On Monday 22 July, the airline trade association Airlines for Europe (A4E) called on the European Commissioner for Transport, Wopke Hoekstra, to take urgent measures to resolve the crisis of air traffic control shortages in Europe.
Since the start of the summer, European airlines have been forced to delay or cancel thousands of flights. According to Eurocontrol’s most recent data for the week of 8 to 14 July, total delays due to air traffic flow management increased by 68% compared with...