Despite not reaching pre-pandemic levels, the number of flights in the EU increased by nearly 6% last year. But is it the only challenge aviation is facing?
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00:00The number of flights in the EU remains below pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
00:10In 2024, 6.7 million flights transporting passengers, goods and mail were registered
00:18in the EU. This reflects a 5.8% increase compared to 2023. However, the number of flights is still
00:26below the levels seen before the pandemic in 2019. The highest number of commercial flights
00:33in 2024 was recorded at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands with 484,000 flights
00:43in total. This was followed by Paris-Charles de Gaulle in France with 463,000 flights and
00:50Frankfurt-Main in Germany with 437,000 flights. Among the 10 airports with the largest numbers
00:58of commercial flights, Athens in Greece had the highest percentage of non-scheduled flights
01:04at 5.5%, followed by Vienna in Austria at 4.6% and Madrid in Spain at 4.5%.
01:13June, July and August experienced the highest numbers of non-scheduled flights.
01:19While low-cost and mainline carriers had an identical share
01:23of total flights in 2019, the low-cost market post-Covid was faster.