CONNECT 2026: Scheduled flights fail to reach 2019’s peak once again, despite carrying more passengers

“For Air Nostrum, it’s always successful to come to CONNECT as we value a lot the networking atmosphere here.”

“CONNECT New World provided an incredible platform for passionate individuals like myself who desire to connect different corners of our planet. The event brought together like-minded professionals in the industry.”

“Connect is a conference where you can meet all your current and potential airline partners in a very relaxed way!”

“CONNECT delivered a well-structured and insightful experience, aligning closely with my expectations. The event successfully brought together key players in the aviation sector, fostering meaningful discussions on route development and market trends.”

“Perfect, relaxed, and still profitable, business wise…you have to come!!”

“Easy format to meet people & good conference programme”

“A very good event with meeting back-to-back”

“From insightful discussions to high-impact networking, we connected with industry leaders, forged valuable partnerships, and secured game-changing business opportunities.”

“Events like CONNECT highlight the importance of collaboration between airlines, airports, and destinations as we continue working to expand and strengthen our network across Europe.”

“A wonderful opportunity to get in touch with the top Airports Worldwide.”

“CONNECT is more about meaningful conversations in a relaxed environment and less noise that distracts you from getting value from the meetings.”

“CONNECT is the event of the year for me where to meet colleagues and peers. The event brought together hundreds of aviation industry decision-makers to discuss current and future air routes, making it one of the most important route development events.”

“Great opportunity to catch up with industry topics during the conference and to keep the relationship with airline customers.”

“One of the best airline industry events, combining efficiency and organization with French style and flair!”

“CONNECT is a great event, well organized as always”

“A great event to catch up with existing and new business partners and talking about route opportunities”

“Very good organization. CONNECT helped to discover new opportunities, and for sure has been an interesting factor to operate new routes.”

“Always a great opportunity to explore airline strategies, exchange with airport peers, and discuss the future of our industry”

“CONNECT event is the opportunity to see some new companies and new trends in the airline industry.”

“The experience was excellent before and during the event; thank you very much for your effort. Keep going!”

“CONNECT is a great format to network with industry professionals and decision-makers. Through our connections at the event, Flyadeal launched 3 routes to Tbilisi International Airport, with 9 frequencies per week.”

“Organization was great. Attendance by airports was outstanding, this is what we value the most.””

“Thank you for the event organisation. As always excellent organisation, quality meetings, transfers worked well, and the food was great during the event (which makes a massive difference). Thank you, we look forward to next year’s event!”

“We've forged valuable connections and explored potential partnerships that will be instrumental in expanding air connectivity to Saudi Arabia.”