AEGEAN carries 7.8 million passengers in H1 2026 as fuel costs and Middle East disruption squeeze earnings

AEGEAN aircraft flying above clouds over the sea.

Revenue rose 4% to €816.6 million and domestic traffic gained 6%, but EBITDA fell 7% and the airline posted a €3.3 million net loss while keeping capacity disciplined. KEY TAKEAWAYS AEGEAN carried 7.768 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up 3% year on year, as available seats also increased 3% to 9.685 million…. Read the full news article

Norwegian Group carries 2.86 million passengers in August as strike disruption hits operations

Norwegian Boeing 737 MAX 8 at Copenhagen Airport

Norwegian’s load factor rose to 86.3% as traffic grew faster than capacity, while Widerøe posted 93.3% punctuality and the group pointed to firm autumn bookings KEY TAKEAWAYS Norwegian Group carried 2,861,350 passengers in August 2026, comprising 2,502,493 on Norwegian and 358,857 on Widerøe. Norwegian increased capacity by 3% and passenger traffic by 4% year on… Read the full news article

Volaris carries 3.19 million passengers in August as international traffic outpaces capacity

Volaris airline logo

Total passenger volume rose 17.5% year on year and international load factor improved 4.3 percentage points, while heavier domestic capacity growth pulled the consolidated load factor down slightly to 84.4% KEY TAKEAWAYS Volaris carried 3.19 million passengers in August 2026, up 17.5% from 2.714 million a year earlier. Total RPM traffic increased 15.4% while ASM… Read the full news article

TAP carries 8.2 million passengers in first half as higher fuel costs push net loss to €99.2 million

TAP Air Portugal aircraft.

Operating revenue rose 4.3% to €2.04 billion and load factor reached 85.4%, but a sharp rise in jet fuel costs weighed heavily on earnings, especially in the second quarter. KEY TAKEAWAYS TAP carried 8.2 million passengers in the first half of 2026, up 4.2% year on year, while traffic grew 5.9% and load factor improved… Read the full news article

IATA says July air passenger demand edged up just 0.2% as Middle East and North America weighed on growth

Commercial passenger aircraft image used by IATA with its July 2026 air passenger demand report.

Global load factors stayed above 85%, Europe and Latin America expanded steadily, and domestic strength in China and Brazil helped offset weaker U.S., Indian and Australian markets. KEY TAKEAWAYS Global passenger demand rose 0.2% year on year in July 2026, while total capacity increased 0.3% and load factor slipped 0.1 percentage points to 85.2%. International… Read the full news article