Europe

The airline believes there is pent-up demand for leisure travel that will emerge with the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions across Europe.

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 coming years.

CCO George Michalopoulos tells Routes Reconnected that the airline will emerge from the pandemic “much larger” than it was before—but success in the short-term lies in the hands of European governments.

Flight frequencies on many routes continue to be significantly below pre-COVID-19 levels.

The carrier wants to operate regional feeder services in Europe like it does in the US for American Airlines and United Airlines.

The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.

Turkish Airlines operates the most daily flights among European airlines in a low-demand environment.

COVID-19 will change how people travel once demand returns, according to tourism association.

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.

European governments have failed in their approach to tackling the COVID-19 crisis and should completely rethink their strategy on aviation, the CEO of Wizz Air has told Routes Reconnected.

Pieter Elbers believes the hub-and-spoke model will be crucial to the restoration of long-haul passenger traffic.

NUE's head of route development Christian Kaeser discusses the impact of lower competition in Frankfurt and Munich and the airport’s strategy to restore connectivity.

Routes looks at the top destinations and routes served by the Hungarian airline.

ASM assesses the current state of Europe’s aviation market and how 2021 is shaping up.

ASM’s senior analyst James Nicholls looks at the trends around Ryanair’s new route announcements over the past two years.

Héctor Fernández, CEO at Turismo Lanzarote, explains how the COVID-19 crisis has affected the island’s tourism industry and outlines his hopes for the winter season.

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.

Vacationers' summer 2020 preference for rural and coastal locations—rather than densely populated cities—is expected to continue.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How airlines around the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governments across Europe must coordinate their response to preserve the continent’s single market and its benefits, two airline associations have urged.

Routes Europe, the route development forum for Europe, will this April gather senior decision-makers in Bergen, Norway, to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing the aviation industry.

European regional carrier Flybe is reportedly locked in urgent funding talks as looks to avoid collapse. However, the airline is continuing to operate, with more than 2,300 flights across 96 routes scheduled this week.

The expansion of national carrier airBaltic is fuelling growth in the Latvian market.