The recent stark warning from Eurocontrol director general Eamonn Brennan that the continent’s air traffic system is close to “hitting a wall” appeared validated by data for February—typically a quiet time of year—revealing a sharp increase in delays on the year-ago period. Traffic last month rose by 3 percent compared with February 2018, but air traffic flow management (ATFM) delays increased 28.3 percent—to an average of about 26,000 minutes per day. Total en-route ATFM delays in February saw a 46.6 percent hike, and airport ATFM delays rose by 15.8 percent compared with February 2018, according to figures released by Eurocontrol. (Source: AIN Online)