Eurocontrol: European flight growth from 2017 to 2023 revised upward

Eurocontrol published (13-Mar-2017) a seven year forecast for European flight growth from 2017 to 2023. Highlights include:

• Flight growth in Europe for 2017: Revised upward by 1.4% to 2.9% year-on-year;
• Flight growth in Europe for 2018: Revised upward by 1.3% to 1.9%;
• Flight growth in Europe from 2019 to 2023: Expected to remain stable at 1.7% p/a;

Eurocontrol projected 11.6 million instrument flight rules movements in Europe in 2023, which would represent a 14% increase since 2016. However, Eurocontrol noted "widely differing rates of growth" across countries, and changes in tourism demand and route choices. [more - original PR]