EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
EUROSTAT - European Union Statistical Office
09/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/21/2026 03:00
Busy skies: August commercial flights up 2.3% in 2026
Between June and August 2026, there were more than 2 million commercial flights in the EU.
August 2026 saw 708 980 flights, a 2.3% increase compared with the previous year and a 5.7% increase compared with 2024.
July was the busiest of these 3 months with 709 931 flights, marking a 2.8% annual increase and a 5.7% increase compared with 2024.
In June, there were 662 480 flights, a 2.1% growth compared with 2025 and 4.9% compared with 2024.
Source dataset: avia_tf_cm
In August 2026, compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of commercial flights increased in 19 EU countries and decreased in 8. The largest annual increases were in Slovakia (37.0%), Malta (12.4%) and Estonia (8.3%). The largest decreases were in Austria (-4.7%), Cyprus (-3.0%) and Germany (-2.4%).
Source dataset: avia_tf_cm
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