EU: Airport security delays up three fold
Tougher airport security resulted in a tripling of flight delays last summer and there have been calls for improved staffing and infrastructure to tackle the issue this summer. A4E urged EU states at its annual meeting in Brussels Wednesday to "do more" to alleviate the problem. "With the busy summer travel season ahead of us, we need to learn from last year's unacceptable experience - specifically at EU borders, where insufficient infrastructure and understaffing led to an increase of up to 300% in flight delays at some airports, causing up to 5% of passengers per day to miss their connecting flights," said A4E MD Thomas Reynaert. He said that Europe's air traffic control staffing also needs to be beefed up to reduce delays in the skies. <br/>
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EU: Airport security delays up three fold
Tougher airport security resulted in a tripling of flight delays last summer and there have been calls for improved staffing and infrastructure to tackle the issue this summer. A4E urged EU states at its annual meeting in Brussels Wednesday to "do more" to alleviate the problem. "With the busy summer travel season ahead of us, we need to learn from last year's unacceptable experience - specifically at EU borders, where insufficient infrastructure and understaffing led to an increase of up to 300% in flight delays at some airports, causing up to 5% of passengers per day to miss their connecting flights," said A4E MD Thomas Reynaert. He said that Europe's air traffic control staffing also needs to be beefed up to reduce delays in the skies. <br/>
