Responding to the public consultation on its proposed new State aid rules for aviation, ACI EUROPE today called on the European Commission to fundamentally reconsider key aspects of its draft guidelines, warning that they risk undermining regional air connectivity, widening territorial inequalities and fuelling anti EU sentiment across Europe’s regions. Olivier Jankovec, ACI EUROPE Director […]
European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for March and the first quarter of 2026. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +3.8% in March compared to the same month last year – thus remaining broadly in line with the previous month (February at +4.2%) despite the conflict in the Middle East which started […]
Europe’s airports have welcomed the Guidance released by the European Commission regarding the application of certain EU rules to passengers, tourism and transport operators in the context of the current oil crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. The Guidance provides much needed clarity and certainty as regards the extent to which the […]
The annual ACI EUROPE Regional Airports Conference & Exhibition is today bringing Europe’s regional aviation community together in Torino, hosted by Torino Airport. The event takes place as the aviation ecosystem is bracing for the impact of war in the Middle East – to which regional airports are particularly vulnerable. The energy crisis triggered by […]
Europe’s airports today welcomed AccelerateEU, the European Commission’s dynamic response plan to the energy crisis triggered by the conflict in the Middle East. The plan outlines a series of critical measures aimed in particular at safeguarding the continued availability of jet fuel across the European airport network. Those measures largely reflect the key asks ACI […]
Europe’s airports and airlines are raising renewed concerns over the operational impact of the Schengen Entry-Exit System (EES) rollout as the transition phase comes to an end right in the travel peak of the Easter holidays. Olivier Jankovec, Director General of ACI EUROPE, and Ourania Georgoutsakou, Managing Director of A4E said: “Passengers entering the Schengen […]
European airport trade body, ACI EUROPE today released its traffic report for January 2026. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +4.6% in January when compared to the same month last year. Airports in the non‑EU+1 market significantly outperformed with +8.8% growth year‑on‑year, whereas those in the EU+ market2 saw volumes expanding by […]
ACI EUROPE today reiterated its call on the European Commission and European Member States to effectively and consistently abide by the internationally agreed Noise Balanced Approach framework for managing aircraft noise, as set out by ICAO and the EU law. This call took the form of a comprehensive analysis and a set of recommendations published […]
Brussels: The three main associations representing European airlines, airports and air navigation services providers (ANSPs) call for ministers from EU Member States meeting today to support continued co‑funding of SESAR – the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research project. With air traffic growing and European skies forecast to become more crowded, the development and […]
ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International), A4E (Airlines for Europe) and IATA (International Air Transport Association) warned that the Schengen Entry/Exit System (EES) continues to cause significant delays for passengers. Failing immediate action to provide sufficient flexibility, severe disruptions over the peak summer months are a real prospect, with queues potentially reaching 4 hours or more. […]
