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).