Major aviation route groups in 2025 Part 1: Europe-Asia. An innovative and world-changing market

CAPA's Jul/Aug-2016 issue of Airline Leader reviewed each of the world's major airline routes, Europe to Asia, Europe to North America, Latin America, North Pacific, South Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. The purpose of the review was to assess the way each market will evolve over the next decade. This first part looks at the dynamics, operational and regulatory, on one of the solidly growing markets - between Asia and Europe. But more important than its rate of growth is the diversity which is emerging.

Long haul low cost airlines, armed with new 787s, A350s and neos are only one part of the novel incipient dynamics of this market. Norwegian Air is one of the leading independents exploiting the potential; AirAsia is planning to follow suit. Full service airline groups are also expanding actively into this sector, Lufthansa with Eurowings, Singapore Airlines with Scoot and potentially Qantas with Jetstar. There will be more.