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| Year
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Airline
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Avg. Delay
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| 2011 to date
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British Airways
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14.02 mins
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| 2010
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United Airlines
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14.57 mins
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| 2009
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United Airlines
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13.13 mins
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| 2008
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Virgin Atlantic
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15.22 mins
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| 2007
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United Airlines
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16.02 mins
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| 2006
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United Airlines
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18.58 mins
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 | | Operating airports | Operating months | Average
delay
(mins) | Operated
within 15
mins (%) | Over
1 hour
late (%) | Over
3 hours
late (%) | Total
flights
analysed | | Rank | Airline | LHR | LGW | LCY | STN | LTN | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 1 | Virgin Atlantic Airways |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | 9.22 | 81.75 | 3.28 | 0.00 | 274 |
| 2 | British Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.02 | 75.48 | 4.52 | 0.65 | 1,085 |
| 3 | American Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.75 | 75.14 | 5.37 | 0.98 | 1,935 |
| 4 | United Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17.45 | 76.59 | 7.95 | 1.96 | 1,585 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 15.15 | 76.06 | 5.90 | 1.17 | 4,879 |
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 | | Operating airports | Operating months | Average
delay
(mins) | Operated
within 15
mins (%) | Over
1 hour
late (%) | Over
3 hours
late (%) | Total
flights
analysed | | Rank | Airline | LHR | LGW | LCY | STN | LTN | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| 1 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11.10 | 77.06 | 5.05 | 0.00 | 218 |
| 2 | United Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.57 | 73.24 | 5.89 | 0.71 | 2,104 |
| 3 | American Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21.11 | 66.33 | 8.38 | 0.93 | 2,483 |
| 4 | British Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23.30 | 57.63 | 7.74 | 1.35 | 1,409 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 19.04 | 67.07 | 7.27 | 0.92 | 6,214 |
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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Virgin Atlantic *
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12.73
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75.12
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3.72
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0.23
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430
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| 2
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United Airlines
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13.13
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78.13
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5.34
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0.65
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2,154
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| 3
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American Airlines
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14.59
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74.53
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5.35
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0.62
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2,411
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| 4
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British Airways
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14.73
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71.13
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5.27
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0.36
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1,936
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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14.06
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74.74
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5.22
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0.53
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6,931
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* - Virgin Atlantic discontinued LHR-ORD during September 2009
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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Virgin Atlantic
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15.22
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70.16
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4.80
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0.73
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687
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| 2
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American Airlines
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19.78
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65.49
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7.60
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0.97
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3,106
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| 3
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United Airlines
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23.30
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60.59
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10.59
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1.35
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2,152
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| 4
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British Airways
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26.43
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51.76
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9.03
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1.26
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2,071
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| 5
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Air India *
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46.51
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52.17
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21.74
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7.91
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253
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AVERAGE ALL 5 AIRLINES > > >
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22.80
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60.76
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8.94
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1.33
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8,269
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* - Air India discontinued LHR-ORD during October 2008
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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Virgin Atlantic ^
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15.57
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68.76
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5.27
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0.41
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493
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| 2
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United Airlines
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16.02
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71.30
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6.75
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0.92
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2,164
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| 3
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American Airlines
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18.11
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66.87
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6.77
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0.98
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3,353
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| 4
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British Airways
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28.57
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46.59
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9.71
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1.21
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2,153
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| 5
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Air India
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86.52
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39.10
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37.18
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15.38
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312
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AVERAGE ALL 5 AIRLINES > > >
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22.61
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61.94
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8.54
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1.52
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8,475
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| ^ - Virgin Atlantic commenced LHR-ORD during April 2007
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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United Airlines
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18.58
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66.16
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7.93
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0.64
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2,181
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| 2
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American Airlines
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19.73
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65.50
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6.89
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1.07
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3,281
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| 3
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British Airways
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27.99
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50.96
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10.91
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1.02
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1,568
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| 4
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Air India
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55.56
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40.38
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27.24
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7.69
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312
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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22.68
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61.52
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8.92
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1.21
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7,342
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
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3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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American Airlines
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12.99
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74.92
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3.58
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0.43
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3,265
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| 2
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British Airways
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17.32
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65.18
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6.13
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0.49
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1,436
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| 3
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United Airlines
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17.63
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68.54
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6.85
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0.91
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2,190
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| 4
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Air India
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52.15
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49.20
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21.22
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7.72
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311
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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16.96
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69.93
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5.85
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0.90
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7,202
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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American Airlines
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11.26
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79.21
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3.61
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0.28
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3,271
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| 2
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British Airways
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14.03
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72.34
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4.62
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0.41
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1,450
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| 3
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United Airlines
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14.26
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72.55
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4.77
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0.40
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2,244
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| 4
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Air India
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27.80
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58.47
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7.35
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1.60
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313
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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13.45
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74.90
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4.33
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0.40
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7,278
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
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Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
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Airline
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LHR
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LGW
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LCY
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STN
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LTN
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| 1
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American Airlines
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9.92
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83.69
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3.00
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0.40
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2,967
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| 2
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United Airlines
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11.83
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80.44
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4.27
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0.66
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2,132
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| 3
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British Airways
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16.73
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79.10
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5.42
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1.27
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1,421
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| 4
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Air India
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39.00
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55.27
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11.82
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2.88
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313
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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13.27
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80.42
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4.30
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0.78
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6,833
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