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These pages show punctuality and delay statistics for charter flights at UK reporting airports. Data is available for the current year to date and for previous years back to 2002.

You can view specific data for several UK charter airlines, or view charter airline delays at airport level, by selecting a page from the appropriate menu to the right.

Summary information on charter delays at UK airports by season is provided below.
   
Detailed Airline Statistics
  
Detailed Airport Statistics
Summer 2009

Winter season analysis Winter season analysis
    Average Delay (mins.) Within 15 mins (%) > 1 hour late (%) 2008 / 09
Nov-Mar
Flights Analysed
  2008
/09 Rank 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar 		2008
/09 Nov-Mar 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar 		2008
/09 Nov-Mar 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar 		2008
/09 Nov-Mar
1st 28.8 19.1 24.8 24.6 18.9 69.9 74.6 70.5 67.5 75.3 10.0 7.7 9.1 9.7 7.8 6,792
2nd 18.5 25.2 20.1 25.1 24.8 74.5 67.6 71.6 65.6 67.6 6.9 9.4 7.0 10.4 9.8 10,753
3rd 31.1 37.3 45.6 34.4 31.4 59.8 53.6 51.5 54.7 59.1 13.0 16.0 17.3 15.8 14.1 2,616
All 3 Airlines   23.5 24.3 24.3 26.1 23.7 71.2 68.6 69.2 64.9 69.1 8.7 9.5 8.8 10.9 9.7 20,161
2008 / 09 Ranking by average delay (ascending). Analysis includes arrivals and departures at UK reporting airports.
Thomas Cook Airlines includes data for MyTravel Airways flights prior to April 2008
Thomson Airways includes data for Thomsonfly and First Choice Airways

Delays for UK charter airlines were at their lowest level in four years during the winter 2008 / 09 season, the average flight operating 24 minutes late with 69% overall on-time performance.

Thomas Cook Airlines had the best timekeeping with an average delay of less than 19 minutes and 75% on-time performance.

Winter season analysis Winter season analysis
    Average Delay (mins.) Within 15 mins (%) > 1 hour late (%) 2007
/08
Flights Analysed
  2007
/08 Rank 		2003
/04 Nov-Mar 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar 		2003
/04 Nov-Mar 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar 		2003
/04 Nov-Mar 		2004
/05 Nov-Mar 		2005
/06 Nov-Mar 		2006
/07 Nov-Mar 		2007
/08 Nov-Mar
MyTravel Airways
(click for more detail) 		1st 27.7 38.2 17.6 19.8 18.3 67.0 63.0 80.6 81.6 76.3 11.3 13.9 6.9 5.8 6.6 2,391
Thomsonfly
(click for more detail) 		2nd 15.1 17.9 24.1 20.1 23.7 77.7 75.9 65.9 73.6 69.2 6.0 7.0 9.5 6.8 10.0 7,579
First Choice
(click for more detail) 		3rd 15.1 19.2 26.7 19.8 27.3 76.6 72.5 70.3 68.5 59.7 5.5 6.7 9.1 7.2 11.1 4,608
Thomas Cook
(click for more detail) 		4th 14.4 23.2 20.1 27.6 27.8 80.2 74.0 70.7 64.3 62.9 5.4 7.6 8.3 10.9 11.3 4,618
XL Airways
(click for more detail) 		5th 24.1 45.2 36.6 48.9 31.5 63.4 53.5 56.5 54.7 60.6 9.3 18.2 15.2 16.9 11.1 2,067
Astraeus
(click for more detail) 		6th 38.2 34.9 31.6 44.0 33.2 52.1 60.7 55.4 50.9 50.7 15.4 15.9 13.9 19.8 15.7 369
Monarch Airlines
(click for more detail) 		7th 29.4 31.1 37.3 45.6 34.4 61.5 59.8 53.6 51.5 54.7 12.0 13.0 16.0 17.3 15.8 2,727
All 7 Airlines   19.7 26.0 25.4 27.1 26.6 72.9 69.0 67.1 67.3 64.3 7.8 9.9 10.1 9.8 10.9 24,359
2007/08 Ranking by average delay (ascending). Analysis includes arrivals and departures at UK reporting airports.
MyTravel Airways includes Thomas Cook Airlines trading as MyTravel Airways (MYT flight numbers)
Thomas Cook Airlines = TCX flight numbers only

Summer season analysis Summer season analysis
    Average Delay (mins.) Within 15 mins (%) > 1 hour late (%) 2008
Apr-Oct
Flights Analysed
  2008
Rank 		2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct 2008 Apr-Oct 2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct 2008 Apr-Oct 2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct 2008 Apr-Oct
1st 15.6 17.5 23.3 23.3 24.5 79.0 74.8 70.3 68.8 63.2 5.7 6.2 8.8 8.7 9.8 34,166
2nd 27.6 40.2 36.5 29.8 25.3 68.2 61.6 63.3 70.3 68.4 10.5 14.4 14.0 10.3 9.3 5,557
3rd 24.5 27.0 19.0 26.9 35.1 72.2 73.1 75.3 68.3 60.7 10.0 10.5 7.6 11.5 16.8 22,374
4th 29.1 33.6 40.9 26.8 39.8 64.0 58.2 57.0 62.4 54.4 11.3 13.0 16.6 11.3 16.1 7,109
All 4 Airlines   21.6 25.3 25.5 25.7 29.6 73.7 70.8 69.6 68.3 61.9 8.4 9.4 9.9 10.1 12.7 69,206
2008 Ranking by average delay (ascending). Analysis includes arrivals and departures at UK reporting airports.
Thomson / First Choice includes data for both operators
XL Airways discontinued operations during September 2008
Thomas Cook Airlines includes data for MyTravel Airways flights prior to April 2008

There was a sharp rise in delays during the summer 2008 UK charter airline season, with the average charter flight operating over 30 minutes late (a seven year high). See our full analysis at flightontime.info/summer2008.

Summer season analysis Summer season analysis
    Average Delay (mins.) Within 15 mins (%) > 1 hour late (%) 2007
Apr-Oct
Flights Analysed
  2007
Rank 		2003 Apr-Oct 2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct 2003 Apr-Oct 2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct 2003 Apr-Oct 2004 Apr-Oct 2005 Apr-Oct 2006 Apr-Oct 2007 Apr-Oct
MyTravel Airways
(click for more detail) 		1st 30.3 31.9 23.8 14.7 19.9 66.2 65.9 77.7 82.7 78.9 12.8 12.9 8.6 5.5 7.5 10,296
Thomsonfly
(click for more detail) 		2nd 13.4 13.3 18.0 23.9 20.3 83.0 82.2 76.7 73.2 73.7 4.9 4.7 6.5 8.8 7.1 18,863
Monarch Airlines
(click for more detail) 		3rd 22.2 29.1 33.6 40.9 26.8 73.4 64.0 58.2 57.0 62.4 9.1 11.3 13.0 16.6 11.3 6,734
First Choice
(click for more detail) 		4th 13.3 18.4 16.9 22.7 26.9 81.0 75.4 72.7 66.7 62.9 4.6 6.9 5.9 8.9 10.7 15,790
Astraeus
(click for more detail) 		5th 26.1 24.6 38.9 35.5 27.3 65.9 67.1 56.8 57.3 64.3 9.8 9.4 16.6 16.3 11.1 1,671
XL Airways *
(click for more detail) 		6th 13.7 27.6 40.2 36.5 29.8 79.5 68.2 61.6 63.3 70.3 4.8 10.5 14.4 14.0 10.3 10,125
Thomas Cook
(click for more detail) 		7th 11.9 17.3 29.2 21.7 31.5 84.4 78.2 69.8 70.4 61.2 4.8 7.2 11.9 8.9 14.1 15,508
Flyjet
(click for more detail) 		8th 39.1 42.2 59.9 65.7 62.9 45.7 45.1 38.9 58.2 55.4 18.0 19.4 30.4 19.7 20.1 861
All 8 Airlines   17.7 21.9 26.2 26.3 26.1 78.2 73.2 69.9 69.1 68.0 6.9 8.5 9.9 10.2 10.2 80,028
2007 Ranking by average delay (ascending). Analysis includes arrivals and departures at UK reporting airports.
* - previously known as Excel Airways

Full Year
    Average Delay (mins.) Within 15 mins (%) > 1 hour late (%) 2006
Flights Analysed
  2007
Rank 		2003 Jan-Dec 2004 Jan-Dec 2005 Jan-Dec 2006 Jan-Dec 2007 Jan-Dec 2003 Jan-Dec 2004 Jan-Dec 2005 Jan-Dec 2006 Jan-Dec 2007 Jan-Dec 2003 Jan-Dec 2004 Jan-Dec 2005 Jan-Dec 2006 Jan-Dec 2007 Jan-Dec
MyTravel Airways
(click for more detail) 		1st 30.0 31.6 25.1 15.9 19.6 66.6 66.0 75.9 82.4 79.0 12.3 12.7 9.3 5.6 7.3 12,905
Thomsonfly
(click for more detail) 		2nd 14.2 13.8 19.0 23.5 20.8 81.3 81.1 75.1 71.9 73.5 5.4 5.0 7.1 8.7 7.4 26,516
First Choice
(click for more detail) 		3rd 14.5 18.0 17.3 24.0 25.4 78.4 75.2 72.8 67.1 63.6 5.2 6.6 6.2 9.0 9.9 20,651
Astraeus
(click for more detail) 		4th 26.6 26.7 38.3 36.6 29.8 64.6 64.2 57.0 56.1 60.4 10.9 10.4 16.8 16.3 13.5 2,412
Monarch Airlines
(click for more detail) 		5th 24.0 29.6 33.2 41.7 30.2 70.2 63.2 58.1 55.9 59.6 9.9 11.7 13.1 17.0 12.6 9,198
Thomas Cook
(click for more detail) 		6th 12.1 16.8 28.0 22.3 30.2 84.0 78.3 70.5 69.7 61.8 4.8 6.8 11.1 9.1 13.2 20,126
XL Airways *
(click for more detail) 		7th 15.2 28.3 40.6 37.7 31.8 77.5 66.9 60.4 62.2 68.1 5.3 10.8 14.8 14.6 11.0 12,383
Flyjet
(click for more detail) 		8th 40.6 41.9 60.4 59.1 58.4 45.8 45.6 38.5 57.3 56.1 18.9 19.1 30.0 18.5 19.1 976
All 8 Airlines   18.3 21.8 26.2 26.7 25.0 76.4 72.9 69.5 68.5 64.9 7.2 8.4 10.1 10.3 9.7 105,167
2007 Ranking by average delay (ascending). Analysis includes arrivals and departures at UK reporting airports.
* - previously known as Excel Airways

 


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