.
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ETC predicts rise in ‘lesser known destinations’
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COVID-19 will change how people travel once demand returns, according to tourism association.
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Biden to maintain European, Brazilian air travel bans
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Incoming US administration says it was premature of President Trump to schedule the end of bans on airline travelers from Europe and Brazil to the US.
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Routes Reconnected: Europe has 'failed miserably' on COVID-19, József Váradi says
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European governments have failed in their approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis and should completely rethink their strategy on aviation, the...
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Routes Reconnected: Hub structure will be key to recovery, KLM CEO says
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Pieter Elbers believes the hub-and-spoke model will be crucial to the restoration of long-haul passenger traffic.
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Routes Reconnected Q&A: Nuremberg's redefined strategy
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NUE's head of route development Christian Kaeser discusses the impact of lower competition in Frankfurt and Munich and the airport’s strategy to...
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Airline snapshot: Wizz Air
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Routes looks at the top destinations and routes served by the Hungarian airline.
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Regional overview: Europe
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ASM assesses the current state of Europe’s aviation market and how 2021 is shaping up.
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Analysis: Ryanair’s indirect demand
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ASM’s senior analyst James Nicholls looks at the trends around Ryanair’s new route announcements over the past two years.
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Extending slots waiver into summer will ‘slow Europe’s recovery’
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The CEOs of Ryanair Group and Wizz Air have called on regulators to reinstate the 80/20 airport slot rule or risk stifling the recovery.
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European tourism ‘to fall 61% in 2020’
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Vacationers' summer 2020 preference for rural and coastal locations—rather than densely populated cities—is expected to continue.