Between June and August 2026, more than two million commercial flights took place across the 27 Member States of the European Union, with July the busiest month, recording 709,931 flights, representing a year-on-year increase of 2.8% and an increase of 5.7% compared with July 2024, according to data published by Eurostat on Monday.

According to the data, 662,480 commercial flights were recorded in the EU in June, an increase of 2.1% compared with June 2025 and 4.9% compared with June 2024.

In August 2026, 708,980 commercial flights were recorded in the EU, an increase of 2.3% compared with August 2025 and 5.7% compared with August 2024.

Among the Member States, the number of commercial flights in August 2026 increased in 19 EU countries and fell in eight, compared with the same month of the previous year. The largest year-on-year increases were recorded in Slovakia (37%), Malta (12.4%) and Estonia (8.3%). By contrast, the largest decreases were recorded in Austria (minus 4.7%), Cyprus (minus 3%), Germany (minus 2.4%), the Netherlands (minus 2%) and Romania (minus 1.1%).

Source: Agerpres