EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview 2026 - Week 17

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EUROCONTROL's European Aviation Overview provides a detailed snapshot of the latest network trends.

It uses the latest traffic data to show how States, airports and airlines are performing, with further analysis of key topics, such as delays and fuel prices.

Week 17 (20 - 26 April 2026)

The network averaged 30,623 daily flights in Week 17, an increase of 2.4% from Week 16, and 1.4% lower than in 2025.

Year-on-year traffic flows between Europe and the Middle East remain heavily disrupted by the crisis, with flights down 50% compared to 2025.

On average, the busiest 10 carriers improved their capacity by 4.4% compared to the previous week.

At State level, the busiest 10 States recorded a 3.2% increase in flights compared to the previous week.

Network arrival and departure punctuality were 84.6% and 81.5%, higher than the equivalent week in 2025.

En-route ATFM delays were up 7% compared to the previous week, with a daily average of around 22K delay minutes, 32% lower than in 2025. Total ATFM delay per flight was 1.1 min/flight (0.7 for en-route, and 0.4  for airports).

ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause (59% of all en-route ATFM delays), particularly in Spain, France and Greece. 

The area control centres contributing most to en-route ATFM delays (in mins/flight) were Athens, Barcelona, Makedonia, Seville and Bremen.

As of 24 April 2026, average jet fuel prices have fallen to $4.46 per gallon, down 8% from $4.85 over the pervious two weeks. Jet fuel prices averaged $4.74 per gallon in April, up 4% from March and more than double pre-crisis levels ($2.26 per gallon in January-February 2026). 

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EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview for the period of 20 - 26 April 2026

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