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Environment - SES RP3

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PRB monitoring

▪ Horizontal flight efficiency in the SES area improved with lower traffic and Member States met the 2020 Union-wide target. Lower traffic levels led to excess capacity and airspace users were able to fly more efficient routes, which contributed to the improvement of environmental performance.

▪ Performance would have been better if 11 Member States had achieved their expected contribution towards the Union-wide target.

▪ Data shows that structural problems continue to impact environmental performance: as soon as movements start to increase, extension of routes also increases even if traffic levels remain far below 2019 levels.

▪ Airspace users should continue to plan shorter routes for their flights when they are made available by ANSPs.

▪ Terminal performance (holding and taxiing times and continuous climb/descent operations) im\002proved due to fewer movements, which caused less congestion at airports. Going forward, airports will need to offer more terminal capacity as traffic grows to maintain the improved performance.

En route performance

Horizontal flight efficiency of the actual trajectory (KEA) (KPI#1), of the last filed flight plan (KEP) (PI#1) & shortest constrained route (SCR) (PI#2)

Summary of performance at local level

KEA (%)
State Target Actual
Austria 1.90 1.92  ✘
Belgium 3.37 3.37  ✓
Bulgaria 1.95 2.55  ✘
Croatia 1.49 1.47  ✓
Cyprus 4.10 3.89  ✓
Czech Republic 2.26 2.18  ✓
Denmark 1.21 1.12  ✓
Estonia 1.33 1.21  ✓
Finland 0.97 0.88  ✓
France 2.90 3.25  ✘
Germany 2.81 2.37  ✓
Greece 1.94 2.51  ✘
Hungary 1.45 1.51  ✘
Ireland 1.56 1.11  ✓
Italy 2.83 2.85  ✘
Latvia 1.30 1.24  ✓
Lithuania 1.90 1.90  ✓
Malta 1.46 2.53  ✘
Netherlands 7.22 2.63  ✓
Norway 1.43 1.52  ✘
Poland 1.67 1.67  ✓
Portugal 1.76 1.79  ✘
Romania 1.55 2.17  ✘
Slovakia 2.10 2.22  ✘
Slovenia 1.68 1.51  ✓
Spain 3.23 3.11  ✓
Sweden 1.26 1.03  ✓
Switzerland 4.62 4.21  ✓
 
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