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Athens airport delays spiral into hour-long waits as travellers face growing chaos

Eurocontrol figures show Greece among Europe's worst for flight delays, up 63% on last year, as air traffic control recently handled a record 5,082 flights on 18 July and swore in 45 new controllers

Airport chaos: the 2,700 flights a day and the reasons behind the delays

The explosive rise in air traffic, the bottleneck of arrivals and departures during peak hours and the European Union's strict entry-exit checks are exposing staff shortages, capacity problems and technical shortcomings

HCAA responds to Eurocontrol: Flight delays at “Eleftherios Venizelos” down 31.77% in June

Average delay at the Athens FIR is 2.26 minutes per flight – The Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority responds to Eurocontrol data on air traffic

Why Greece ranked among Europe’s worst for flight delays, according to air traffic controllers

Today’s broad-based meeting with the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA), the Hellenic Air Navigation Services (HANS), air traffic controllers, the management “Eleftherios Venizelos” Airport management, and airlines—Solutions are being sought for capacity and air traffic management; what do Eurocontrol’s data show?

Nightmare at a New York Airport – Air traffic controllers lost radar sight

For 1.5 minutes, controllers at Newark couldn’t see aircraft traffic in their area – A similar incident occurred on April 28

Major problems at German airports due to a failure in a police control system

Delays involving non-Schengen passengers because checks are carried out manually

RyanAir: Greece among the countries with personnel shortages that lead to flight delays

The company says shortages in air traffic controllers resulted in delays and cancellations