Eurocontrol's European Aviation Overview provides a detailed snapshot of the latest network trends.

In Week 9, the European aviation network recorded an average of 26,421 daily flights, a slight decrease of 0.3% compared to Week 8, as major airspace closures at the end of the week saw the flow between Europe and the Middle East drop by 66% on 28 February and 1 March compared to 2025, and for the entire week, -25% vs Week 8. Air traffic levels overall, however, remained up year-on-year at 1.7% higher than the same period in 2025.

The busiest 10 States saw total arrivals/departures increase by 0.5% compared to the previous week, but with a considerable range between the highest increase (+6% Germany) and the greatest decrease (-7% Türkiye), the latter seeing fewer domestic flights as well as reduced flows to the Middle East.

The busiest 10 aircraft operators, in aggregate, recorded a marginal decrease in flights (-0.3%) compared to the previous week. Five airline groups reduced capacity compared to the previous week of 2026: Turkish Airlines Group (-6%), easyJet Group and SAS Group (each -3%), and Air France Group and Wizz Air Group (each -1%).

The busiest 10 airports, in aggregate, recorded 0.2% more flights compared to the previous week. Amsterdam (+4%): increases mainly in its flows with the UK. Frankfurt and Munich (each +3%): increases in domestic flights within Germany, and mainly for Lufthansa Airlines. Barcelona (+2%): increases in domestic flows along with flows with Germany and France, and mainly for Vueling.

Compared to 2025, four of the busiest 10 airports handled more flights, led by strong growth at Munich (+32%), followed by Madrid Barajas (+5%), Zurich (+5%) and Barcelona (+1%). Traffic declined at the remaining airports however, ranging from -1% at Paris CDG to -7% at Rome Fiumicino.

On average the busiest 10 carriers reduced their capacity by -0.3% compared to the previous week.

Arrival and departure punctuality reached 84.5% and 80.5% respectively, both higher than in the equivalent week of 2025.

Week 9 also registered a 26% reduction in en route ATFM delays compared to the previous week, averaging 8,844 minutes per day. Delays were 15% lower than during the same operational week in 2025. A total of 78% of all en route ATFM delays were attributed to ATC capacity and staffing issues, notably in France and Spain and, to a lesser extent, Germany.

The average jet fuel price closed at $2.45 per gallon on 27 February 2026, marking a 7% increase compared with two weeks earlier and reaching its highest level since July 2024.