EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview

• The network recorded 34,388 average daily flights (+4.8% vs 2023). This was 0.6% above the previous week’s average.
• Network traffic in August was at 97.6% of 2019 levels, close to our latest base STATFOR forecast (97.1%) – but at State level, the situation is more diverse, notably in the South-East axis with traffic growth well beyond that level. Year-to-date traffic is 95% of 2019, 5% more than 2023.
• The States in the South-East axis experienced the highest traffic increase compared to 2019, notably with a 2-digit increase for Moldova, Albania, Georgia, Estonia, Hungary, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Malta and Croatia.
• En-route ATFM delays were similar to the previous week (+1%) with 125,039 daily minutes. This is 41% higher than in 2023 and represents on average 3.64 min/flight.
• For August, en-route ATFM delays were 53% higher than in 2023. So far for Q3 (July, August, September), en-route ATFM delays are 67% higher than in Q3 2023.
• ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause last week (55% of all en-route ATFM delays) followed by convective weather (36%).
• EUROCONTROL billed 1,002M€ for July 2024 (8% above July 2023 and 25% above July 2019) reflecting more service units (+6%) and higher unit rates.

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