ATC
Air Traffic Control Delays Continue Upward Creep in Europe
A recent Eurocontrol report showed a 46.6 percent increase in total air traffic flow management delays in February.

The recent stark warning from Eurocontrol director general Eamonn Brennan that the continent’s air traffic system is close to “hitting a wall” appeared validated by data for February—typically a quiet time of year—revealing a sharp increase in delays on the year-ago period. Traffic last month rose by 3 percent compared with February 2018, but air traffic flow management (ATFM) delays increased 28.3 percent—to an average of about 26,000 minutes per day. Total en-route ATFM delays in February saw a 46.6 percent hike, and airport ATFM delays rose by 15.8 percent compared with February 2018, according to figures released by Eurocontrol.