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European airlines have reported stable demand for transatlantic travel despite ongoing political and trade tensions related to recent US policies. Major European airline leaders remain cautious, however, about the potential impacts.
Monitoring the situation, CEOs from Europe's leading airline groups, including Air France-KLM’s Benjamin Smith, International Airlines Group (IAG) CEO Luis Gallego, and Lufthansa Group’s Carsten Spohr, have acknowledged that current bookings between Europe and the US are meeting expectations. This observation was made during the A4E Aviation Summit held in Brussels.
Smith mentioned there has been no noticeable impact on European airlines or their American counterparts, describing the stance as “concerning” and highlighting that the situation is being closely watched. Gallego agrees, stating that the Trump administration has yet to affect its markets negatively. Spohr added that expectations for the summer of 2025 predict an unprecedented increase of passengers on transatlantic routes.
