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Aircraft delays get worse
Punctuality of both scheduled and charter airlines deteriorated in the three months ending June.
Average delays were higher in the April to June period than the same months in 2004, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
The average charter flight delay increased to 26 minutes from 20 minutes in 2004. Glasgow was the only airport where the average charter delay was lower than in 2004.
The proportion of on-time charter flights was 68%, against 73% in the equivalent quarter last year. Punctuality fell more sharply at the London airports overall (from 73% to 64%) than at the five regional airports monitored (from 74% to 71%). The proportion of charter flights operating on time fell at all the monitored airports except Glasgow.
The overall on-time performance of scheduled airlines at the 10 UK airports monitored was 75%, against 78%. The proportion of scheduled flights operating on time fell at all airports except Stansted. The average delay increased to 13 minutes from 12 minutes in 2004.
Of the scheduled destinations, Venice, New York (JFK) and Toronto had the longest delays of 20 minutes or more. Palma had the lowest charter punctuality with an on-time performance of 68% but Dalaman had the highest overall average delay of 26 minutes.
Among the top 75 scheduled and charter destinations, the scheduled routes to Nice, Athens, Larnaca, Rome (Fuimicino), Venice, Toronto and New York (JFK) had average on-time performances below 65%.
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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