Tunisia Better Connected with Europe

Tunisia Better Connected with Europe: A Summer That Broke All Records

Tunisia is fast emerging as one of the most important gateways to Europe – second only to Egypt and Morocco in terms of capacity to the continent. From April through October, 3.54 million seats will be on offer from Tunisia, an increase of 14.6% over 2019, according to Cirium data. This milestone highlights Tunisia’s impressive rebound from the pandemic and other setbacks.

A Record-Breaking Summer with Tunisia Better Connected with Europe:

Over 30 new routes this summer are all either brand-new or not operated by these carriers within the past decade;  All are 2-weekly, except those with an *, which are weekly, and **, which are 3-weekly:

• 14 March: Nouvelair, Tunis–Basel (Switzerland)
• 27 March: easyJet Bristol–Enfidha
• 31 May: Eurowings Stuttgart–Monastir*
• 31 May: TUI fly Deutschland Stuttgart-Djerba*
• 3 April: Nouvelair Tunis–Berlin
• 5 April: Eurowings Dusseldorf-Monastir
• 7 April: Nouvelair Tunis-Bordeaux
• 19 April: Nouvelair Sfax–Paris CDG
• 3 May: Eurowings Discover Frankfurt–Monastir
• 6 May: Bulgaria Air Sofia-Djerba*
• 26 May: Nouvelair Tunis-Munich
• 1 June: Nouvelair Djerba-Poznan*
• 1 June: Nouvelair Sfax–Istanbul IST
• 12 June: Neos Milan MXP–Djerba
• 12 June: Neos Verona-Djerba*
• 12 June: Nouvelair Monastir-Lublin/Katowice*
• 19 June: Neos Bologna-Djerba/Monastir*
• 19 June: Neos Rome FCO–Djerba/Monastir*
• 28 June: Nouvelair Monastir–Bratislava*
• 19June: Nouvelair Tunis – Stockholm ARN.*
• 2 July: Brussels Airlines Brussels-Monastir.**
• 4 July: Eurowings Hamburg-Tunis.
• 7 July: Nouvelair Monastir-Banja Luka.
• 17 July: *Nouvelair Tunis-Milan MXP.
• 10 September: *Nouvelair Tunis-Frankfurt.*
• 11 September: **Nouvelair Tunis-Copenhagen.
• 14 September: ***Nou-ravel air Tunis-St Petersburg.
• 17 September: *Nouv-elair Tunis-Bologna.
• 29 October:** EasyJet Basel–Enfidha.
• 30 October:* easyJet London LTN—Enfidha.**
• 30 October: Transavia France Paris ORY-Tozeur.

Key Points on Tunisia Better Connected with Europe:

• Record Capacity: 3.54 million departing seats is the highest number ever recorded for Tunisia.
• Strong Growth: 14.6% increase as compared to last year.
• Resilient Recovery: Bouncing back from the global pandemic.

Delays in the expected EU open skies agreement have hampered progress, which would stimulate tourism and VFR (Visiting Friends and Relatives) traffic, but there has been substantial growth driven by Nouvelair – Tunisia’s leisure operator.

Notable Developments

The return of European flights to Tozeur is marked by Transavia France’s new route from Paris Orly which starts on October 30, the same month that Tunisair ceased operations there in 2020. With this development, six Tunisian airports now have direct European routes – Djerba, Enfidha, Monastir, Sfax, Tozeur and Tunis.

These moves underscore Tunisia’s commitment to growing its tourism and aviation sectors – a sure sign of exciting times ahead for both travellers and the national economy.

Tunisia has never been more accessible – Check out this DMC in Tunisia to help plan your next trip.