The rebound in travel anticipated last year as the Omicron wave of the coronavirus subsided took a lot longer to get off the ground than anticipated, but we’re getting there. In Europe, air traffic for the first three weeks of 2023 reached 86 per cent of 2019 levels, according to Eurocontrol.
Low-cost carriers have been among the most active players. Ryanair’s (IE: RYA) daily flight numbers last week were at 114 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.