Summary of capacity performance
Lithuania experienced an increase in traffic from 178k flights in 2021, with zero ATFM delay, to 183k flights in 2022, also with zero en route ATFM delays. Traffic levels were still substantially below the 302k flights in 2019.
As explained by the NSA, traffic levels in 2022 have reduced significantly due to war and international sanctions.
NSA’s assessment of capacity performance
The target was reached with overperformance - 0 min delay per flight instead of targeted 0,2 min delay. It is worth noting that the KPA target was revised to the lesser delay at the revision of RP3 PP: driven by significantly dropped en route flights and SUs numbers after the invasion to Ukraine.
The explanation for this is that IFR movements were just +34% above of “famous” 2020 when air traffic with exemptions was suspended because of pandemic and just +5% comparing with 2021, another COVID year.
The NSA would be more happy to see more intensive en route traffic.
Monitoring process for capacity performance
On a monthly basis analysing data from the dashboard managed by EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence.
Capacity planning
Ordinary due to low traffic flows influenced by war and followed EU sanctions.
Application of Corrective Measures for Capacity (if applicable)
Additional Information Related to Russia’s War of Aggression Against Ukraine
The traffic flow west-south (so called Kaliningrad transit) shifted to the transit north-south above the Baltic Sea after the operational restrictions were implemented in Vilnius FIR for aircraft registered in the Russian Federation (RF).
There was a negative impact from the point of view of lost traffic flows, but postive from the point of view on performance at the EU level.