It's a veritable festival of new or reopened routes that the airport of Nice-Côte d'Azur this winter. The programme, which includes 22 new features, confirms the upward trend at France's second-largest airport. In fact, over the first ten months of 2022, Nice welcomed 10.57 million passengers. Compared with the same period in 2019, 2022 traffic remains 17.1% below pre-Covid levels.
Nice Côte d'Azur airport is unveiling a packed schedule for the coming months. With a particular focus on international routes, as the region is connected to to 29 countries via 42 destinations in Europe and 9 intercontinental destinations. In addition to international business, Nice is linked to 16 destinations in France.
The 22 new products for winter 2022/2023
9 summer-only routes now operate all year round.
- London Heathrow (Air France);
- Stockholm Arlanda (Eurowings);
- Chisinau (FlyOne);
- Oslo (Flyr);
- Eindhoven (Transavia);
- Belgrade (Wizz Air);
- Cluj (Wizz Air);
- Tirana (Wizz Air);
- Warsaw (Wizz Air).
10 other lines are being reopened following their suspension during the Covid crisis.
- Algiers (Air Algérie);
- Constantine (Air Algérie);
- London Gatwick (British Airways);
- Manchester (easyJet);
- Marrakech (easyJet);
- Cologne/Bonn (Eurowings);
- Hamburg (Eurowings);
- Warsaw (LOT);
- Casablanca (Royal Air Maroc);
- Krakow (Wizz Air).
And finally.., 3 new routes launched take place on this winter programme:
- Tunis (Transavia France);
- Bordeaux (Volotea);
- Venice (Volotea).
Maintaining year-round routes
"This programme reflects a dynamic region which aims to capitalise on tourism throughout the year rather than just a few months, on quality tourism rather than mass tourism, while offering Côte d'Azur residents all the destinations they expect for their leisure or business trips, or to visit their families", explains Franck Goldnadel, Chairman of the Board of Côte d'Azur Airports.
He continues. " Since 2019, we have seen growth in the number of annualised routes, a very important indicator for the region.. This means that the links forged over the summer are extended throughout the year. The Côte d'Azur has succeeded in smoothing out the contribution of tourism to its economy over the year.particularly to medium-haul destinations with high-volume travellers. This development clearly demonstrates the essential role played by the airport in the continuing dynamism of the Côte d'Azur," he adds.
