The potential savings offered extended during AIRAC cycle 2303:
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
470,000
NMs
flown vs equivalent 2022 AIRAC cycle
2,800
tonnes
fuel used
9,400
tons
CO2 emitted
€
2,360,000
saved
Real-world performance
Based on our filed flight plan indicator, the actual losses calculated during AIRAC 2303 were:
1,900,000
NMs
flown more compared to shortest available route
11,400
tonnes
more fuel used
38,000
tons
more CO2 emitted
€
9,500,000
spent
Key reasons
Potential causes having an impact on flight planning/ airline choices:
- Weather
- Airspace availability
- Industrial action
- Closed areas in adjacent airspace(s)
- Capacity issues in the network
For more details, download our monitoring report.