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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 market segments, fuel prices, and delays.

Headlines for the week from 13 to 19 November 2023

  • The Network recorded 24,506 average daily flights (+7% vs 2022). The average number of flights was 2% lower than in the previous week, with airlines scaling back on flights more than expected, as they changed to winter schedules.
  • Since the beginning of November, the number of flights in the network was at 92% of 2019 levels, in line with the low scenario.
  • On average, the top 10 carriers decreased their capacities by 2% compared to the previous week.
  • En-route ATFM delays averaged just below 13,000 minutes per day (0.53 min/flight), with the main causes being capacity & staffing (46%). The delay levels are now much lower due to the decrease in flights. However, the week registered 5% higher delays compared to the previous week.
  • Arrival and departure punctuality, at 76.3% and 72.1% respectively, were 8.4/9.1 percentage points below 2019 levels, and also lower than the equivalent week in 2022.
  • EUROCONTROL billed 837M€ in en-route charges for October 2023 flights, 16% above the amount billed for October 2022 flights. On a year-to-date basis, EUROCONTROL has billed 7,769M€ in 2023, +20% compared to 2022, reflecting more service units and higher unit rates.
  • The average jet fuel price stood at 2.98 USD/gallon on 17 November 2023, a 3% increase compared to two weeks ago.

Headlines for the week from 27 November to 3 December 2023

  • The Network recorded 23,809 average daily flights (+5% vs 2022). The average number of flights was 1.2% lower than in the previous week.
  • In November, the number of flights in the network was at 92% of 2019 levels, below the low scenario of the monthly traffic forecast: airlines schedules published during the preparation of the forecast did not properly reflect the downwards changes associated with winter demand and there were more “non-operated” schedules than usual.
  • On average, the top 10 carriers decreased their capacities by 2% compared to the previous week.
  • En-route ATFM delays averaged just below 12,500 minutes per day (0.52 min/flight), with the main causes being capacity & staffing (61%). The week registered 46% less delay than the previous week.
  • Arrival and departure punctuality dropped significantly at 67.3% and 62.5% respectively, being 17.3/17.8 percentage points below 2019 levels, mainly due to seasonal weather.
  • The average jet fuel price stood at $2.68/gallon on 1 December 2023, a 4% decrease compared to two weeks ago.

Note

The next edition of the European Aviation Overview, covering the whole of 2023, will be released early in January.

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