Europe: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes

47. Europe: Top 5 Cross-Border Routes Bilateral Country Pair Flight Volume | January 2026 4,655 Top 5 Total January Flights 4,713 Previous Month December Flights -0.29% Average MoM Slight Decline -2.22% Average YoY Annual Trend

#1 France ↔ United Kingdom 1,164 flights MoM -7.77% YoY -8.85% #2 France ↔ Switzerland 1,056 flights MoM -3.83% YoY -6.47% #3 Switzerland ↔ United Kingdom 990 flights MoM +6.22% YoY -4.44% #4 France ↔ Italy 741 flights MoM

-2.24% YoY +8.65% #5 Germany ↔ Switzerland 704 flights MoM +6.18% YoY 0.00% France Hub Dominance: France appears in 3 of the Top 5 routes, reinforcing Paris's role as Europe's primary business aviation hub. The France-UK corridor remains Europe's busiest cross-border route with 1,164 flights despite -7.77% MoM decline reflecting typical January post-holiday softness.

Switzerland Ski Season Boost: Switzerland-UK traffic grew +6.22% MoM as ski season reaches its peak. Alpine resort destinations like St. Moritz and Verbier drive private aviation demand from London-based UHNW individuals during January.

France-Italy Resilience: The France-Italy route showed the smallest MoM decline (-2.24%) and the only positive YoY growth (+8.65%), indicating sustained business and leisure travel between Paris and Milan/Rome despite the broader January post-holiday slowdown.

Alpine Connectivity: Germany-Switzerland rounds out the Top 5 with 704 flights and +6.18% MoM growth, reflecting stable business ties between Frankfurt/Munich and Zurich. The flat YoY performance (0.00%) suggests this corridor has reached a steady operational baseline.