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The following tables show a breakdown of airline punctuality for scheduled flights between the five London airports and Shanghai for each year, and the year to date for which data is available.

All flights in both directions on the route are counted, by analysing the punctuality of both arrivals and depatures at the London airport(s).

Year	Airline	Avg. Delay
2012	China Eastern	7.94 mins
2011	China Eastern	11.82 mins
2010	Virgin Atlantic	31.49 mins
2009	British Airways	20.57 mins
2008	Virgin Atlantic	22.42 mins
2007	Virgin Atlantic	16.58 mins
2006	Virgin Atlantic	18.24 mins
2005	British Airways	15.94 mins
2004	Virgin Atlantic	25.06 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

China Eastern Airlines

7.94

83.49

1.20

0.24

418

Virgin Atlantic Airways

8.66

84.62

1.89

0.44

689

British Airways

18.69

65.33

6.74

0.80

623

ROUTE AVERAGE

12.10

77.40

3.47

0.52

1,730

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

China Eastern Airlines

11.82

80.14

4.55

0.48

418

Virgin Atlantic Airways

17.32

77.68

5.44

0.84

717

British Airways

19.51

67.05

9.34

0.98

610

ROUTE AVERAGE

16.77

74.56

6.59

0.80

1,745

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

China Eastern Airlines

24.21

60.32

14.19

0.97

310

Virgin Atlantic Airways

31.49

50.60

16.82

1.49

672

British Airways

32.66

48.12

16.17

1.88

532

ROUTE AVERAGE

30.41

51.72

16.05

1.52

1,514

		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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	British Airways						20.57	63.92	9.02	0.78	510
2	Virgin Atlantic						24.04	54.62	10.80	0.78	639
3	China Eastern *						25.26	81.48	5.56	3.70	54
	AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >						22.63	59.77	9.81	0.91	1,203

* - China Eastern discontinued LHR-PVG during March 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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	Virgin Atlantic						22.42	55.72	7.45	0.69	725
2	British Airways						34.04	41.15	17.10	1.19	503
3	China Eastern						34.86	58.36	16.41	1.82	329
	AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >						28.80	51.57	12.46	1.09	1,557

		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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	Virgin Atlantic						16.58	69.49	5.83	0.69	721
2	British Airways						26.39	46.15	10.19	0.77	520
3	China Eastern						34.36	59.41	13.20	1.47	409
	AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >						24.08	59.64	9.03	0.91	1,650

		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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	Virgin Atlantic						18.24	67.17	6.73	0.96	728
2	British Airways						25.18	50.67	10.56	0.58	521
3	China Eastern						46.96	35.11	27.23	1.70	470
	AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >						28.19	53.40	13.50	1.05	1,719

		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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	British Airways						15.94	64.12	4.32	0.33	301
2	Virgin Atlantic						23.17	59.78	11.49	0.54	557
3	China Eastern						29.39	52.29	11.33	0.96	415
	AVERAGE ALL 3 AIRLINES > > >						23.49	58.37	9.74	0.63	1,273

		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	Avg. Delay (mins)	OTP Within 15 mins (%)	1 hr+ late (%)	3 hrs+ late (%)	Total Flights Analysed
1	Virgin Atlantic						25.06	58.61	10.29	1.05	476
2	China Eastern ^						28.98	58.48	13.84	1.79	224
	AVERAGE BOTH AIRLINES > > >						26.31	58.57	11.43	1.29	700

^ - China Eastern commenced LHR-PVG during June 2004