ACI EUROPE: LCCs the primary driver of passenger traffic in the EU

ACI EUROPE DG Olivier Jankovec reported (07-Nov-2016) low cost airlines "have been the primary driver of passenger traffic in the EU - on the back of their continued capacity expansion and move upmarket in search of higher yields". As a result, most of the growth over the peak summer 2016 period occurred at airports handling between five and 25 million passengers p/a. [more - original PR]