1. 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

2. 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).

3. 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

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

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

6. Qatari sanctions impact on Malta FIR

7. Thank you
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