(SES2+) Regulation entered into force, in a step forward towards a more efficient, and more sustainable European airspace. SES2+ creates rules and incentives for monopoly air navigation service providers to pursue more efficiency gains and adopt modern technologies, with the aim to alleviate congestion in Europe’s airspace and to provide better quality services, but also foster innovation and the development of new services in the sector. These aspects will help mitigate situations such as this summer, when air travel was severely disrupted, with nearly every other flight experiencing delays due mostly to overwhelming congestion in Europe’s airspace. (....)