December is always a busy month in European aviation, with countless travelers taking to the skies to see friends and family over the festive season. For the most part, they do so on narrowbody or regional airliners that are perfect for airlines that need small but flexible aircraft that can operate several intra- Europe round trips in a day. However, sometimes widebodies are also used on such flights.

This is often catalyzed by higher demand levels on the passenger side of things, but larger cargo loadings and fifth-freedom itineraries can also play a key role in dictating whether or not a flight within Europe is operated by a widebody aircraft. Per Cirium , an aviation analytics company, 3,679 intra-Europe widebody flights are scheduled this December, but which airlines fly th

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