Warning signs for European air connectivity amid policy shortcomings, market shifts and geopolitics
Source: ACI Europe Lower air connectivity hampers wider European competitiveness, cohesion and global positioning — pointing to new aviation reality ACI EUROPE has published its 2025 Airport Industry Connectivity Report: the definitive barometer of air connectivity in Europe. Released ahead of the 35th ACI EUROPE Annual Congress & General Assembly, the report is based on the connectivity indexes developed by SEO Amsterdam Economics — the most comprehensive and complete tool for measuring and ranking airport connectivity. The 2025 report reveals that despite increasing by +7% in 2025 over the preceding year, air connectivity (direct + indirect air connectivity) in Europe still remains -9% below pre-pandemic (2019) levels. This stands in stark contrast with passenger volumes which achieved full recovery in [...]