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Europe ATC delays surge
There was a continued deterioration in Air Traffic Control performance across Europe this summer.
ATC related delays surged this summer, as detailed in the latest report from the Single European Sky’s Performance Review Body (PRB).
Between June and August 2024, there was a 44.9% increase in total Air Traffic Flow Management delays to nearly nine million minutes.
It represented an average 13 minutes per delayed flight.
It found a 80.8% increase in ATC capacity related delays while ATC staffing related delays were up 16.2%.
There was a 6.2% increase in traffic to 1.41 million flights
In addition, nearly one in two flights in Europe during the summer suffered some form of delay.
This worsening trend comes as the PRB report highlights a dramatic 430% increase in annual delays between 2021 and 2023.
It predicts this gap is expected to persist, especially with traffic growth forecast for the coming years.
“ANSPs and Member States need to prioritise continuous capacity improvements in 2024 and during RP4 to keep pace with traffic recovery and future growth,” the report says.
Ourania Georgoutsakou, MD of Airlines for Europe (A4E), said: “Reading this year’s PRB report I have a feeling of déjà vu –yet again it makes clear that the situation is worsening.”
Reforming Europe’s airspace is now one of the most urgent challenges facing Europe’s aviation sector.”
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