Aena Group handled 36.99 million passengers in June 2026, an increase of 3.5% compared with the same month last year, while first-half traffic reached 189.96 million passengers, up 3.9% year-on-year. The group also recorded 315,153 aircraft movements in June (+4.8%) and handled 119,430 tonnes of freight, broadly in line with 2025 levels. Across Aena’s Spanish […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulBrussels Airlines has kicked off its annual Tomorrowland Party Flights, welcoming the first festivalgoers to Belgium aboard a specially themed flight from Ibiza. Over the next two weeks, the airline expects to carry 24,734 Tomorrowland travellers from 106 countries on 409 flights, with more than 1,000 passengers travelling on seven dedicated Party Flights. The first […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulFraport handled 77.7 million passengers across its global airport network in the first half of 2026, up 1.0% year-on-year, despite weaker traffic at its main hub in Frankfurt caused by geopolitical tensions, strikes and reduced airline capacity. At Frankfurt Airport, passenger traffic fell 0.8% in the first six months of 2026 to 28.9 million passengers, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulHeathrow Airport recorded strong demand for North American travel in June 2026, with 1.97 million passengers flying between London and North America as football fans travelled to the FIFA World Cup. Passenger numbers on North American routes increased 1.2% year-on-year, marking a second consecutive month of growth for the market. With the tournament’s final stages […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulThe European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has advised European airlines to avoid the airspace of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, citing a high risk to civil aviation as tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate. The latest Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB), valid until 29 July 2026 unless […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulEurowings will launch a new weekly non-stop service between Prague and Rovaniemi for the 2026/27 winter season, further expanding access to Finnish Lapland from Central Europe. The route will operate every Sunday from 20 December 2026 to 21 February 2027 using Airbus A320 aircraft. It is intended to meet growing international demand for winter travel […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulCologne Bonn Airport has officially opened a fully modernised security checkpoint featuring 11 screening lanes equipped with the latest CT scanners, becoming the first major airport in Germany to fully deploy the technology across its security screening area. The airport invested around €25 million in the project, which forms part of its wider “Next Chapter” […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulAir Arabia has inaugurated a new five-times-weekly non-stop service between Sharjah and Rome Fiumicino, making the Italian capital the airline’s second destination in Italy after Milan Bergamo. The new route strengthens connectivity between the UAE and Italy, supporting tourism, business and cultural ties, and was celebrated with inaugural events at both Sharjah and Rome airports. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulCathay Pacific is expanding its reach in Latin America by launching new codeshare services with Iberia to Fortaleza and Recife (Brazil), Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) via Madrid. Argentina and the Dominican Republic join Cathay Pacific’s codeshare network for the first time, strengthening connectivity between Hong Kong and the growing Belt and […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulBrussels Airport handled 11.68 million passengers during the first six months of 2026, a 3.6% increase compared with the same period last year, while cargo volumes rose 8.3% to almost 420,000 tonnes, despite industrial action and the impact of the conflict in the Middle East. The airport strengthened its global network with eight new destinations, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulPolish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea after it approached within 30 kilometres of Poland’s coast near Ustka. The aircraft was flying in international airspace without a flight plan and with its transponder switched off but did not enter Polish airspace. After Polish pilots signalled the aircraft to leave […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulNASA astronaut Anil Menon has launched to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft alongside Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina. The mission lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on 14 July and successfully docked with the ISS a few hours later. The trio will spend approximately eight months […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulAJet, the subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has launched a new direct route between Cologne/Bonn Airport and Sivas, Türkiye, creating the only nonstop link between Germany and the Central Anatolian city. The weekly service operates every Wednesday, with a flight time of around four hours. The route expands Cologne/Bonn’s Türkiye network and is expected to be […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulThe Flughafen Wien Group handled 4.04 million passengers in June 2026, a slight 0.2% increase year-on-year, despite a 5.9% decline at Vienna Airport to 2.83 million travellers. Vienna attributed the drop to reduced low-cost airline capacity and the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, which has led to fewer flights. Local passenger numbers fell by […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulZurich Airport handled 2.92 million passengers in June 2026, a slight 0.3% decrease compared with the same month last year. Despite the marginal decline in passenger numbers, aircraft movements increased by 2.3% to 24,757 take-offs and landings. However, the average number of passengers per flight fell to 134.5, while the average seat load factor declined […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulSunweb Group has partnered with Ryanair, enabling customers to book package holidays with departures from Brussels South Charleroi Airport and, via cooperation with airBaltic, Liège Airport. The agreement expands Sunweb’s network alongside existing airline partners such as Brussels Airlines and Transavia. By relying on third-party airlines rather than operating its own fleet, the Dutch tour […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulLufthansa’s first Airbus A350-1000 has been unveiled in a special blue livery celebrating the airline’s 100th anniversary. The aircraft, registered D-AIFA and to be named “Deutschland”, is expected to join the airline’s Munich-based fleet this autumn after completing test flights and final acceptance. The A350-1000 will also mark a milestone for the Lufthansa Group as […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 JulEmirates has reached a major milestone in its US$5 billion fleet refurbishment programme, completing the retrofit of its 100th widebody aircraft since the project began in November 2022. The airline has fully refurbished 47 Airbus A380s and 53 Boeing 777s, investing 4.4 million labour hours over 44 months to modernise cabin interiors and introduce its […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban14 Jul[French National Day, July 14, 2026] 98 aircraft showcase France’s air power. Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Évreux Air Force Base (Base aérienne 105) LFOE. The July 14, 2026, military parade will highlight the theme “Europe’s Strategic Awakening,” illustrating the strengthening of European cooperation in the face of a rapidly changing security […]
Aviation24.be•Martin Gillet14 JulAmsterdam Airport Schiphol has decided to take direct responsibility for assistance services for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM), bringing the operation under airport management from early 2028. The move will give Schiphol greater control over service quality, continuity and future development as demand for PRM assistance continues to grow. Currently, around 1,000 employees of Axxicom […]
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