Air traffic control delays continue upward creep in Europe
The recent stark warning from Eurocontrol DG Eamonn Brennan that the continent’s air traffic system is close to “hitting a wall” appeared validated by data for February—typically a quiet time of year—revealing a sharp increase in delays on the year-ago period. Traffic last month rose by 3% compared with Feb 2018, but air traffic flow management delays increased 28.3%—to an average of about 26,000 minutes per day. Total en-route ATFM delays in February saw a 46.6% hike, and airport ATFM delays rose by 15.8% compared with Feb 2018. On average, the number of flights per day with an en-route ATFM delay of at least 15 minutes increased from 177 flights per day in February last year to 253 flights per day in February—representing 1% of all flights handled by European air navigation service providers. <br/>
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Air traffic control delays continue upward creep in Europe
The recent stark warning from Eurocontrol DG Eamonn Brennan that the continent’s air traffic system is close to “hitting a wall” appeared validated by data for February—typically a quiet time of year—revealing a sharp increase in delays on the year-ago period. Traffic last month rose by 3% compared with Feb 2018, but air traffic flow management delays increased 28.3%—to an average of about 26,000 minutes per day. Total en-route ATFM delays in February saw a 46.6% hike, and airport ATFM delays rose by 15.8% compared with Feb 2018. On average, the number of flights per day with an en-route ATFM delay of at least 15 minutes increased from 177 flights per day in February last year to 253 flights per day in February—representing 1% of all flights handled by European air navigation service providers. <br/>
