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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| | London Luton 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) | 21.36 | 22.88 | 20.50 | 31.79 |
| Within 15 mins (%) | 70.83 | 65.71 | 73.75 | 63.88 |
| 1 hour+ late (%) | 8.50 | 9.72 | 8.20 | 13.29 |
| 3 hours+ late (%) | 1.88 | 1.74 | 1.98 | 3.56 |
| Total Flights Analysed | 2,506 | 2,531 | 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 London Luton airport improved slightly during 2011 compared to 2010, the average delay reducing from 23 minutes to 21 minutes and on-time performance increasing by 5 percentage points to 71%.
Compared to the UK average, charter flights at London Luton airport had a similar punctuality profile, with the exception of on-time performance levels, which fell slightly below the UK average during 2011.
London Luton Airport ranked fifth out of eight UK Reporting Airports for charter flight punctuality during 2011. |
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| Rank
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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 | Thomson Airways | 21.53 | 72.56 | 8.79 | 2.21 | 1,899 |
| 2 | Monarch Airlines | 29.31 | 54.76 | 13.49 | 2.38 | 126 |
| BOTH AIRLINES > > > | 22.01 | 71.46 | 9.09 | 2.22 | 2,025 |
Thomson Airways was the only airline operating a significant number of charter flights at London Luton during the summer 2011 season, with an average delay of 22 minutes and 73% on-time performance recorded.
Monarch Airlines followed with longer delays averaging 29 minutes, with only 55% 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 | Monarch Airlines | 22.69 | 43.75 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 16 |
| 2 | Thomson Airways | 22.74 | 72.62 | 7.54 | 2.78 | 252 |
| BOTH AIRLINES > > > | 22.74 | 70.90 | 7.46 | 2.61 | 268 |
Thomson Airways was the only airline operating a significant number of charter flights at Luton during the winter 2010 / 11 season, with the average flight operating 23 minutes behind schedule and 73% on-time performance recorded.
The small number of charter flights operated by Monarch Airlines at Luton during the season had a similar average delay with 44% on-time performance.
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