Eurocontrol reported 1,800 daily flights affected by Middle East airspace closures, with 650 flights cancelled and around 1,000 flights re-routed via Egypt/Cyprus, and then through South-East and Central Europe with a significant impact on the distribution of traffic demand.
Average daily flights reached 34,565, up 2% from 2024. Air traffic flow management restrictions delayed 45,241 flights in, averaging 6,463 daily.
Arrival punctuality dropped to 75% up 7pc points from the same week in 2024. France caused 42% of network delays, followed by Germany at 18% and Spain at 9%, due to staffing, capacity, and weather issues.
According to Eurcontrol: Delays due to the crisis in the Middle East are being kept under control despite the significant traffic increase in South-East Europe. Excellent collaboration has been noted among all operational stakeholders.
Operational coordination was activated through the European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell and the Directors of Operations (air navigation service providers (ANSPs), airlines, airports, etc.) on Friday, 13 June 2025, to enable the mobilisation of additional actions and resources in the network.
