Capacity - SES RP3
PRB monitoring
▪ The Union-wide average en route ATFM delay was 2.19 minutes per flight in 2024, 1.69 minutes per flight higher than the Union-wide target. The volume and growth of traffic was unevenly distributed across the network, impacting on ANSPs in different ways, exacerbating existing capacity problems.
▪ 15 Member States did not achieve their local targets, indicating that some ANSPs still have unresolved capacity issues. Adverse weather also contributed significantly to en route ATFM delays.
▪ Four out of the 15 Member States which did not achieve capacity targets experienced double-digit traffic growth compared to 2023. Conversely, two Member States did not achieve their capacity targets even though traffic demand remained at or significantly below the forecasted level.
▪ Terminal capacity performance deteriorated in 2024 by 12% compared to 2023, mostly due to adverse weather, and non-ATC problems at airports. All-cause departure delays were 18.77 minutes per flight, 0.46 minutes per flight lower than in 2023.
En route performance
En route ATFM delay (KPI#1)
Summary of performance at local level
| En route delay (min/flight) | ||
| State | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0.16 | 0.48 ✘ |
| Belgium | 0.17 | 0.08 ✓ |
| Bulgaria | 0.08 | 0.10 ✘ |
| Croatia | 0.17 | 1.51 ✘ |
| Cyprus | 0.15 | 0.01 ✓ |
| Czech Republic | 0.11 | 0.13 ✘ |
| Denmark | 0.05 | 0.05 ✓ |
| Estonia | 0.03 | 0.01 ✓ |
| Finland | 0.05 | 0.00 ✓ |
| France | 0.25 | 1.39 ✘ |
| Germany | 0.27 | 1.56 ✘ |
| Greece | 0.15 | 0.97 ✘ |
| Hungary | 0.11 | 2.75 ✘ |
| Ireland | 0.03 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Italy | 0.11 | 0.72 ✘ |
| Latvia | 0.03 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Lithuania | 0.02 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Malta | 0.01 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Netherlands | 0.14 | 0.08 ✓ |
| Norway | 0.11 | 0.04 ✓ |
| Poland | 0.12 | 0.23 ✘ |
| Portugal | 0.13 | 0.39 ✘ |
| Romania | 0.04 | 0.13 ✘ |
| Slovakia | 0.07 | 0.11 ✘ |
| Slovenia | 0.09 | 0.05 ✓ |
| Spain | 0.19 | 1.02 ✘ |
| Sweden | 0.08 | 0.01 ✓ |
| Switzerland | 0.19 | 0.40 ✘ |
Terminal performance
Arrival ATFM delay (KPI#2)
Summary of performance at local level
| Arrival delay (min/flight) | ||
| State | Target | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0.82 | 0.74 ✓ |
| Belgium | 1.08 | 0.28 ✓ |
| Czech Republic | 0.40 | 0.15 ✓ |
| Denmark | 0.10 | 0.50 ✘ |
| Estonia | 0.00 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Finland | 0.77 | 0.76 ✓ |
| France | 0.40 | 0.63 ✘ |
| Germany | 0.45 | 0.46 ✘ |
| Greece | 0.20 | 3.46 ✘ |
| Hungary | 0.05 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Ireland | 0.20 | 0.32 ✘ |
| Italy | 0.30 | 0.28 ✓ |
| Latvia | 0.02 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Luxembourg | 0.05 | 0.55 ✘ |
| Malta | 0.01 | 0.00 ✓ |
| Netherlands | 1.40 | 3.50 ✘ |
| Norway | 0.50 | 0.26 ✓ |
| Poland | 0.23 | 0.49 ✘ |
| Portugal | 2.00 | 2.70 ✘ |
| Romania | 0.39 | 0.12 ✓ |
| Spain | 0.57 | 1.10 ✘ |
| Sweden | 0.15 | 0.07 ✓ |
| Switzerland | 1.42 | 1.78 ✘ |