Photo: Ryanair Ryanair’s Campaign Against European Air Traffic Control (ATC) is not slowing down. Today (August 20th), the company once again calls for reform in the systems, stating that 'equipment failure at Athens control center led to unnecessary flight delays to and from Greece, including delays of 12 Ryanair flights and more than 2,000 Ryanair passengers'.
From January 1st to August 20th this year, more than 5,000 Ryanair flights and over 900,000 Ryanair passengers were 'unfairly delayed due to poor ATC management and staff shortages in Greece, making Greece the fifth worst ATC offender for delays in Europe', according to the statement.
The company regularly points a finger at the European Commission and its president, Ursula von der Leyen. They state she 'continues to allow repeated mismanagement of air traffic control'.
'It's unacceptable that passengers continue to suffer disruptions from air traffic control due to repeated staff shortages across Europe, and now, another equipment failure today (August 20th), this time in Athens, forcing the delay of 12 Ryanair flights and over 2,000 Ryanair passengers. When will Ursula and the European Commission step in and take action to reform EU Air Traffic Control to protect passengers from repeated disruptions like this one?'
The company concludes the statement by directing passengers to a petition on the website demanding improvements.