EUROCONTROL European Aviation Overview latest 

  • The network recorded 31,575 average daily flights (+4% vs 2023). This was below (-1.4%) the previous week’s average.
  • With the end of the Summer, all top 10 carriers have reduced their operated capacities over the last week. Network traffic for the first half of October is at 98% of 2019 levels. Locally, the situation is more diverse.
  • Year-to-date traffic is 96% of 2019, 5% more than 2023.
  • A EUROCONTROL forecast update has been published which expects the number of flights across the Network as a whole to reach 2019 levels during Summer 2025.
  • En-route ATFM delays were lower than in the previous week  (-1%), with an average of approximately 50,300 daily minutes. This is 22% lower than in 2023 and represents, on average, 1.59 min/flight.
  • ATC capacity/staffing was the top delay cause last week (66% of all en-route ATFM delays), followed by convective weather (18%).
  • The average jet fuel price was at 2.24 USD/gallon on 11 October 2024, a 7% increase over two weeks.
  • EUROCONTROL billed 940M€ in September 2024 (8% above September 2023 and 26% above September 2019) reflecting more service units (+5%) and higher unit rates.
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