Since the beginning of this month, 67 percent of flights at Eindhoven Airport have already been delayed, according to data from travel company Hopper† That is more than the 61 percent at Schiphol. Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Belgium, takes first place in the ranking of European airports with a 72 percent delay.
Schiphol is doing worse than both Eindhoven and Brussels Airport in terms of canceling flights. At the Dutch national airport, 5.2 percent of flights were already canceled this month, compared to 1.8 percent in Eindhoven and 2.5 percent in Zaventem.
The airport where most flights were canceled this month was Frankfurt in Germany. Since July 1, 7.8 percent of the planes have been unable to take off. The best performing airport is in the Italian Bergamo with 3 percent delays and 1 percent canceled flights.
European airports have had a very difficult time in recent months. Many airports take measures to prevent chaos during the summer months. Because all aviation companies have let a lot of staff go during the corona crisis, they are now faced with huge staff shortages. In addition, there are regular strikes.
As a result, Schiphol has only been letting in a limited number of travelers since last Thursday until the end of the summer. In this way, the airport wants to prevent another great chaos such as during the may holiday.
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