The network averaged 36,488 daily flights in Week 31, down 0.2% compared to Week 30 and 3% higher than in 2025.
July 2026 set new records for air traffic. The EUROCONTROL area recorded its highest ever monthly traffic, with over 1.13 million flights and a peak of 37,659 flights on Friday 24 July. Worldwide, commercial aviation also reached an all-time high of 153,359 flights on 23 July*.
On average, capacity among the busiest 10 carriers remained stable compared to the previous week.
At State level, the busiest 10 States recorded a decrease of 0.2% in flights compared to the previous week.
Network arrival and departure punctuality were 72.6% and 65.3%, better than the equivalent week in 2025.
En-route ATFM delays increased by 11% compared to the previous week, averaging circa 97K delay minutes per day, and were 28% below 2025 levels. Total air traffic flow management (ATFM) delay per flight was 3.31 mins/flight (2.65 for en-route and 0.66 for airport).
ATC Capacity & Staffing was the top delay cause (64% of all en-route ATFM delays), particularly in France, Spain, and Greece.
The area control centres contributing the most to en-route ATFM delays (in mins/flight) were Marseille (3.3 mins/flight), Bordeaux (3.0 mins/flight), Barcelona (2.3 mins/flight), Reims (2.0 mins/flight), and Athens (1.9 mins/flight).
Jet fuel prices in Europe declined through late June and early July, averaging $3.01 per gallon, before rebounding from mid-July to average $3.85 per gallon as tensions in the Middle East re-escalated. On 31 July 2026, jet fuel prices rose to $3.93 per gallon, a 7% increase over the previous two weeks.
*source: flightradar24.com