Lufttrafikktjenesten......

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The European Commission has said that it has written to Member States concerning the performance plans to improve air traffic management during the 2012-2014 period of the Single European Sky Performance Scheme. “The scheme” said an EC statement “is expected to save billions of Euros to the benefit of airspace users and passengers in these three years”.

Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for transport remarked “The Performance Scheme is the cornerstone of the Single European Sky. Air travellers should benefit from a more punctual, greener and more cost-efficient service. Now is the time to move from planning to delivering. The Commission will monitor performance closely to ensure these Member States' plans are delivered.”

The key targets of the scheme over the next three years are; a saving of approximately one billion by the “reduction of delays caused by air traffic control; Reductions of user charges of some 2.4 billion Euros; Reduction in the air navigation cost of an average flight from 800 Euros to 690 Euros by 2014. This puts Europe on track towards reaching the target of 400 Euros per flight;Carbon-neutral growth of aviation as far as air navigation is concerned, thanks to airspace management coordinated by the Network Manager”.

However, the Commission pointed out that the contribution between different Member States to the targets varied substantially. “Spain and Portugal have made a major effort to achieve the pan-European cost-efficiency target. Some Member States made relatively minor efforts, in particular with regard to cost-efficiency targets. These include the United Kingdom, Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, and Sweden. These Member States will be asked to make an even greater contribution in the period 2015-2019, and are urged to start the process of cost reduction now. A number of Member States’ Plans risks to be insufficient with regard to the capacity target. These include France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Greece and Poland. These Member States should work with the Network Manager to reinforce their performance”.