These pages show punctuality and delay statistics for charter flights operated at London Luton airport. Data is available for the current year to date and for previous years back to 2002. Simply select which year you are interested in below.
You can view data for several other UK airports, or view charter delays for specific airlines, by selecting a different page from the appropriate menu to the right.
Punctuality data is also available for scheduled flights at London Luton |
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Luton Charter Flights
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All UK Charter Flights
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Nov '07 -
Oct '08
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Nov '06 -
Oct '07
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Nov '07 -
Oct '08
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Nov '06 -
Oct '07
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| Average Delay (mins)
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22.43
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20.19
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29.80
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27.13
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| Within 15 mins (%)
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66.17
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70.35
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61.02
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66.16
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| 1 hour+ late (%)
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8.67
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7.36
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12.80
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10.60
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| 3 hours+ late (%)
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1.92
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1.70
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2.96
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2.58
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| Total Flights Analysed
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2,965
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3,997
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109,065
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119,510
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Charter flights at London Luton airport had slightly poorer punctuality during the year to October 2008 compared with the previous year, the average delay increasing to 22 minutes, and on-time performance falling to 66%.
Charter flights at Luton maintained their significant punctuality margin over and above the UK average during the year.
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Airline
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Avg. Delay
(mins)
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Within 15
mins (%)
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1 hour+
late (%)
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3 hours+
late (%)
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Total Flights
analysed
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XL Airways *
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11.21
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67.65
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2.94
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0.00
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34
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Thomsonfly & First Choice
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19.28
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70.86
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7.01
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1.60
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1,997
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Thomas Cook Airlines
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30.21
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56.25
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12.50
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2.08
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48
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Monarch Airlines
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35.20
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45.26
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16.06
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2.19
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137
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| ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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20.37
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68.91
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7.63
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1.62
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2,216
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| * - XL Airways discontinued operations during September 2008
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The average charter flight at Luton airport was delayed by around 20 minutes, with 69% on-time performance during the summer 2008 season.
The small number of flights operated by XL Airways had the best punctuality with an average delay of 11 minutes and 68% on-time performance recorded. Thomsonfly / First Choice followed with an average delay of 19 minutes and over 70% on-time performance.
The small number of flights operated by Thomas Cook Airlines achieved 56% on-time performance, while the small number operated by Monarch Airlines had only 45% on-time performance.
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Airline
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Avg. Delay
(mins)
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Within 15
mins (%)
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1 hour+
late (%)
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3 hours+
late (%)
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Total Flights
analysed
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| 1
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Thomsonfly
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27.96
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69.78
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9.03
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4.67
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321
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First Choice Airways
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32.50
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62.50
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18.75
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6.25
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16
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| 3
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Monarch Airlines
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55.58
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10.53
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31.58
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10.53
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19
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| ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >
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29.63
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66.29
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10.67
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5.06
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356
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Only Thomsonfly operated a significant number of charter flights at Luton during the winter 2007 / 08 season, with an average delay of 28 minutes and 70% on-time performance recorded.
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