OAG gives the facts on flying between Europe and N America!

Sunday, 23 Mar, 2007 0

OAG says that in light of the current debate around ‘Open Skies’, OAG – the global flight information and data solutions company which collates data from more than 1,000 scheduled airlines on a daily basis, provided media with some amazing statistics.

Ready to have your socks blown off?

In March 2007 there will be 21,833 flights between Western Europe and North America, offering 5.6 million seats.

The chart below shows the flights and capacity between key European hubs in March 2007: –

 

Carrier Name

Frequency

(number of flights)

Capacity

 (number of seats)

London Heathrow

5,289

1,464,556

London Gatwick

1,559

417,121

Paris Charles de Gaulle

1,864

695,313

Madrid

557

130,878

Amsterdam Schiphol

1864

498,026

Frankfurt

2652

764,431

Milan

580

132,891

In terms of market share of transatlantic flights out of key European hubs the following tells you who the big players are: –

 

Passenger, Operating, Non-Stop Flights, w/c 19 March 2007

 

 

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

BRITISH AIRWAYS

LHR

44%

AMERICAN AIRLINES

LHR

16%

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

LHR

14%

AIR CANADA

LHR

12%

UNITED AIRLINES

LHR

11%

AIR INDIA

LHR

2%

AIR NEW ZEALAND

LHR

1%

KUWAIT AIRWAYS

LHR

1%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

AIR FRANCE

CDG

49%

AMERICAN AIRLINES

CDG

11%

DELTA AIR LINES

CDG

10%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

CDG

7%

AIR CANADA

CDG

5%

UNITED AIRLINES

CDG

5%

AIR INDIA

CDG

2%

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

CDG

2%

US AIRWAYS

CDG

2%

AIR TRANSAT A.T.INC.

CDG

2%

AIR TAHITI NUI

CDG

2%

ZOOM AIRLINES

CDG

1%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

BRITISH AIRWAYS

LGW

22%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

LGW

18%

DELTA AIR LINES

LGW

16%

AMERICAN AIRLINES

LGW

12%

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

LGW

12%

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

LGW

8%

US AIRWAYS

LGW

8%

ZOOM AIRLINES

LGW

2%

AIR TRANSAT A.T.INC.

LGW

2%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

KLM-ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES

AMS

38%

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

AMS

33%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

AMS

8%

DELTA AIR LINES

AMS

7%

UNITED AIRLINES

AMS

7%

MARTINAIR HOLLAND

AMS

5%

US AIRWAYS

AMS

2%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES

FRA

47%

UNITED AIRLINES

FRA

14%

AIR CANADA

FRA

9%

DELTA AIR LINES

FRA

9%

AMERICAN AIRLINES

FRA

5%

US AIRWAYS

FRA

5%

AIR INDIA

FRA

2%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

FRA

2%

NORTHWEST AIRLINES

FRA

2%

SINGAPORE AIRLINES

FRA

2%

CONDOR FLUGDIENST

FRA

2%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

IBERIA

MAD

43%

DELTA AIR LINES

MAD

22%

AMERICAN AIRLINES

MAD

11%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

MAD

11%

US AIRWAYS

MAD

11%

AIR COMET

MAD

3%

Carrier Name

Airport Code

Share of Transatlantic Flights

ALITALIA

MXP

61%

DELTA AIR LINES

MXP

20%

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

MXP

11%

US AIRWAYS

MXP

8%

 

 

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OAG is a global flight information and data solutions company with 9 offices in Europe, the Americas and Asia and it provides data, advertising and market analysis solutions to the corporate travel, passenger aviation and cargo sectors.

More information about the company, its products and its services is available on the OAG web sites www.oag.com, www.oagdata.com and www.oagcargo.com.

OAG is part of Commonwealth Business Media (www.cbizmedia.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of United Business Media plc (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com). 

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