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Year Airline Avg. Delay
2011 to date South African Awys 14.06 mins
2010 South African Awys 9.31 mins
2009 South African Awys 8.04 mins
2008 South African Awys 13.58 mins
2007 South African Awys 14.16 mins
2006 South African Awys 16.98 mins
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Operating airportsOperating monthsAverage
delay
(mins)
Operated
within 15
mins (%)
Over
1 hour
late (%)
Over
3 hours
late (%)
Total
flights
analysed
RankAirlineLHRLGWLCYSTNLTNJFMAMJJASOND
1Virgin Atlantic Airways6.2388.952.110.00190
2South African Airways14.0686.832.861.34524
3British Airways21.6473.845.201.59692
 ROUTE AVERAGE16.7480.733.911.281,406

Operating airportsOperating monthsAverage
delay
(mins)
Operated
within 15
mins (%)
Over
1 hour
late (%)
Over
3 hours
late (%)
Total
flights
analysed
RankAirlineLHRLGWLCYSTNLTNJFMAMJJASOND
1South African Airways9.3183.933.600.45666
2Virgin Atlantic Airways15.1880.153.751.12267
3British Airways18.0768.965.001.04960
 ROUTE AVERAGE14.5875.814.330.851,893

2009
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         8.04 90.25 2.23 0.56 718
2 Virgin Atlantic *         11.09 82.35 4.50 0.69 289
3 British Airways         20.75 68.22 3.97 0.99 1,007
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 14.83 78.10 3.43 0.79 2,014
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between May and September 2009


2008
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         13.58 76.58 3.93 0.70 713
2 British Airways         24.11 55.07 7.50 1.17 1,026
3 Virgin Atlantic *         33.09 63.07 11.76 2.29 306
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 21.78 63.77 6.89 1.17 2,045
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between May and September 2008


2007
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         14.16 70.82 4.52 0.41 730
2 Virgin Atlantic *         23.87 64.02 8.22 0.85 353
3 British Airways         25.06 53.67 8.91 0.98 1,021
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 21.08 61.36 7.27 0.76 2,104
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between May 2007 and September 2007

2006
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         16.98 70.82 4.11 1.10 730
2 Virgin Atlantic *         19.68 64.93 5.69 0.95 211
3 British Airways         26.10 62.81 11.17 1.23 976
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 21.92 66.09 7.88 1.15 1,917
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between April 2006 and September 2006

2005
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         10.45 81.19 2.96 0.26 776
2 British Airways         23.72 68.94 6.08 1.28 937
3 Virgin Atlantic *         47.49 40.78 12.62 2.91 103
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 19.40 72.58 5.12 0.94 1,816
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between April 2005 and September 2005

2004
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         10.74 75.68 1.82 0.00 880
2 British Airways         23.69 68.62 6.64 1.80 889
3 Virgin Atlantic *         24.68 61.25 6.25 0.63 160
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 17.86 71.23 4.41 0.88 1,929
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between May 2004 and October 2004

2003
  Operating from London Airports Avg. Delay (mins) OTP Within 15 mins (%) 1 hr+ late (%) 3 hrs+ late (%) Total Flights Analysed
Rank Airline LHR LGW LCY STN LTN
1 South African Airways         15.26 77.09 3.01 0.92 764
2 British Airways         19.21 71.56 4.43 1.52 858
3 Virgin Atlantic *         21.51 64.54 7.80 1.42 141
  AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > > 17.68 73.40 4.08 1.25 1,763
* - Virgin Atlantic did not operate LHR-CPT between June 2003 and September 2003

 
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