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| | Edinburgh Airport
Charter Flights | All UK Reporting Airport
Charter Flights |
Jan '11 -
Dec '11 | Jan '10 -
Dec '10 | Jan '11 -
Dec '11 | Jan '10 -
Dec '10 |
| Average Delay (mins) | 28.30 | 33.76 | 20.50 | 31.79 |
| Within 15 mins (%) | 63.16 | 58.66 | 73.75 | 63.88 |
| 1 hour+ late (%) | 13.44 | 13.43 | 8.20 | 13.29 |
| 3 hours+ late (%) | 2.73 | 3.46 | 1.98 | 3.56 |
| Total Flights Analysed | 1,577 | 1,415 | 78,402 | 82,980 | |
| UK Airport Ranking (Charter Flight Delays: Jan '11 - Dec '11) |
| 1st | London Stansted | 15.06 mins |
| 2nd | Newcastle | 16.53 mins |
| 3rd | Birmingham | 19.32 mins |
| 4th | London Gatwick | 19.92 mins |
| 5th | London Luton | 21.36 mins |
| 6th | Manchester | 21.92 mins |
| 7th | Glasgow | 23.60 mins |
| 8th | Edinburgh | 28.30 mins |
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Charter flight punctuality at Edinburgh airport improved during 2011 compared to 2010, the average delay reducing from 34 minutes to 28 minutes and on-time performance increasing by 5 percentage points to 63%.
Compared to the UK average, charter flights at Edinburgh airport had much worse punctuality across all delay categories during 2011.
Edinburgh Airport ranked eighth out of eight UK Reporting Airports for charter flight punctuality during 2011. |
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
Avg. Delay
(mins)
|
Within 15
mins (%)
|
1 hour+
late (%)
|
3 hours+
late (%)
|
Total Flights
analysed
|
| 1 | Thomas Cook Airlines | 20.21 | 69.81 | 12.26 | 0.94 | 106 |
| 2 | Thomson Airways | 35.96 | 49.55 | 17.65 | 2.49 | 442 |
| BOTH AIRLINES > > > | 32.91 | 53.47 | 16.61 | 2.19 | 548 |
The relatively small number of charter flights operated by Thomas Cook Airlines were the most punctual at Edinburgh during the summer 2011 season, with an average delay of 20 minutes and 70% on-time performance recorded.
Thomson Airways followed with relatively poor punctuality at the airport, the average flight operating around 36 minutes behind schedule and less than half of all services operating on time.
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
Avg. Delay
(mins)
|
Within 15
mins (%)
|
1 hour+
late (%)
|
3 hours+
late (%)
|
Total Flights
analysed
|
| 1 | Thomson Airways | 26.96 | 72.22 | 6.48 | 3.70 | 108 |
| ALL AIRLINES > > > | 26.96 | 72.22 | 6.48 | 3.70 | 108 |
Only Thomson Airways operated a significant number of charter flights at Edinburgh during the winter 2010 / 11 season, with the average flight operating 27 minutes behind schedule and with 72% overall on-time performance recorded.
A small proportion of Thomson charter flights at the airport, around 1 in 15 were delayed by over an hour.
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