ACI Europe

Only 44% of airports in Europe have exceeded 2019 passenger traffic levels despite the total volume across the region recovering to 95% of pre-COVID levels.

Europe’s regional airports face existential challenges as market conditions change, according to airports body ACI Europe.

European airports saddled in debt accumulated during the pandemic need government financial backing to meet decarbonization goals, ACI Europe's chief warns.

Capacity constraints will prevent a full recovery within Europe’s short-haul market this summer, dampening traffic growth but signaling higher yields for LCCs.

Aviation players have cheered the news that sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will be included in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).

ACI Europe's manifesto comes as European institutions prepare to adopt broad strategic priorities for the coming five years to 2029.

ACI added a new level—Level 5—to its accreditation program.

Trade body ACI Europe has hit out at the planned tax, saying the levy threatens the competitiveness of Denmark’s aviation industry.

In dueling Nov. 14 statements, ACI Europe and IATA offer a different portrait of the European commercial aviation market’s post-pandemic status.

Technologies including predictive data analytics and facial recognition help airports offer a more streamlined passenger experience.

Europe’s airports are facing a “polycrisis” situation as they battle to decarbonize, against geopolitical and macroeconomic risks that could threaten demand.

IT is being embraced to move passengers through airports quickly and efficiently.

Airports are transitioning from passenger hubs to clean energy hubs.

ACI World has partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch Airports of Tomorrow, an initiative to transform airports into energy hubs.

Trade body ACI has reiterated calls to reform airport slot regulations, arguing that current rules restrict consumer choice and connectivity.

Eurocontrol Director General Raúl Medina says the industry is better prepared than summer 2022, when staff shortages contributed to widespread disruption.

ACI Europe Director General Olivier Jankovec also says that airport charges are up 7% compared with before the pandemic, while airfares have risen by 32%.

Air connectivity in Europe is lagging the recovery of passenger volumes, ACI Europe has warned as airport leaders gather in Barcelona.

Airline and airport groups have some concerns about the International Air Transport Association’s call for governments to align on airport slot rules.

ACI and Eurocontrol have released a guide for airports to prepare for the heatwaves and thunderstorms more usually seen during the summer.

Listen in as leaders from ACI Europe and IATA share their views on the European recovery.

With Europe's airports, the return of traffic is patchy, depending on the airport’s size, traffic type and geographic location.

The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule in summer 2023.

The rules will revert at the end of current summer schedules in late October.

We round up some of the key quotes from the conference programme of Routes Europe 2022.