Cirium flags key trends for airline industry in 2023

UK-based Cirium says the US faces a reduced regional flying in 2023 as short-haul routes of below 600 miles see reduced demand, a change the aviation analytics company said put atop its list of industry trends to watch for the year, Meanwhile. Europe will as a whole struggle to catch up on 2019 traffic, though London Heathrow, the continent’s busiest airport, is likely to return to pre-pandemic levels. “All of western Europe’s major hub airports are still less busy now than they were four years ago. Paris De Gaulle’s seats are down 13%. Amsterdam’s decline is 17%. Frankfurt’s decline is