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The number of summer flights is


forecast to exceed last year by 5%


Aviation leaders predict rise in summer delays


Air traffic control delays and disruption across Europe could be worse this summer than last, senior aviation figures have warned. The number of summer flights is


forecast to exceed last year by more than 5% in what Eurocontrol head of air traffic management operations Steven Moore described as “a highly saturated network where any issue becomes a network problem”. Eurocontrol is the European air


navigation safety body and at the core of managing air traffic disruption. Speaking on a Eurocontrol


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Forecast 5% rise in traffic poses a ‘significant challenge’. Ian Taylor reports He insisted: “All players need


webinar, Moore noted air traffic between June and August last year was up 4.7% on the previous summer but delays increased by 47%, with a small number of air navigation service providers responsible for most delays. He said a forecast 5.2% increase in


traffic this summer posed “a significant challenge in a constrained network” and warned: “It’s plain we won’t have a summer without delays.” Geneva airport chief operating


officer Giovanni Russo agreed, saying: “We know there will be delays and disruption.”


to stick to their plans. That is most important. [But] plan according to what is possible [and] staff correctly.” However, Russo noted: “Days almost never go to plan. Something always goes wrong.” Jesús García Hernández, air


navigation systems coordinator at Spanish air traffic management body Enaire, said: “We’re suffering a perfect storm with unpredictable and volatile


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