Analysis of data at 300 European airports reveals winners and losers in 2009 by airport and country
We analyse our updated, downloadable spreadsheet featuring traffic trend data for 300 European airports. How many airports reported growth last year? Who grew fastest and who saw traffic fall by more than 20%?
AirAsia expands in India; Hannover base #6 for Germanwings…and other good (and not so good) announcements…
Our new regular feature looking at the week’s most interesting route-related news plus exclusive anna.aero analysis. Some carriers are adding routes, some are cutting back. Who’s doing what?
Yemen air travel boosted by emergence of Felix Airways; flights to Europe hit by recent events
Yemenia now has a local rival, of sorts. But what of the country’s international flights and which other carriers are serving the country? Which AEA member airlines, and which local LCCs are present?
webjet’s share of Brazilian market now almost 6%; operates 26 routes across 11 airports
So which carrier is third biggest in the vibrant Brazilian domestic market? webjet, that’s who. No, we didn’t know a lot about them either. So how has the carrier managed to grow so quickly and which are its key markets?
TAROM adds 11 new routes from Bucharest in a year; LCCs pose growing threat
The Romanian state-owned carrier has seen its passenger numbers grow over the last decade, but how has the performance of the airline developed? How does it compare to the emerging low-cost carriers on the market? What is its position on the important Italian market? And which new routes has the airline started in the last year?
Will Toulouse’s new Hall D attract more foreign airlines? Paris 50% of current demand
Toulouse has a new terminal to help it expand beyond six million passengers. How critical is the Paris route and what competition does Air France face on domestic flights? Which routes have been added and lost in the last two years?
Manchester needs Berlin, Madrid and Warsaw services; Prague market down 50% in two years but should grow in 2010
Manchester is the UK’s second biggest metropolis but what of its connections to major EU cities? How has traffic developed since 1997 on 22 key international routes? What impact has the growth of nearby Liverpool had?
India bounces back with spectacular 8% growth in 2009; Kingfisher and Jet share half of market
The Indian domestic market has bounced back to its 2007 levels while international traffic has continued to grow steadily. Which airports have been driving international growth and which carriers have been introducing new services?
China’s airlines carried 215 million domestic passengers in 2009 as demand surged 20%
The world’s second biggest air travel market grew by 20% last year. Domestic traffic is booming while international traffic is still below 2007 levels. Which foreign airport has seen three carriers start new flights from Beijing?
Five of six airlines compete with similar fare strategies on Hyderabad-Chennai
Six airlines compete on the 500 km Indian domestic route, but which airline is the cheapest? Which has a fixed fare approach? And how much do the full-service airlines’ fares differ from those of the low-cost carriers?
New routes launched during the last week
(Saturday 23 January – Friday 29 January):
Another quiet week but we still have new routes involving China, Denmark, Italy, the Philippines, Spain and Taiwan. Next week, as we move into February, we’re back to 30-plus new routes. Stay tuned!











