Europe’s airline strikes highlight need for reform
Last month, Europe’s airline passengers experienced more than 135,000 minutes of in-flight delays on average each day--94 days’ worth of delays every day — more than double the year before. A lack of capacity and strikes were the main cause of the troubles, said Eurocontrol, which compiled the data. In France, air traffic controllers took frequent industrial action, which meant aircraft were often unable to fly over the country. Indeed, this summer’s delays highlight structural problems afflicting the European airline sector. The EC’s answer to the problems is the Single European Sky initiative — an overarching air traffic management project aimed at increasing capacity and decreasing disruption, which are aims supported by the airlines. But some say reforms are not working as countries jealously guard their sovereignty. <br/>
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Europe’s airline strikes highlight need for reform
Last month, Europe’s airline passengers experienced more than 135,000 minutes of in-flight delays on average each day--94 days’ worth of delays every day — more than double the year before. A lack of capacity and strikes were the main cause of the troubles, said Eurocontrol, which compiled the data. In France, air traffic controllers took frequent industrial action, which meant aircraft were often unable to fly over the country. Indeed, this summer’s delays highlight structural problems afflicting the European airline sector. The EC’s answer to the problems is the Single European Sky initiative — an overarching air traffic management project aimed at increasing capacity and decreasing disruption, which are aims supported by the airlines. But some say reforms are not working as countries jealously guard their sovereignty. <br/>
