EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview

• The network recorded 25,085 average daily flights (+4% vs 2023).
• All States within the top 10 have recorded less traffic (-2.9%) compared to the previous week’s average.
• Network traffic (flights) for November so far is at 96% of 2019 levels. Locally, the situation is more diverse
• Year-to-date traffic is 96% of 2019, 5% more than 2023
• En-route ATFM delays were higher than in the previous week (+50%), with an average of approximately 18,600 daily minutes. This is 20% lower than in 2023 and represents, on average, 0.74 min/flight.
• ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause last week (63% of all en-route ATFM delays), followed by “Others” (36%, including system transition at Paris ACC).
• The average jet fuel price was at 2.17 USD/gallon on 22 November 2024, a 2% decrease over two weeks
• During the first nine months of the year 2024, the main European airlines (sample of 10 biggest airlines/airline groups) posted positive operating results. Four of them managed to improve their operating profits compared to Q1-3 of 2023. In our sample, the aggregated operating results for Q3 2024 were as good as those for Q3 2023, which were particularly strong.

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