Tags: ACI Europe

Göteborg Landvetter Airport highly commended in Eco-Innovation Award

Swedavia’s Göteborg Landvetter Airport has been named a highly commended airport in the Eco-Innovation Award category by the industry organisation Airports Council International Europe (ACI), which ranks the leading European airports in environmental and climate work. This is the second-highest level of award and is further recognition of the diligent work regarding aviation’s green transition […]

Confirming the Green Deal as Europe’s growth and security engine, providing much needed clarity and stability to industries and citizens

JOINT STATEMENT  ACI EUROPE joins the undersigned stakeholders (companies, associations, local entities, NGOs and others) in an urgent call on EU leaders to confirm the Green Deal as the foundation for a competitive, secure, modern and efficient Europe during the next EU mandate. ___________________ The Green Deal has set the EU on a path to […]

European air passenger volumes almost back to pre-pandemic in March

Revised forecast for 2024 now at +3.2% above pre-pandemic levels — but divergences in performance remain significant across both national markets and individual airports European airport trade body ACI EUROPE has released its air traffic report for March and the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, along with a revised passenger traffic forecast for the full […]

European airports celebrate 20th anniversary of EU enlargement showcasing key aviation benefits

Two decades after EU expansion, air connectivity and traffic data point to enhanced cohesion and integration on the back of robust demand for air travel Brussels: Europe’s airports join the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the biggest EU enlargement to date by presenting data on the virtuous circle of closer integration driving air travel […]

Europe’s regional airport community addresses changed market conditions and existential challenges ahead

The annual gathering of Europe’s regional airports and their business partners takes place on the 11th & 12th April and in Dubrovnik – hosted by Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport; The event is the opportunity to review trading conditions and the latest industry analysis from ACI EUROPE. Both reveal a market segment reshaped by structural changes […]

Europe’s airports join call for more EU budget for transport

As the Connecting Europe Days event takes place in Brussels this week, under the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, 40+ European transport organisations, representing the key spectrum of Europe’s transport network, are again joining forces to urge the Council and the European Parliament to increase the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) budget for transport in […]

ACI EUROPE and ETC celebrate entry of Bulgaria and Romania into Schengen area starting with air and sea borders

A landmark development for air and sea transport in South-Eastern Europe set to bolster societal cohesion and facilitate travel between Romania, Bulgaria and other Schengen Zone countries. ACI EUROPE and the European Travel Commission celebrate the first stage of Romania and Bulgaria’s accession to the Schengen Area today as controls at air and sea borders […]

January sees international passenger traffic achieving full recovery for the first time

Multiple factors shaping diverse traffic performance across markets with domestic demand retreating and smaller regional airports underperforming Brussels, 6 March 2024: European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for January 2024. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +7% in January compared to the same month last year, […]

Inclusion of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) in EU’s Net-Zero Industry Act only the first step in developing world leading SAF industry in Europe

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) key to reaching net zero European aviation industry hails the inclusion of SAF as a strategic decarbonisation technology in the EU’s Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) This is a prerequisite to pave the way towards the development of a strong, globally competitive EU SAF market, which in turn will be crucial […]

Passenger traffic reaches nearly 95% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023

2.3 billion passengers welcomed by Europe’s airports in 2023 Passenger traffic surging by +19% over 2022, thus standing just –5.4% below pre-pandemic (2019) volumes A market characterised by significant performance gaps – while many airports achieved absolute passenger traffic records, a large majority still lagged behind their pre-pandemic volumes. TOP 5 European airports in 2023: […]