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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Charter Flights | All UK Reporting Airport
Charter Flights |
Jan '12 -
Dec '12 | Jan '11 -
Dec '11 | Jan '12 -
Dec '12 | Jan '11 -
Dec '11 |
| Average Delay (mins) | 11.23 | 21.36 | 18.75 | 20.50 |
| Within 15 mins (%) | 80.61 | 70.83 | 75.68 | 73.75 |
| > 1 hour late (%) | 4.36 | 8.50 | 7.49 | 8.20 |
| > 3 hours late (%) | 0.36 | 1.88 | 1.76 | 1.98 |
| Total Flights Analysed | 2,501 | 2,506 | 72,138 | 78,402 | |
| UK Airport Ranking (Charter Flight Delays: Jan '12 - Dec '12) |
| 1st | London Luton | 11.23 mins |
| 2nd | Birmingham | 11.97 mins |
| 3rd | London Stansted | 12.16 mins |
| 4th | Newcastle | 15.40 mins |
| 5th | London Gatwick | 19.58 mins |
| 6th | Glasgow | 19.65 mins |
| 7th | Edinburgh | 22.22 mins |
| 8th | Manchester | 23.29 mins |
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Charter flight punctuality at London Luton airport improved significantly during 2012 compared to 2011, the average delay reducing by 47% from 21 minutes to 11 minutes and on-time performance increasing by 10 percentage points to 81%.
Compared to the UK average, charter flights at London Luton airport had a much better punctuality profile across all delay categories during 2012.
London Luton Airport ranked first out of eight UK Reporting Airports for charter flight punctuality during 2012. |
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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 | 9.21 | 84.37 | 3.49 | 0.15 | 1,977 |
| 2 | Monarch Airlines | 29.92 | 37.50 | 10.00 | 2.50 | 40 |
| BOTH AIRLINES > > > | 9.62 | 83.44 | 3.62 | 0.20 | 2,017 |
Thomson Airways was the only airline operating a significant number of charter flights at London Luton during the summer 2012 season, with an average delay of just nine minutes and 84% on-time performance recorded.
Monarch Airlines followed with long delays seen based on a small number of charter flights.
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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 | 9.40 | 75.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 20 |
| 2 | Thomson Airways | 14.49 | 76.79 | 6.14 | 0.68 | 293 |
| BOTH AIRLINES > > > | 14.17 | 76.68 | 6.07 | 0.64 | 313 |
Thomson Airways was the only airline operating a significant number of charter flights at Luton during the winter 2011 / 12 season, with the average flight operating 14 minutes behind schedule and 77% on-time performance recorded.
The small number of charter flights operated by Monarch Airlines at Luton during the season had a lower average delay with 75% on-time performance.
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