Monthly Network Operations Report Analysis – August 2018 NM Monthly Network Operations Report - Analysis – August 2018 TLP: WHITE Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 NOTICE 2 1. TOTAL TRAFFIC 3 2. ATFM DELAY AND ATTRIBUTIONS 6 3. EN-ROUTE ATFM DELAYS 7 En-Route ATFM Delay per Location 7 En-Route ATFM Delay per Delay Group 8 En-Route ATFM Delay per Flight 9 En-Route ATFM Delay Year-To-Date 10 4. AIRPORT/TMA ATFM DELAYS 11 Airport/TMA ATFM Delay per Location 11 Airport/TMA ATFM Delay per Delay Groups 11 Airport/TMA ATFM Delay per Flight 12 Airport/TMA ATFM Delay Year-To-Date 12 5. DAILY EVOLUTION 12 6. ALL AIR TRANSPORT DELAYS (SOURCE: CODA) 13 7. ATFM SLOT ADHERENCE 14 8. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND ISSUES 14 Planned Events 14 ACC 14 Airports 15 Disruptions 15 9. NM ADDED VALUE 16 NOTICE Incomplete traffic data – 3 April NM operational data archive for 3 April is incomplete due to NM system outage (See note i) Traffic and Delay Comparisons All traffic and delay comparisons are between report month and equivalent month of previous year, unless otherwise stated. Graphics All graphs in sections 2, 3 and 4 are in average minutes of ATFM delay per day, unless otherwise stated. NM Area All figures presented in this report are for the geographical area that is within Network Manager’s responsibility (NM area). For further information on the NM Area go to the Reporting Assumptions and Descriptions document available on the EUROCONTROL website at http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/network-operations-monitoring-and-reporting. Regulation Reason Groupings The table below shows the colour coding used in the report charts. EN-ROUTE CAPACITY (ATC) AIRPORT CAPACITY (ATC) EN-ROUTE STAFFING (ATC) AIRPORT STAFFING (ATC) EN-ROUTE DISRUPTIONS (ATC) AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS (ATC) EN-ROUTE CAPACITY AIRPORT CAPACITY EN-ROUTE DISRUPTIONS AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS EN-ROUTE EVENTS AIRPORT EVENTS EN-ROUTE WEATHER AIRPORT WEATHER For further information on the regulation reason groupings, go to the Reporting Assumptions and Descriptions document available on the EUROCONTROL website at http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/network-operations-monitoring-and-reporting. ATFM Statistics dashboard More detailed information available via the new ATFM Statistics dashboard. NM Monthly Network Operations Report - Analysis – August 2018 TLP: WHITE Page 2 1. TOTAL TRAFFIC Monthly traffic trend Average daily traffic for last 5 Years 6.0% 36000 5.0% 5.0% 5.1% 4.8% 34000 5.0% 4.5% 4.2% 4.1% 32000 4.2% 3.7% 4.0% 3.6% 3.5% 3.8% 30000 2.9% 3.0% 2.6% 28000 1.9% 2.0% 26000 24000 1.0% 22000 0.0% 20000 JUL SEP FEB JAN JUN DEC APR JUL OCT SEP FEB JAN AUG AUG MAY NOV JUN DEC APR OCT MAR AUG MAY NOV MAR Comparison to same month last year Rolling 12 month trend 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Traffic increased by 3.5% in August 2018ii. Average daily traffic in August 2018 was the highest ever recorded for August. Average daily traffic in August for last 5 Years 12 months rolling traffic trend Forecast dated 2018-02 5.0% 36000 4.5% 4.6% 4.3% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 4.4% 35000 34,813 4.5%4.2% 4.2% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0% 34,362 3.8% 34000 33,916 4.0% 33000 3.5% 32000 31000 3.0% 30000 2.5% 29000 30464 31072 31952 33541 34721 2.0% 28000 JUL SEP FEB 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 JAN JUN DEC APR OCT AUG AUG MAY NOV MAR BASELINE FORECAST LOW FORECAST HIGH FORECAST The traffic increase of 3.5% for August was in line with the high This graph shows the variation in average daily traffic for the last forecast published in February 2018. There were 36,966 flights 12-month period relative to the previous 12-months. The average on 31 August, which was a record for the network. daily traffic from September 2017 to August 2018 was 3.8% higher than the average from September 2016 to August 2017. Ten states added more than 50 flights per day to the European localiii traffic growth. Germany was the top contributor with 273 extra flights per day owing to a strong internal flow (+42 flights/day) but also to its Southern Europe flow (mainly to and from Turkey, Spain and Greece) which added 123 daily flights. Greece ranked second with 205 flights per day owing to its internal flow (+41 flights/day) and to its flow to and from Northern Europe (mainly Germany, Poland and UK adding together 67 daily flights). Poland was the third contributor with 164 extra daily flights, a 17.5% increase of its international arrival and departure flow thanks to strong growth of the flows to and from Turkey (+22 flights/day), Greece (+18 flights/day), Germany (+14 flights/day) and Ukraine (+12 flights/day). Italy added 130 flights per day due primarily to its flows to and from the Russian Federation (+21 flights/day), Austria (+15 flights/day), Spain (+14 flights/day) and France (+13 flights/day). Turkey was the fifth contributor and added 126 daily flights owing mainly to its flows to and from Germany (+48 flghts/day), UK (+30 flights/day), the Russian Federation (+23 flights/day) and Poland (+22 flights/day). Spain added 105 daily flights and remained below its June level of 187 flights per day owing to a reduction of 55 flights per day on its flow to and from UK. Spain’s international arrival and departure flow grew 2.2% and was supported mainly by Germany which added 37 flights per day. France (+89 flights/day), Austria (+73 flights/day), Ukraine (+60 flights/day) and the Canary Islands (+51 flights/day) completed the list of contributors to traffic growth in August. At the other end of the scale, only two states recorded fewer daily flights: Sweden (-38 flights/day) and UK (-35 flights/day) due to their weak internal flow. The charter segment continued to record the fastest growth (10.6%). The traditional scheduled segment was up 5.1%, stable since June. The low-cost segment recorded an increase of 1.7%. The business aviation segment saw an increase of 0.1%. The all-cargo segment slowed down and declined by 8.3%. The top five external partners in average daily flights on flows in both directions were the Russian Federation (1,228 flights, up 7.7%), the United States (1,144 flights, down 2.2%), the United Arab Emirates (371 flights, up 9.4%), Egypt (286 flights, up 33%) and Canada (246 flights, up 0.2%). Also to be noted was the continued recovery of flows to and from Tunisia which were up by 25.6%, 230 daily flights. The airlines which added the most flights to the European network on a daily basis were easyJet UK (+196 flights), Lufthansa (+107 flights), Wizz Air (+92 flights), Ryanair (+78 flights), Jet2 (+64 flights) and LOT (+60 flights). For more information on EUROCONTROL Statistics and Forecasts, go to http://www.eurocontrol.int/statfor/sid NM Monthly Network Operations Report - Analysis – August 2018 TLP: WHITE Page 3 Seven of the top ten airports had positive traffic growth. Overall, the largest traffic increases in August 2018 were at Gran Canaria, Athens, Antalya, Budapest and Stuttgart airports. The largest traffic decreases were at Birmingham, Ankara, Hamburg, Ibiza and Stockholm/Arlanda airports. Athens traffic increase is mainly attributed to the expanded route network from summer 2018. Traffic recovery in Turkey explained the traffic variation at Antalya airport. Birmingham airport traffic variation is partially due to the Monarch cessation of operations. Traffic decreases at Hamburg airport is due in part to Air Berlin cessation of operations. Nine of the top ten aircraft operators flew more compared to August 2017. The operators with the highest traffic growth were Eurowings, Jet2, Condor, Air Europa and LOT-Polish airlines. The highest traffic decreases were recorded by Flybe, Royal Air Maroc, Transavia.com, Alitalia and United Airlines. The traffic variation of Eurowings follows the continued integration of Germanwings, some Lufthansa routes and more recently ex Air Berlin operated routes into the Eurowings operation. Condor airline has also recuperated routes from Air Berlin cessation of operations and particularly long haul to the Caribbean. NM Monthly Network Operations Report - Analysis – August 2018 TLP: WHITE Page 4 The highest relative traffic increases in August 2018 were in L’viv, Chisinau, Brindisi, Tunis and Makedonia ACCs. There is a double digit growth from Central to South-East Europe. Traffic increase in Ukraine is partially due to an increase of overflights from/to Turkey. The traffic increase in Turkish airspace is due to domestic and Russian flights recovery. The 4 ACCs project has successfully redistributed traffic out of Karlsruhe UAC, which explains the low percentage growth. NM Monthly Network Operations Report - Analysis – August 2018 TLP: WHITE Page 5 2. ATFM DELAY AND ATTRIBUTIONS Average daily ATFM delays Average daily ATFM delays EN-ROUTE EN-ROUTE AIRPORT/ TMA AIRPORT/TMA 120000 99640 160580 180000 100000 160000 134934 140000 122980 80000 120000 100635 100000 74987 60000 71671 49306 80000 44934 60000 42769 40000 30016 25681 26247 23340 20277 15815 40000 15690 20000 20000 0 65.8% 34.2% 81.0% 19.0% 0 JUL SEP FEB JAN JUN DEC APR OCT AUG AUG MAY 2017-08 2018-08 NOV MAR Total ATFM delays increased by 64.0% in August 2018ii. En-route ATFM delays increased by 102.1% and airport ATFM delays decreased by 9.1%. Monthly ATFM delays trend Reasons for ATFM delays in August 2018 200% 176.5% ENROUTE EVENTS 22 AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS 73 150% AIRPORT EVENTS 97 105.3% 110.1% ENROUTE DISRUPTIONS (ATC) 389 ENROUTE DISRUPTIONS 430 100% 68.9% 70.9% 64.0% AIRPORT STAFFING (ATC) 540 60.5% 43.6% AIRPORT DISRUPTIONS (ATC) 562 50% 29.3% ENROUTE CAPACITY 2433 0.8% 4.4% AIRPORT CAPACITY (ATC) 6766 0% AIRPORT CAPACITY 7412 -6.9% -6.8% AIRPORT WEATHER 7890 -22.3% ENROUTE STAFFING (ATC) 24674 -50% -32.5% ENROUTE WEATHER 35001 JUL SEP FEB JAN ENROUTE CAPACITY (ATC) 36692 JUN DEC APR OCT AUG AUG MAY NOV MAR Comparison to same month last year Rolling 12 month trend 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 The rolling 12-month trend shows that ATFM delay was En-route ATC capacity (29.8%), en-route weather (28.5%) and en- 60.5% higher during the period September 2017 – August route ATC staffing (20.1%) were the main causes of ATFM delays 2018 compared to September 2016 – August 2017.