Aviation Week’s Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 29 October 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.
Cardiff Airport, the National Airport of Wales, has enjoyed a strong summer season, with more passengers taking to the skies and airlines continuing to invest in new routes from Wales.
The airport reached 2,000,000 handled passengers for the first time in six years – it last crossed this threshold before the pandemic, in 2019.
As the winter flight season begins on October 26, coinciding with the switch to wintertime, RIX Riga Airport – the largest airport in the Baltics and the region’s main air traffic hub – will offer regular flights to more than 70 destinations across 35 countries.
The accolades keep rolling in for Tampa International Airport. For the second year in a row, TPA was named Best Large U.S. Airport in the USA Today 10Best awards.
M. R. Štefánik Airport handled more passengers this September than in any previous September in its history. In the ninth month of the year, a total of 263,740 passengers were handled on arrivals and departures, a 18% increase year-on-year.
BER Airport celebrated welcoming its 100 millionth passenger. Jessica Metag boarded an Air France flight from BER to Paris. István Szabó, Chief Operations Officer of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH, and Bas ‘t Hooft, Director of Air France-KLM Germany, congratulated her before departure and surprised her with an Air France flight voucher for two people from BER to Paris.
With 14.8 million visitors and double-digit growth from overseas markets via Cam Ranh International Terminal, Khanh Hoa is on track to exceed its 2025 targets.
Fly direct to Dublin from over 150 destinations this winter! Dublin Airport continues to see steady inbound traffic from Great Britain, Europe, North America, and beyond and is set to welcome 460k visitors this bank holiday weekend.
September 2025 was the strongest on record for Cyprus airports, with passenger traffic rising by an impressive 9% year-on-year — compared to 2024.
FMO is an airport that predominantly handles outbound traffic. However, Booking.com’s annual Travel Predictions reveals that Münster is a trending destination and a must-visit destination in 2026.
From January to September 2025, Aruba Airport recorded 1,252,336 revenue-generating passengers (RGP), a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Seat capacity reached 1,511,559 (+1%), with a load factor of 87.3% (+1.1 points).
A record total of 49 regular routes to 40 destinations in 21 countries, the launch of a domestic connection with Košice, as well as flights to exotic destinations, will be part of the winter flight schedule at M. R. Štefánik Airport.
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