Airline & Airport Industry Market Trends from anna.aero
International growth now outstripping domestic growth at India’s airports
Well it was bound to happen sooner rather than later. India’s domestic traffic has started to fall. Which airports are still reporting good growth and which have seen traffic decline? And how are international markets performing in comparison?
Spanish airports hit turbulence in second quarter of 2008; High-Speed Rail taking 30% of MAD-BCN market
It was a worrying second quarter for Spain’s airports as traffic fell in both April and June. Even Girona’s growth fell to below 20%! Year-to-date traffic growth is now under 3% not helped by the impact of high-speed rail services on Europe’s busiest air route.
Ryanair increases Weeze network from six to 21 routes in less than a year; up to 33 by end of 2008
Ryanair’s operations at Weeze (not too far from Dűsseldorf) have expanded quickly in the last year. We take a look at monthly load factors by route since the beginning of 2007. Which routes have performed best and which new route is struggling badly?
Skavsta and Billund only Nordic airports growing at least 10% in May and June;
Oslo gaining on Copenhagen
We take a look at how airport traffic has developed in the second quarter of 2008 at the major airports serving the Nordic countries. Whose airports were most affected by the re-timing of Easter and how is the battle among the ‘big-3′ shaping up?
UK demand down in 2008 Q2; 11 out of 23 airports report falling traffic in June
It’s looking like a bad year for many of the UK’s airports with the likes of Glasgow, Newcastle and Stansted struggling to recall when they last reported growth. A struggling economy isn’t helping but some country markets are still booming while others have definitely hit the rocks.
Weeze tops German airport growth table;
five of top 20 airports see passenger numbers fall in 2008
While consolidation is still occurring among the country’s airlines, airport traffic has been up around 5% this year. Some airports are reporting impressive growth but a few previous stars have seen a downturn in demand. The fastest growing ‘major’ airport may also come as a surprise.
TAM & GOL see load factors fall while holding on to over 85% share of domestic market
Brazil’s big two are growing domestic capacity faster than they are passengers, resulting in falling loads and profits. Next year Azul will be joining them with its ambitious Embraer-based plans. What’s happening in the international market? Are loads up or down?
Nine of top 10 French airports growing in 2008; Beauvais and Lyon lead the way
Nine of France’s top 10 airports are growing in 2008 and the other one has a really good excuse. Why are Beauvais and Lyon leading the way? How are the two major Paris airports evolving? According to DGAC how is the domestic market developing? And which international regions are up and which down?
easyJet still European LCC load factor champion; now also fastest-growing
Thanks to its acquisition of GB Airways easyJet grew faster than Ryanair in June and had better load factors. Germanwings finally reported growth again while Air Berlin went the other way. Soon to be ‘married’ clickair and Vueling continue to deliver the lowest loads among reporting LCCs.
Domestic airline traffic tumbles across Europe
AEA member airlines report a 5% drop in domestic traffic in May while within Europe and on North Atlantic routes growth is below 5%. Alitalia’s capacity cutbacks appear to have hurt load factors as well, while KLM continues to be the master at filling its aircraft. Which five second-tier flag carriers saw traffic fall in May?
Airbus and Boeing deliver almost 500 new aircraft in the first half of 2008
Boeing slightly outdelivered Airbus in June as between them they supplied 90 new aircraft to the world’s airlines. The usual suspects were busy collecting more keys but Air One and Kingfisher received important elements of their fleet development. Oh, and SIA got another A380.












