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Punctuality of UK Flights from January to March 2008
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Date: 12 June 2008 |
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PUNCTUALITY OF UK FLIGHTS FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2008
The punctuality of scheduled and charter flights fell in the first quarter of 2008, compared with the same period in 2007, according to figures released today by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Scheduled Flights
During January to March 2008, the overall on-time performance (defined as early to 15 minutes late) of scheduled flights at the ten UK airports monitored fell by four percentage points to 68 per cent.
Luton, Gatwick, Stansted and Birmingham all improved their scheduled punctuality performance in the first three months of 2008 compared to 2007. At Luton, on-time performance increased by five percentage points to 76 per cent, at Gatwick by four percentage points to 72 per cent, at Stansted by two percentage points to 80 per cent, and at Birmingham by one percentage point to 78 per cent.
At Heathrow, 56 per cent of flights were on time during Quarter 1 2008, representing a decline of nine percentage points over the same period in 2007. At London City, 58 per cent of flights were on time (down 12 percentage points).
The average delay across all the scheduled flights monitored rose from 16 minutes in the first quarter of 2007 to 18 minutes in 2008. Average delays decreased at Gatwick, Luton, Birmingham, Stansted and Manchester, whilst increasing at Heathrow, London City, Glasgow and Edinburgh in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.
Charter Flights
The proportion of on-time charter flights fell by three percentage points in the first quarter of 2008 to 62 per cent, compared with 65 per cent in the same period the year before. At all monitored airports performance fell compared to the previous year, except for Stansted, where it increased by two percentage points, and Gatwick, where it remained constant.
The average delay across all charter flights monitored increased from 27 minutes in the first quarter of 2007 to 28 minutes in the first quarter of 2008. Stansted, Glasgow and Edinburgh all saw decreases in their average delay.
Destinations with most passengers
Among the 75 scheduled and charter destinations with the most passengers, the scheduled routes to Dubai, Istanbul and Helsinki had on-time performances of less than 50 per cent. Dubai and Istanbul had average delays above 30 minutes.
Tenerife (Sur Reina) was the only charter destination among the top 75. It attained an
on-time performance of 73 per cent and an average delay of 19 minutes.
Guernsey had the highest on-time performance (86 per cent) and Shannon had the shortest average delay (nine minutes) amongst the top 75 destinations.
For further media information contact the CAA Press Office on: 020 7453 6030.
Notes to Editors
1. The CAA statistics on punctuality of flights at Heathrow, Gatwick, Birmingham, Luton, Stansted, Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London City cover both arrivals and departures. Actual times of operation are derived from air transport movements returns made to the CAA. These are compared with the planned arrival and departure times supplied by Airport Co-ordination Ltd for Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Birmingham, Stansted, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London City and Luton. Figures for Glasgow Airport became available in July 1993, Newcastle and Edinburgh airports from April 1996 and London City from April 1997.
2. Punctuality data are published monthly and annually in summary and in full on the CAA website: www.caa.co.uk/punctuality.
3. Annual versions of the data are also available on CD ROM (in either PDF or CSV format) at £20 plus VAT for the Summary Analysis and £50 plus VAT for the Full Analysis from: the Civil Aviation Authority, Commercial and Data Analysis, K4, CAA House, 45-59 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TE, telephone 020 7453 6245.
4. Tables:
Quarterly results
Top 75 destinations
Historic data
5. It should be noted that the statistics in this notice cover only those flights which were operated; they do not cover those flights which were cancelled. Delays can occur for a variety of reasons. Operating circumstances, both within and without the airline’s control, also vary by route and by type of service. These tables are not intended and should not be treated as a direct comparison between scheduled and charter services.
6. The CAA is the UK's specialist aviation regulator. Its regulatory activities range from making sure that the aviation industry meets the highest technical and operational safety standards to preventing holidaymakers from being stranded abroad or losing money because of tour operator insolvency.
7. The information contained in this report has been compiled from various sources and it is not possible for the CAA to verify whether it is accurate, nor does the CAA undertake to do so. Consequently, the CAA cannot accept any liability for any financial loss caused by any person's reliance on it.
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