Volatility in ATM: Cases, challenges, solutions InterFAB Panel Volatility in ATM: Cases, challenges, solutions Joe Degiorgio – Senior Head ACC at MATS Madrid – 6 March 2018

Main issues The main issues are linked to the number of overflights and the main reasons for the reduction in overflights are as follows:   The closure of Libyan airspace is still a massive loss in revenue but there is a compensation in the east-west traffic axis. The sanctions imposed by KSA / Bahrain / UAE / Oman on Qatari-registered aircraft led to a huge shift of QTR flights towards Turkey and northern Italy and away from the Malta FIR. Mostly affected were QATAR Airways flights not only from/to North Africa but also from Italy / France / US eastern seaboard. The Qatari sanctions also had a secondary impact on overflights as other non-Qatari registered operators landing / departing OTHH are opting to route the long way round via Turkey (for political reasons).

Conflict zones around Malta FIR Airspace of Saudi Arabia Jeddah FIR Airspace of Lybia Lybia Airspace of Egypt, Sinai Penisula CONFLICT ZONES INFLUENCING THE DECREASE OF TRAFFIC OVERFLYING LMMMFIR

Ukraine-Russia situation – side effects Route avoiding Ukraine Route avoiding LMMMFIR Route Russia – Tunisia overflying LMMMFIR UKRAINE – RUSSIA CONFLICT

QATARI SANCTIONS IMPOSED IN JUNE 2017 06/12/2018 Qatari sanctions (June 2017) QATARI SANCTIONS IMPOSED IN JUNE 2017

Qatari sanctions impact on Malta FIR

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