EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview

• The network recorded 27,178 average daily flights in Week 50, 2.3% vs Week 49, +5.0% vs 2024 and +2.3% vs 2019.
• On average, the busiest 10 carriers operated higher capacities (+3.0%) compared to Week 49. Similarly, the busiest 10 States saw their overall flights increase by 3.3%.
• Year-to-date traffic is 99.9% of 2019, +4.3% vs 2024.
• Arrival and departure punctuality were 79.6% and 73.6%, slightly better than the same period last year.
• En-route ATFM delays were +43% compared to the previous week, with a daily average of around 12K delay minutes, 5% higher than 2024. Total ATFM delay per flight was 1.1 min/flight (0.4 for en-route, and 0.7 for airports).
• ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause (61% of all en-route ATFM delays), notably in Spain and Germany. Other factors were the second largest category (23%), mainly in France and Portugal.
• The top contributing Area Control Centres to en-route ATFM delays (in mins per flight) were Canarias, Skopje and Sevilla.
• The average jet fuel price closed at 2.16 USD/gallon on 12 December, -1% vs two weeks earlier.
• EUROCONTROL billed 862M€ in en-route air navigation charges in November 2025, 20% above the amount billed for November 2024 flights, reflecting more service units (+7.6%) and higher unit rates (+11%). 

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