It uses the latest traffic data to show how States, airports and airlines are performing, with further analysis of market segments, fuel prices, and delays.
Headlines for the period from 03 to 09 March 2025
- The network recorded 26,476 average daily flights (+6% vs 2024).
- Aggregate traffic was 2.0% higher week-on-week across the top 10 States, with all States within this group (except Türkiye) recording higher numbers of flights.
- Year-to-date traffic is 96% of 2019, 5% more than 2024.
- En-route ATFM delays were slightly higher than in the previous week (4%), with a daily average of just below 11,000 minutes. They were 12% higher than in 2024 and represent, on average, 0.41 min/flight.
- ‘ATC capacity/staffing’ was the top delay cause last week (72% of all en-route ATFM delays), followed by ‘Weather’ (16%).
- The average jet fuel price was at 2.12 USD/gallon on 07 March, a 6% decrease on two weeks earlier.
- Air ticket prices (in real terms) in January 2025 were 3.6% lower than in January 2024.
- ACI reports that, in 2024, European airports welcomed 2.5 billion passengers in 2024, a +7.4% increase on 2023 and a +1.8% increase compared to 2019 levels.
- For 2024, all but one of the top 10 biggest European airlines/airline groups posted positive operating results. Half of them managed to improve their operating profits (reduce their losses) compared to 2023. In our sample, the aggregated operating results for 2024 were slightly below the 2023 ones.
Tags: EUROCONTROL
