Twenty thousand flights between North America and Europe: here are the most popular routes of the summer

It will be a summer 2023 under the banner of transatlantic flights: the routes between North America and Europe will never have been so many and with such capacity that it should surpass any record set before Covid.

The overwhelming power of New York and London

In June alone, already a peak season for transatlantic routes, there will be well 20,412 direct flights between North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico) and Europe (including Turkey), according to the analysis of Diio, an air planning system developed by the company Cirium.

A signal that highlights-if any were needed-how profitable and competitive the links between the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean are.

The report highlights some impressive data: 24% of transatlantic flights in June 2023 will depart from the New York area (Jfk and Newark airports); 23% of flights also will be to London (Heathrow and Gatwick). In the special ranking of the busiest routes, in fact, depopulates the New York Jfk-London Heathrow (Lhr) with nearly 700 monthly flights-an average of 22 flights per day. In fact, the route is operated in summer by British Airways (8 flights per day), Virgin (6 daily frequencies), American (4 flights per day), Delta and JetBlue (both with 2 daily frequencies).

Second and third place is followed by Los Angeles-Heathrow (about 350 monthly flights) and New York Jfk-Paris CdG (just over 300 monthly flights).

The overwhelming dominance of New York and London is evidenced by the fact that to see a route in this ranking that does not involve these two destinations you have to go down to position number nine Where there is a Montreal-Paris Cdg connection.

Rome and Milan in the top 15

Italy is present in this special ranking and also manages to surprise in a positive way compared to the past. The route New York Jfk-Rome Fiumicino is seventh busiest. ever-after Boston-London Lhr and before San Francisco-London-with more than 200 monthly flights.

From the Big Apple to Rome in the summer, Delta, American, Ita Airways and the new Norse Atlantic.

The connection between New York Jfk and Milan Malpensa, on the other hand, ranks 12th among the busiest connections. This route sees well 5 companies engaged during the summer: Delta Air Lines, American, Emirates, Ita Airways and Neos.

Airports and planes: which ones are the most popular

Finally, Cirium's report reveals that - after Jfk - the following are respectively. Chicago, Toronto and Washington airports with the most transatlantic flights; while in Europe, London is followed by Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam.

But there is also room for the Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik, which benefits from closer proximity to airports on the East Coast of the U.S. and thus the ability to operate connections with single-aisle aircraft (B757, B737, and A320-A321).

Also the all business class carrier La Compagnie, for example, vola from Milan Malpensa and Paris Orly over New York Newark Airport with the A321-neo. In fact, according to the report, 12% of the flights in the entire month of June will be operated by single-aisle aircraft; slightly more than 20% instead will provide The use of the B787, B777 and A330 widebodies.

The lion's share of transatlantic routes is carried out by B767s and A350s. Finally, the percentage of routes operated by A380s, B747s and A340s is insignificant.