Airport delays in summer reached 10.8 million minutes and cost one billion euros

European airlines reported 10.8 million minutes of delays this summer, costing approximately one billion euros. The airline association A4E highlighted that insufficient airspace and airport capacity, along with operational challenges from the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES) causing waits of up to 5.5 hours, are the primary contributors to these delays. While airline ticket prices were 1% lower in the first half of the year, industry leaders warned that high fuel costs and capacity constraints are creating an unsustainable financial and operational challenge for next year.