airports

The Cassandras had predicted a difficult year for French air transport following the significant increase in taxation on the sector. Their prediction came true, with an effectively mediocre performance in 2025. According to the provisional results of the DGAC, France's air transport activity grew by just 2.8% last year, well below the...

You might think that Germany is the European Union's biggest aviation market. Not so! It's Spain that holds the spotlight. According to the Aena group, the Spanish airport authority that manages all the country's airports, all the airport hubs closed 2025 with 321,587,316 passengers. This represents an increase of 3.9 1TP3Q...

It cost a whopping £1 billion - €1.16 billion - but it was well worth it. Especially for business travellers who frequently use Heathrow airport for their business trips. The London hub has just completed its technological makeover with the deployment of CT security scanners...

Growth, yes, but anaemic growth compared with the rest of the world. This can be seen from the results of the airports managed by the Vinci group in France compared with the rest of the world. This clearly confirms that the French aviation dynamic has been broken since the increase in air taxes in 2025. Air transport...

Without triumphalism, but nevertheless with a healthy dose of optimism. This is what the press release from the German Airports Association ADV suggests, as it has just presented its traffic forecasts for the year ahead. The association estimates that passenger traffic growth should be around 4.2% this year. This represents a 0.7 point...

The weather conditions will once again put travellers to the test on Wednesday 7 January, when 38 French départements have been placed under a vigilance orange for snow and ice. Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot made it official today at a press conference: because of the snow, French airports will have to adapt. Paris airports...

For Hawaiian Airlines, 2026 will mean an ambitious $600 million investment plan, designed to fundamentally transform the travel experience for its passengers. A plan approved by its parent company, Alaska Airlines. The announcement was made by Diana Birkett Rakow, the airline's Managing Director, in the presence of the Governor of...

Heathrow airport has made no secret of its desire to invest. The management of the London hub regularly repeats that it is determined to take LHR into a new era. This time, it is an investment of 1.3 billion pounds (1.49 billion euros), which will be released this year with several ambitions. Starting with the...

It's an accolade. For the second year running, Aeromexico has been named the world's most punctual airline in 2025, with a global network, in a ranking by the consultant Cirium of the best-performing airlines and airports in terms of punctuality. According to the consultant's 2025 report, Aeromexico has a lot to be proud of with...

We will have to wait until 20 January for the official figures for 2025. But at the end of December, Vienna airport had already passed the 32 million passenger mark, breaking an all-time record. "32 million passengers - a record that speaks for itself", sums up Julian Jäger, member of...

Doing better with what we have: this is the objective of the ADP group, which has just presented its draft economic regulation contract (CRE) for 2027-2034 covering the expected developments at Paris CDG and Paris-Orly airports. "We are confirming our strategic decision not to build major infrastructure projects, but rather to increase the density of existing infrastructure...

"What's clear, is clear". The ADP Group has clearly adopted the same approach in its quest to simplify the passenger journey. Above all, its managers have listened to international travellers who sometimes point to a lack of clarity: "today, several passengers, particularly international and connecting passengers, are reporting difficulties in the various assessments...

Frankfurt airport retains its pre-eminence as Lufthansa's central hub. And as such, it remains the focus of the airline's attention. Lufthansa has just reopened its Premium Check-In area. This area is reserved for First Class passengers, as well as for customers with a valid...

Against the backdrop of a weakened regional aviation landscape, airport operator Sealar has backed the opening of three new regional routes: Poitiers-Lyon, Deauville-Marrakech and Deauville-Djerba. The only private airport operator in France with its head office in the regions, SEALAR operates seven hubs: Vannes, Poitiers, Le Havre, Morlaix, Rouen, Deauville and Caen....

With 2.2 million passengers handled in October - 2,228,691 to be precise - Brussels Airport saw its traffic soar (+6%) compared with the same period in 2024. And this despite the strike, the cumulative impact of which over the whole year - six days - is estimated by the airport at 250,000 passengers...

The announcement was made on Wednesday, against a backdrop of budgetary paralysis that has lasted since 1 October. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced a 10% reduction in air traffic capacity. This will take effect from 7 November at the 40 busiest airports in the United States. "This is a...

Barcelona-El Prat airport is preparing to take a step forward in its intermodal development. The Catalan hub is awaiting the arrival of an express train. Designed by Alstom and operated by FGC Mobilitat, it is due to enter service in late 2026 or early 2027. The first of the ten electric trains was unveiled at the end of October. The President of the...

Officialised last February, the cable car project to link Marseille-Provence airport and Vitrolles SNCF station has just been given a boost with the publication by the Metropolitan Authority of a call for tenders for project management assistance. The bidders - undoubtedly including France's Poma - have...

The OAG Megahubs 2025 study reveals the most connected airports in the world, both internationally and within the United States. It highlights the 50 most interconnected airports in the world, the 25 most connected airports among low-cost airlines, the 25 main US domestic hubs, as well as the 10 most connected airports...

Until now, Vienna has been able to pride itself on being one of the most competitive airports in the European Union, with a formidable offer from low-cost airlines. Judge for yourself. This summer, Hungarian carrier Wizz Air is offering 27 destinations to 20 countries in Europe and the Middle East, including Nice. Ryanair, meanwhile, flies to 76 destinations in 25 countries...