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On-time charters down in Q1
Charter flight punctuality showed a slight deterioration in the first quarter of the year over the same period in 2005.
The proportion of on-time charter flights fell by one percentage point to 65%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority.
On-time charter performance did not increase at any of the monitored airports, although performance was maintained at Stansted, Luton, Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle.
The average charter flight delay fell to 27 minutes from 28 minutes. Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Newcastle all reduced levels of average delay.
The punctuality of scheduled airlines improved slightly in the first quarter. During January to March the overall on-time performance (defined as early to 15 minutes late) of scheduled airlines at 10 UK airports monitored increased by one percentage point to 74%.
The proportion of scheduled flights operating on time increased or remained the same at all of the monitored airports apart from Gatwick, London City, Manchester and Newcastle, where on-time performance fell. Edinburgh had the largest on-time performance increase, a rise of six percentage points from 73 to 79%.
The average delay fell from 15 minutes in 2005 to 14 minutes. All monitored airports either maintained or reduced levels of average delay, except London City, which experienced an increase in average delay from 12 minutes to 13 minutes.
Among the top 75 scheduled and charter destinations, the scheduled routes to Istanbul, Mumbai, Dubai, Toronto, New York (JFK), Madrid and New York
(Newark) had on-time performances of less than 65%.
Five of these destinations, Istanbul, Mumbai, Toronto, New York (JFK) and Madrid, together with Malaga, had the highest average delays of 20 minutes or more for scheduled destinations.
There were two charter destinations among the top 75. Arrecife and Tenerife both had on-time performances of 73% and had average delays of 22 minutes and 16 minutes respectively.
Istanbul had both the lowest on-time performance and the longest average delay amongst the top 75 scheduled and charter destinations, with an on-time performance of 49% and an average delay of 26 minutes.
Report by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
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