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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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Virgin Atlantic
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11.22 mins
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| 2010
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United Airlines
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13.62 mins
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| 2009
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United Airlines
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10.37 mins
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| 2008
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American Airlines
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15.49 mins
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| 2007
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United Airlines
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11.36 mins
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| 2006
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United Airlines
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15.85 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 |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | 11.22 | 78.62 | 2.46 | 0.38 | 1,057 |
| 2 | United Airlines |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | 12.57 | 82.93 | 6.57 | 0.94 | 533 |
| 3 | American Airlines |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | 15.55 | 73.99 | 6.59 | 0.73 | 546 |
| 4 | British Airways |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | 18.71 | 61.93 | 5.31 | 0.77 | 1,563 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 15.22 | 71.51 | 4.87 | 0.68 | 3,699 |
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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 | United Airlines |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.62 | 81.81 | 5.30 | 0.43 | 698 |
| 2 | American Airlines |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17.66 | 66.38 | 6.10 | 0.85 | 705 |
| 3 | Virgin Atlantic Airways |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21.92 | 56.86 | 8.35 | 0.70 | 1,282 |
| 4 | British Airways |  | | | | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31.01 | 50.18 | 11.67 | 2.05 | 1,903 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 23.77 | 59.35 | 8.91 | 1.24 | 4,588 |
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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10.37
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85.81
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4.73
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0.56
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719
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American Airlines
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17.12
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75.72
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5.62
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0.55
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729
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Virgin Atlantic
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17.48
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69.12
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6.18
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0.71
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1,263
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British Airways
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22.84
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59.72
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7.39
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1.59
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2,016
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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18.63
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68.67
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6.39
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1.04
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4,727
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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15.49
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68.25
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4.47
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0.54
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1,118
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| 2
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United Airlines
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16.34
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74.97
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6.40
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0.56
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719
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Air France *
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21.55
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50.93
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7.87
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0.00
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432
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Virgin Atlantic
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24.11
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56.09
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10.94
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0.89
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1,453
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| 5
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British Airways
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28.34
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43.72
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10.19
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1.21
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2,070
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AVERAGE ALL 5 AIRLINES > > >
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22.80
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55.97
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8.63
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0.83
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5,792
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^ - Air France operated LHR-LAX between March and November 2008
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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11.36
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80.06
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3.74
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0.69
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722
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| 2
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American Airlines
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18.47
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65.80
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5.40
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0.70
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1,149
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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24.74
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52.82
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11.33
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0.89
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1,456
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British Airways
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30.37
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39.28
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12.15
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0.95
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1,991
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MAXjet ^
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45.15
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56.59
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27.13
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10.08
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129
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AVERAGE ALL 5 AIRLINES > > >
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24.19
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54.31
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9.75
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1.06
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5,447
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| ^ - MAXjet commenced STN-LAX during August 2007
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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15.85
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71.87
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4.97
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0.99
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1,006
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| 2
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American Airlines
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21.75
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60.85
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6.02
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1.15
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1,129
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Virgin Atlantic
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29.38
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52.59
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13.04
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1.73
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1,449
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British Airways
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29.73
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48.43
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10.67
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1.43
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1,883
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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25.44
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56.41
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9.29
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1.37
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5,467
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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9.65
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83.15
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2.47
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0.14
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730
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American Airlines
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12.15
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75.28
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2.80
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0.61
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1,141
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| 3
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British Airways
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20.23
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58.61
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6.98
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0.66
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1,805
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Virgin Atlantic
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21.12
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60.46
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7.80
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1.24
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1,449
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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17.18
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66.34
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5.64
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0.74
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5,125
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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11.23
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81.72
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2.75
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0.36
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837
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| 2
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American Airlines
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15.85
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69.55
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3.50
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0.44
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1,143
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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24.42
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56.55
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9.66
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1.61
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1,305
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| 4
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British Airways
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25.83
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55.66
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8.67
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0.84
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1,545
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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20.55
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63.71
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6.69
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0.87
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4,830
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Operating from London Airports
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Avg. Delay (mins)
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OTP Within 15 mins (%)
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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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United Airlines
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10.81
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84.29
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2.60
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0.41
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732
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| 2
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American Airlines
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11.11
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79.70
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2.21
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0.41
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724
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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19.21
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65.07
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7.08
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0.68
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1,314
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| 4
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British Airways
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24.03
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62.57
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8.72
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1.92
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1,456
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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18.03
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70.04
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6.03
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1.02
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4,226
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