Europe

December Traffic: Mixed Messages at the Close of the Year

by Sarah Robinson|09 January 202409 January 2024| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The Air4casts data service focuses on December data from the airlines and airports. Ryanair and Wizz Air Surge Ahead of 2019 .....

Forecast Update May 2023

by Ian Robinson|09 May 202309 May 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The pace of recovery, and especially in Asia/Pacific, is certainly accelerating as the forecast to forecast comparison indicates: ✓.....

One Week, Two Press Releases, A Single Theme

by Ian Robinson|12 April 202312 April 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The first from ACI in raises doubts about the strength of the recovery in Asia/Pacific pointing to high ticket rises as an impediment to growth. The s.....

Chart of the Day - The Rise and Rise of Ryanair

by Sarah Robinson|27 March 202327 March 2023| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Ryanair carried 14% more passengers in February 2023 than it did in February 2019, making this February its highest February on record in passenger vo.....

2023 International Passenger Forecast

by Sarah Robinson|07 December 202207 December 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

There is growing excitement about the prospects for an accelerated recovery in Asia/Pacific international traffic. In the case of Hong Ko.....

August Fast Track European Airports

by Jane Robinson|14 September 202214 September 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

As of 13 September 140 European airports have already declared their August international PAX numbers. Clients can access them in the Airports 1500 mo.....

European Summer: June Data Points the Way

by Sarah Robinson|20 July 202220 July 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Almost 300 European airports have so far declared their June passenger results. They are 13% points higher than in May prompting the im.....

50 European Airports Smash 2019

by Sarah Robinson|21 June 202221 June 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

260 European airports have already reported their May international PAX actuals and over 50 have broken through the May 2019 barrier. The.....

The European Recovery Gathers Pace

by Sarah Robinson|16 May 202216 May 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

The April results for 250 international airports in Europe definitely point the way to summer traffic levels which risk being at least as good as in 2.....

May Forecast Update: Data and Expectations

by Jane Robinson|06 May 202206 May 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With the March actuals from 1150 airports now available, a clear view of April will be available by the middle of this month although complete results.....

Omicron Flight Cancellations: Apparent or Real?

by Ian Robinson|05 January 202205 January 2022| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Over the holiday period there was a surge in breathless press reports, many of them beginning in the USA, pointing to a an unprecedented level of flig.....

Dubai Posts Highest PAX Numbers in 18 Months

by Sarah Robinson|01 November 202101 November 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

In an encouraging sign of the gathering pace of recovery Dubai airport’s September PAX were the highest since the start of the pandemic. &nbs.....

Monitoring the International Recovery: September Airport Actuals

by Ian Robinson|21 October 202121 October 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Under normal circumstances it would have been expected that the September returns from the international airports would have shown a predictable seaso.....

Unleashing the Leisure Traveller Boom

by Ian Robinson|19 July 202119 July 2021| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

125 European international airports have so far declared their actual departures and arrivals for June and the increase they demonstrate over the .....

September Air Departures Show Dramatic Shifts

by Jane Robinson|03 November 202003 November 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today’s Air4casts bulletin examines the prospects for domestic and international air travel in light of the latest September airport passenger d.....

Europe in September

by Jane Robinson|18 September 202018 September 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

A slowdown is entirely to be expected as passenger numbers signal the end of the summer season. In a normal year the movement from August t.....

August Air Traffic

by Jane Robinson|04 September 202004 September 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Air4casts bulletin reports on some good news for international air travel in August and early September. The data comes directly from the .....

Last Week: European Recovery Continues

by Emma Robinson|25 August 202025 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Based on the total number of flights for airports in Europe for the week ending Friday last, the 21st August: ✓ departures and arrivals had recov.....

Eurotunnel Rapidly Improves Performance

by Ian Robinson|17 August 202017 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Chart of the Day from Air4casts examines the latest monthly passenger vehicle statistics from Eurotunnel. They show a rapid return to leve.....

Europe’s Daily Air Traffic Rallies

by Sarah Robinson|14 August 202014 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Today's Chart of the Day from Air4casts examines the latest August daily air traffic numbers from Europe’s key countries. They are showing a.....

Holiday Destinations Boost Recovery

by Jane Robinson|03 August 202003 August 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

Daily flight numbers for this week indicate a strengthening of the recovery which has been slow to get under way. There are “high&rdq.....

Recovery Forecasts; The European Summer Season

by Sarah Robinson|29 May 202029 May 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With governments working hard to establish safe air corridors to allow tourists to travel to their summer destinations, and with Ryanair announcing a .....

March Airport Actuals: Domestic Focus

by Sarah Robinson|21 April 202021 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

It is all too evident that, for international passenger numbers at least, the March actuals are simply one step away from an April which is as close t.....

One Step Forwards, Another Step Backwards

by Ian Robinson|07 April 202007 April 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

With today’s May nowcast showing an almost 94% reduction in international air passenger traffic versus last year, today’s Air4casts bullet.....

December Internationals; Latest Passenger Actuals

by Ian Robinson|29 January 202029 January 2020| GoogleTrends, Toutiao, Baidu, Weibo, WeChat,

571 airports have so far reported their December 2019 and full year passenger numbers. Today's Air4casts analysis tracks the internati.....