For some parts of the air traffic network, e.g. along the south-east axis, EUROCONTROL expects levels of traffic that will even be up to 20% above summer 2019. Iacopo stressed that any operational actor in aviation can become a potential point of failure with a snowball effect on others, significantly disrupting the aviation network.
To support the aviation sector some key airlines, airports and air navigation services provider stakeholders (together with the EUROCONTROL Network Manager) already last year identified a number of priorities in order to maximise available capacity and keep delays to a minimum:
- Prioritise first rotation to allow for on time departure
- Disciplined flight plan execution to ensure predictability
- Deliver agreed capacities
- Realistic schedules, including turnaround times
This year the EUROCONTROL Network Manager will also reinforce its adverse weather management through advanced collaboration with meteorological services and sharing weather data with ops actors to anticipate better forecasted adverse weather conditions.
