The improvement measures implemented since AIRAC 1812 could have led to:
Our monthly European route network implementation plan (ERNIP) monitoring report provides an overview of the airspace design improvements applied by States during the past AIRAC cycle and an analysis of their potential and real world effects.
Highlights for AIRAC 1912
14
airspace improvement measures in AIRAC 1912 coordinated with the EUROCONTROL Network Manager
27
implementing entities
Potential savings
228,000
NMs
flown less on shortest available route
1.368
tonnes
less fuel used
4,560
tons
less CO2 emitted
€
1,140,000
saved
Real-world performance
Based on our filed flight plan indicator, the actual situation during AIRAC 1912 was:
298,000
NMs
flown more compared to shortest available route
1,788
tonnes
more fuel used
5,960
tons
more CO2 emitted
€
1,490,000
spent
Key reasons
Potential causes having an impact on flight planning/ airline choices:
- Geopolitical (Ukraine, Libya and Syria);
- Regulations due to capacity/ staffing problems in the network;
- Traffic composition/ demand;
- Industrial action;
- Weather (several key ANSPs were affected by traffic re-routing);
- Financial (fluctuation of route charges over Europe).
For more details, download our monitoring report.