DFS the most punctual air navigation services provider in Europe (19 February 2007)


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Langen, 19 February 2007

DFS the most punctual air navigation services provider in Europe

Delays mostly caused by airlines
DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is the most punctual air navigation services provider in Europe. Although delays in European air traffic have increased on the whole, the share caused by the German air navigation services has steadily decreased over the past few years. Ninety-seven per cent of all flights in German airspace in the past year reached their destinations without any delays caused by air traffic control.

Airlines cause around 50 per cent of all delays and are therefore the main causative factor. Other reasons for being unpunctual are the lack of capacity at airports (approximately 17 per cent of cases) and meteorological conditions (approximately 15 per cent). In Germany, each flight was delayed by an average of 0.63 minutes (37.8 seconds), of which DFS caused 0.07 minutes' delay (only 4.2 seconds). These figures are taken from calculations by the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL).

Deviations from airways due to re-routing and holding procedures account for only one per cent of delays in German airspace.

For further information, please contact the DFS press office at +49 (0)6103 707-4160.

DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH is a State-owned company under private law and has 5,200 employees. DFS ensures the safe and punctual handling of flights. Staff coordinate around 10,000 aircraft movements in German airspace every day, and more than three million movements every year. With this large number of flights, Germany has the highest traffic volume in Europe. DFS operates control centres in Langen, Bremen, Karlsruhe and Munich. In addition, DFS is represented in the Eurocontrol Centre in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and in the control towers of the 16 international German airports. DFS provides training and consultancy services around the world and develops and sells air traffic control, surveillance and navigation systems. The company's portfolio also comprises flight-relevant data, aeronautical publications and aeronautical information services. DFS has the following business units: Control Centre, Tower, Aeronautical Solutions and Aeronautical Information Management.


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