ATM: September in Figures
Traffic flow and the leading numbers in September As a premiere for 2014, the average en-route delay per flight was below the monthly guideline value of 0.59 min/flight, at0.52 min/flight. The overall average en-route delay per flight in 2014 to date is 0.70 min/flt, which is well above the guideline value of 0.53 min/flight. Total traffic Compared to September 2013, September 2014saw an increase in traffic of 1.1%, remaining close to the baseline forecast.Although a slowdown in both April and September 2014 were registered, the slow recovery in traffic that dates back to April 2013 continues. ATFM delays Regarding ATFM delays per flight, the average increased from 0.85 min/flight in September 2013 to 1.03 min/flight in September 2014. The main factors influencing this increaseare airport weather (29.5%), en-route ATC capacity (27.3%) and airport capacity (13.4%). In comparison with September 2013, September 2014 sawen-route ATFM delays increase by 7.4% and airport ATFM delays increase by 42.7%. The average daily traffic delay in September fell below the levels from 2011 for the first time since May 2014. Compared to August 2014, the delays from Nicosia ACC and Tel Aviv/Ben Gurion airport reduced significantly in September. Main factors for ATFM delays were adverse weather conditions that have impacted the operations in various airports and some ACCs. Delays – causes and locations- Unfavourable weather conditions:
- En-route ATC capacity issues:
- Airport capacity issues:
- Airport ATC staffing:
- Airport ATC capacity issue:
- Seasonal Weather:
- High en-route capacity (ATC) and en-route staffing (ATC) delays:
- Adverse weather which commenced in July continues to affect theen-route element of the network in:
- En-route disruptions due to the French ATC industrial action:
- En-route event delays generated by Warsaw ACC (PEGASUS 21ATM system implementation) and Langen