EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview

• The network recorded 26,262 average daily flights in Week 48, -1.2% vs Week 47, +4.0% vs 2024 and -0.1% vs 2019.
• On average, the busiest 10 carriers operated lower capacities (-0.6%) compared to Week 47. Similarly, the busiest 10 States saw their overall flights decrease by 1.2%.
• EASA's Emergency Airworthiness Directive issued on Friday for part of the Airbus A320 fleet was implemented smoothly by all operational partners, and had no visible impact on flights operated or delays.
• Year-to-date traffic is 99.9% of 2019, +4.2% vs 2024.
• Arrival and departure punctuality were 79.6% and 74.7%, slightly worse than the same period last year.
• En-route ATFM delays were -36% compared to the previous week, with a daily average of around 8K delay minutes, 30% lower than 2024. Total ATFM delay per flight was 0.8 min/flight (0.3 for en-route, and 0.5 for airports).
• ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause (71% of all en-route ATFM delays), notably in Spain, France and Germany. Other factors (military exercises) were the second largest category (36%), mainly in France.
• The top contributing Area Control Centres to en-route ATFM delays (in mins per flight) were Skopje, Sevilla and Canarias.
• The average jet fuel price closed at 2.18 USD/gallon on 28 November, -8% vs two weeks earlier.

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