European Union

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Council is pushing to reimpose strict COVID-19 rules on passengers from the US and five other countries.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
The European Travel Commission predicts that long-haul travel to Europe will not recover to 2019 levels until 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
A new European study indicates that 70% of respondents are planning to travel in the next six months—up from 56% in February.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Barriers to routes between the EU and ASEAN countries are set to be removed, opening up new opportunities for carriers based in the blocs.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Vaccinations and heath passes are ‘reasons for optimism’ in the market, according to the European Travel Commission.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The northern summer travel season is the first since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in which full slot waivers are not in place at airports globally.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Regional airline networks in Europe have been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, ACI Europe says.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
The pass is aimed at restarting stagnant airline networks.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The agreement means Brexit will not disrupt transatlantic flying between the nations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Irish ULCC is making big cuts to its winter flight schedule and shutting three bases.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The startup intends to fly to nine destinations from its base in Yerevan, but it has to contend with a border conflict in addition to COVID-19.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Routes' weekly update on how airlines and airports across Europe are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Governments across Europe must coordinate their response to preserve the continent’s single market and its benefits, two airline associations have urged.
Airports & Networks

By Rachel Pickford
Delegates attending the region’s largest route development forum will gain exclusive insight into the different factors set to influence aviation in Europe and across the wider world.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
With a population of around 30,000 and an economy dominated by financial services, online gambling, shipping and tourism, Gibraltar is currently a major talking point with European aviation regulators, perhaps even more so than the subject of Brexit that dominates the headlines across the continent.
Airports & Networks

By Richard Maslen
The United Kingdom woke up this morning to the news that the country’s people had voted to leave the European Union. By a small majority, 52 percent of residents voted for independence, a decision that could change the political landscape of Europe forever and could bring an end to the United Kingdom, as both Scotland and Northern Ireland look to maintain membership of the European Union.
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