Jump in German flight delays stokes fears of travel chaos
in late June, the German Aviation Association (BDL) apologized to passengers in full-page newspaper ads for "long waiting periods, numerous flight cancellations and irregularities" in Germany's air traffic that have plagued the country since the beginning of the year. Although the BDL said it's "working hard to improve punctuality and reliability," the ad included a confession: that "short-term irregularities" will continue over the summer. According to passenger rights portal EUclaim, 15,571 flights were cancelled across Germany between January and June of this year. A further 3,778 took off more than 3 hours late. For the same period last year, the same figures were 8,826 and 2,268, respectively. Eurocontrol expects a 53% jump in delays from 2017. <br/>
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Jump in German flight delays stokes fears of travel chaos
in late June, the German Aviation Association (BDL) apologized to passengers in full-page newspaper ads for "long waiting periods, numerous flight cancellations and irregularities" in Germany's air traffic that have plagued the country since the beginning of the year. Although the BDL said it's "working hard to improve punctuality and reliability," the ad included a confession: that "short-term irregularities" will continue over the summer. According to passenger rights portal EUclaim, 15,571 flights were cancelled across Germany between January and June of this year. A further 3,778 took off more than 3 hours late. For the same period last year, the same figures were 8,826 and 2,268, respectively. Eurocontrol expects a 53% jump in delays from 2017. <br/>
