European Route Network Improvement Plan (ERNIP) - Monitoring Report - AIRAC 2107

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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 2102

9

airspace improvement measures in AIRAC 2007 coordinated with the EUROCONTROL Network Manager

2

implementing entities

Potential routes offered

The potential route length offered extended during AIRAC cycle 2107:

1,000,000 NMs

flown vs equivalent 2020 AIRAC cycle

6,000 tonnes

fuel used

20,000 tons

CO2 emitted

5,000,000

saved

Real-world performance

Based on our filed flight plan indicator, the actual losses calculated during AIRAC 2107 were:

2,950,000 NMs

flown more compared to shortest available route

17,700 tonnes

more fuel used

59,000 tons

more CO2 emitted

14,750,000

spent

Key reasons

Potential causes having an impact on flight planning/ airline choices: 

  • Weather
  • Industrial action
  • Closed areas in adjacent airspace(s)
  • Regulations applied due to capacity problems in the network

Note: The data of AIRAC 2107 report are significantly disrupted by the COVID-19 crisis. Traffic continues to progress between 30%~40% of 2019 levels. Therefore, the statistics/ results might not be as reliable and accurate as usual.

For more details, download our monitoring report.

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EUROCONTROL Monitoring Report - AIRAC 2107