AirInsight’s latest analysis of North Atlantic travel shows the transatlantic market between the United States and Europe had a weak summer through July 2026, with traffic still subdued and only one month of peak-season data left to come. Using DHS I-92 data, the review puts 2026 traffic at about 43% of last year’s annual flow by July, below the pace normally expected at that point in the season.
The data point to a broader shift in market composition rather than a short-lived disruption. Americans are becoming a larger share of the traffic base, while smaller aircraft are gaining importance as hub traffic fragments. The analysis also frames the softening as part of a wider demand trend across the market, leaving carriers facing a weaker transatlantic summer than many had expected. August results were not yet fully included in the figures.