Arlanda is okay – the risk of flight disruptions there this summer is low. Other European airports have bigger problems. Here are the airports to keep an eye on going forward, according to a compilation by Air Advisor.
Since the war in the Middle East broke out earlier this year, cancelled flights have increased significantly, due to rising fuel costs.
And at the end of April, aviation analyst Jan Ohlsson stated that it had only just begun.
– I believe this crisis will deepen. Airlines and tour operators will deny it for as long as possible, but I believe we will see more cancellations due to fuel shortages, or alternatively sky-high jet fuel prices, he said then.
Arlanda at the top
Now have Air Advisor has compiled a summary of where the risk is greatest this summer. The site has analysed flight data from 18 European airports for the period 28 February–14 May, to identify where there is a risk of delays and cancelled flights.
The best in class are Stockholm Arlanda, Warsaw Chopin, and Helsinki-Vantaa. There, the disruption level is assessed as low.
”For passengers in these markets, the greatest risk is at Western European hubs, where disruption levels are significantly higher.”, writes Air Advisor.
The risk is higher here
At the other end, where the disturbance level is assessed as high, are Alicante-Elche, Palma de Mallorca and Bucharest Henri Coandă.
At other European airports, such as Madrid Barajas, Lisbon Portela, London Heathrow and Milan Malpensa, the level is described as elevated.
However, the proportion of cancelled flights is generally low – even though they have increased. Bucharest is highest on the list with 3.16 per cent. When it comes to delayed departures, Alicante is the worst, with 11.73 per cent, followed by Palma with 7.6 per cent. In Palma, this is more than double compared to previous years.
Arlanda has had 1.01 percent delays and 0.6 percent cancelled departures.
The EU Commission has previously established that airlines cannot blame fuel crises on force majeure, and that air passengers must therefore be compensated if flights are cancelled.
Source: Expressen.se
