major hubs

Aeroflot began using Terminal C facilities for its international flights at Moscow-Sheremetievo International Airport, its main hub, on 23 July. The decision to transfer all flights to the newest terminal coincides with a strong upturn in traffic. The terminal has a capacity of 20 million passengers...

According to the latest research from ForwardKeys, which analyses flight booking data, a mini-revolution has taken place in the Gulf. For the first time in the first half of 2021, Doha International Airport has become the region's most important hub. It has thus caught up with and even overtaken...

Munich is Germany's second-largest airport, with almost 48 million passengers in 2019. Its growth has been exponential, with passenger traffic up by almost 40% between 2010 and 2019. This growth has been supported by Lufthansa, which has made Munich its second hub. The airport is regularly...

Gulf airlines have been brooding over the health crisis, with global air traffic at a virtual standstill for the past three months. The region has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic, with traffic essentially based on transfer passengers. In Dubai, the world's leading airport in terms of traffic...

The process of decontamination is gathering pace in Europe, with many EU countries announcing the gradual lifting of the restrictions that had brought travel to a complete standstill for more than two months. Italy announced the return of travellers on 3 June, the first country not to ask for certificates of non-contamination, contenting itself with a declaration...

What if Europe's post-containment skies were dominated by low-cost airlines? This is more than likely, according to the report "After Covid-19 - Air transport in Europe: time to decide" published recently by the Fondation pour l'innovation politique (Fondapol think tank)...

It's this week's bad news. Airports Association International (ACI) has just revised its traffic forecasts for 2020. And the picture is even bleaker. Airports Council International (ACI) World has published an updated model showing the worsening economic impact on the global airport industry. The predicted impacts and prolonged effects of...

Since the beginning of March, fears of the spread of the coronavirus had led to the suspension of all flights by Gulf Air, Kuwait Airways and Saudia, with the latter only suspending operations until the end of March - for the time being. Emirates' decision to suspend more than 80% of...

At a time when planes are being emptied of passengers because of the Covid-19 coronavirus, IATA has just officially requested that the slot allocation rules be temporarily suspended. This news might go unnoticed by travellers if it did not lead to a probable drain on airlines. Because slots - those...

A surprising statement was made following Air Italy's shareholders' meeting on 11 February. At 2.30pm, a press release announced that Air Italy, formerly Meridiana, had gone into liquidation. When it was set up in February 2018, the future seemed to be looking bright for this a 49% company in the hands of the powerful Qatar Airways. The strategy...

Economic crisis or not in Turkey, nothing should disrupt the opening of Europe's largest airport at the end of October. The new Istanbul airport - a provisional name pending a final decision - is located 35 km north of the city and is expected to handle up to 90 million passengers. By the next...

American Airlines is already unveiling its good resolutions for 2017, with the official launch of its Flagship Dining concept in New York (JFK) early next year. This new offer, described as "a major first for a US carrier", will enable business travellers to be served a top-of-the-range meal directly at their table, in the...