Germany Fears Flight Chaos This Summer

Germany Fears Flight Chaos This Summer
A departure board at Cologne-Bonn airport announces delays in Cologne, Germany, on Jan. 31, 2019. Wolfgang Rattay/File Photo/Reuters
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BERLIN—European airline passengers are likely to face flight delays and cancellations again this summer because of shortages of air traffic controllers, the head of the German aviation association BDL warned on Feb. 7.

Europe’s airports are struggling to cope with greater demand for travel and a lack of capacity on the ground. Airlines blamed air traffic control as the reason for flight delays last summer, citing strikes in France and staff shortages.