On July 11, 2026, European air travel faced extensive disruptions with 74 flights cancelled and approximately 1,840 delayed across Italy, Austria, France, the United Kingdom, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark.
Flight delays and cancellations were concentrated at major airports. Paris Charles de Gaulle dealt with the largest impact, recording 328 delayed flights and 5 cancellations, predominantly involving Air France. London Heathrow reported 287 delays and 15 cancellations, mostly affecting British Airways. Amsterdam Schiphol had 274 delays and the highest cancellation count of 23, mainly impacting KLM as well as Transavia Airlines and easyJet. Frankfurt Airport noted 220 delays and
8 cancellations, with Lufthansa, Condor, and Discover as the primary impacted carriers. Milan Malpensa experienced 165 delays and 2 cancellations, with easyJet facing the most disruptions. Munich recorded 146 delays and 6 cancellations, largely affecting Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and Discover. Vienna International saw 131 delays and 5 cancellations, primarily involving Austrian Airlines, Ryanair, and Lauda Europe. Warsaw Chopin had 106 delays without cancellations, mainly impacting LOT Polish Airlines and Wizz Air. Copenhagen had 78 delays and 1 cancellation, involving SAS, Norwegian Air Sweden, and Ryanair. Krakow reported 47 delays and 3 cancellations affecting Buzz, Ryanair, Wizz Air, and LOT Polish
Airlines.
Among airlines, British Airways was the most affected with 194 delayed flights and 11 cancellations, driven largely by disruptions at London Heathrow. Air France recorded 186 delays and 2 cancellations, chiefly at Paris Charles de Gaulle. Lufthansa reported 149 delays and 9 cancellations concentrated in Frankfurt and Munich. KLM experienced 135 delays and 15 cancellations, the highest cancellation number among airlines, centered at Amsterdam Schiphol. EasyJet accumulated 127 delays and 2 cancellations, with operational issues notably at Milan Malpensa, Olbia, Amsterdam, and Paris. LOT Polish Airlines registered 67 delayed flights mainly at Warsaw Chopin and Krakow. Austrian Airlines faced
58 delays and 4 cancellations at Vienna International. Ryanair managed 48 delayed flights across Copenhagen, Vienna, Milan, Warsaw, and Krakow with no cancellations.
The disruptions did not originate from a single event but resulted from a combination of operational challenges affecting aircraft rotations, crew availability, maintenance requirements, airport congestion, and air traffic management interventions. Delays at major hubs quickly propagated across interconnected European flight networks, amplifying impacts across multiple countries during the day.
Passengers traveling through France, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Poland, and Denmark on July 11 should expect ongoing schedule adjustments as airlines work to recover
operations. Key airports including Paris Charles de Gaulle, London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Munich, Milan Malpensa, Vienna International, Warsaw Chopin, Copenhagen, Krakow, and Olbia remain focal points for delays and cancellations affecting a large number of flights and carriers.
