The following tables show a breakdown of airline punctuality for scheduled flights between the five London airports and Tokyo 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).
Data relates to flights to and from Narita and Haneda Airports.
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| Year
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Airline
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Avg. Delay
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| 2012
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All Nippon Airways
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4.86 mins
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| 2011
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All Nippon Airways
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6.00 mins
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| 2010
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Japan Airlines
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4.97 mins
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| 2009
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Japan Airlines
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6.08 mins
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| 2008
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Japan Airlines
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11.82 mins
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| 2007
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Japan Airlines
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10.76 mins
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| 2006
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All Nippon Airways
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10.93 mins
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| 2005
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All Nippon Airways
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10.41 mins
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| 2004
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All Nippon Airways
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9.72 mins
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| 2003
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All Nippon Airways
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9.15 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 | All Nippon Airways |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.86 | 89.18 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 730 |
| 2 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8.51 | 80.34 | 1.28 | 0.14 | 702 |
| 3 | Japan Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12.02 | 85.23 | 4.92 | 2.33 | 731 |
| 4 | British Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18.25 | 72.18 | 5.65 | 1.50 | 1,204 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 11.96 | 80.40 | 3.47 | 1.07 | 3,367 |
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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 | All Nippon Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6.00 | 85.75 | 1.10 | 0.14 | 730 |
| 2 | Japan Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12.89 | 86.97 | 1.92 | 0.96 | 729 |
| 3 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13.24 | 76.44 | 2.89 | 1.06 | 658 |
| 4 | British Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17.98 | 65.46 | 5.35 | 0.80 | 747 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 12.54 | 78.63 | 2.83 | 0.73 | 2,864 |
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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 | Japan Airlines | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4.97 | 87.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 713 |
| 2 | All Nippon Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7.91 | 80.39 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 714 |
| 3 | Virgin Atlantic Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14.11 | 69.77 | 4.65 | 0.00 | 688 |
| 4 | British Airways | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22.47 | 59.49 | 7.79 | 1.56 | 706 |
| | ROUTE AVERAGE | 12.32 | 74.44 | 3.51 | 0.39 | 2,821 |
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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
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
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LCY
|
STN
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LTN
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| 1
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Japan Airlines
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|
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6.08
|
87.19
|
1.16
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0.25
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1,202
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| 2
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All Nippon Airways
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|
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|
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7.09
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84.99
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1.38
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0.41
|
726
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
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10.23
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78.84
|
2.90
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0.29
|
690
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| 4
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British Airways
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16.69
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67.17
|
3.17
|
0.69
|
725
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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9.46
|
80.65
|
2.00
|
0.39
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3,343
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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
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
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LCY
|
STN
|
LTN
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| 1
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Japan Airlines
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|
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11.82
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75.45
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2.47
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0.27
|
729
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| 2
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All Nippon Airways
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13.84
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74.38
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2.19
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0.68
|
730
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
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14.19
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73.66
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5.66
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0.69
|
725
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| 4
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British Airways
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|
|
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|
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23.88
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51.36
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8.38
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0.50
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1,396
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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17.41
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65.47
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5.36
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0.53
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3,580
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|
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Operating from London Airports
|
Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
|
Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
|
LCY
|
STN
|
LTN
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| 1
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Japan Airlines
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|
|
|
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10.76
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75.58
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1.10
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0.27
|
729
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| 2
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
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|
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14.59
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69.61
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4.56
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0.14
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724
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| 3
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All Nippon Airways
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|
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|
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14.81
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64.61
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2.61
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0.55
|
729
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| 4
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British Airways
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|
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27.05
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45.99
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9.39
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1.04
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1,448
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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18.83
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60.39
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5.40
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0.61
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3,630
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|
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Operating from London Airports
|
Avg. Delay (mins)
|
OTP Within 15 mins (%)
|
1 hr+ late (%)
|
3 hrs+ late (%)
|
Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
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LCY
|
STN
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LTN
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| 1
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All Nippon Airways
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|
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|
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10.93
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76.89
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2.34
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0.55
|
727
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| 2
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Japan Airlines
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|
|
|
|
|
11.39
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76.50
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2.33
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0.49
|
817
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
|
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16.55
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69.56
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4.55
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1.10
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726
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| 4
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British Airways
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|
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|
|
20.17
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59.77
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6.56
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1.14
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1,402
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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15.67
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68.82
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4.38
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0.87
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3,672
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|
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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 (%)
|
Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
|
LCY
|
STN
|
LTN
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| 1
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All Nippon Airways
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|
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10.41
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81.78
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2.19
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0.68
|
730
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| 2
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Japan Airlines
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|
|
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|
|
15.95
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67.66
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3.53
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0.48
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1,444
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| 3
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
|
|
|
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16.08
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63.57
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4.92
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0.14
|
711
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| 4
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British Airways
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|
|
|
|
|
20.55
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65.21
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4.94
|
1.13
|
1,417
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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16.55
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68.57
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4.00
|
0.67
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4,302
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|
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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 (%)
|
Total Flights Analysed
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| Rank
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
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LCY
|
STN
|
LTN
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| 1
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All Nippon Airways
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|
|
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|
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9.72
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80.80
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1.65
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0.41
|
729
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| 2
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Japan Airlines
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|
|
|
|
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15.75
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69.58
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2.64
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0.35
|
1,440
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| 3
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British Airways
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|
|
|
|
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17.36
|
67.06
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6.60
|
0.62
|
1,454
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| 4
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
|
|
|
|
22.91
|
56.24
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8.90
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0.86
|
697
|
|
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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16.43
|
68.47
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4.81
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0.53
|
4,320
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|
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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
|
Airline
|
LHR
|
LGW
|
LCY
|
STN
|
LTN
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| 1
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All Nippon Airways
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|
|
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|
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9.15
|
86.28
|
0.96
|
0.27
|
729
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| 2
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Japan Airlines
|
|
|
|
|
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11.81
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75.72
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2.52
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0.45
|
1,112
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| 3
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British Airways
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|
|
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|
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15.34
|
73.15
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6.04
|
0.78
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1,408
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| 4
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Virgin Atlantic
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|
|
|
|
|
17.64
|
67.76
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6.25
|
1.64
|
608
|
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AVERAGE ALL 4 AIRLINES > > >
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13.51
|
75.53
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4.10
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0.73
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3,857
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