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These pages show punctuality and delay statistics for British Airways scheduled flights at UK reporting airports.

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Noteworthy Punctuality
British Airways was the most punctual scheduled carrier between:

London and Dublin (out of 6 airlines, click here for details)
London and Copenhagen (out of 4 airlines, click here for details)
London and Houston (out of 2 airlines, click here for details)
London and Atlanta (out of 2 airlines, click here for details)
London and Dubai (out of 4 airlines, click here for details)
London and Tel Aviv (out of 4 airlines, click here for details)
London and Tripoli (out of 3 airlines, click here for details)
London and Kuwait (out of 2 airlines, click here for details)
London and Johannesburg (out of 4 airlines, click here for details)
London and Cairo (out of 3 airlines, click here for details)

Punctuality Statistics for all analysed British Airways flights
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
  London Gatwick 13.62 73.65 3.83 0.41 64,702
  Manchester 14.59 72.09 5.20 0.34 10,522
  Glasgow 14.96 72.68 5.72 0.42 9,303
  Edinburgh 15.07 71.91 5.70 0.35 10,881
  Newcastle 16.09 70.33 7.09 0.47 4,021
  London Heathrow 19.43 63.49 7.23 0.59 192,151
  All British Airways Routes 17.62 66.76 6.30 0.52 291,580
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines in the UK

The following tables provide a breakdown of British Airways overall scheduled flight punctuality for each UK reporting airport listed above, at route level.

Punctuality Statistics for British Airways London Gatwick Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 London Gatwick Airport Routes
  Gatwick to Ibiza ~~~ 5.65 92.52 3.06 0.34 294
  Gatwick to Palma ^ 6.06 89.87 1.69 0.42 474
  Gatwick to Dresden *** 7.70 84.80 1.73 0.00 579
  Gatwick to Algiers * 8.26 80.68 0.57 0.00 176
  Gatwick to Salzburg 9.31 83.08 2.82 0.33 603
  Gatwick to Marseille 9.58 82.68 3.26 0.35 1,409
  Gatwick to New York (JFK) ~ 9.82 83.33 2.38 0.00 126
  Gatwick to Jersey 10.20 81.28 3.00 0.21 3,739
  Gatwick to Glasgow 10.23 80.44 2.50 0.19 3,119
  Gatwick to Edinburgh 10.33 78.83 2.61 0.21 3,864
  Gatwick to Malta ^ 10.41 75.20 2.02 0.00 496
  Gatwick to Poznan ^ 10.52 73.61 1.94 0.00 413
  Gatwick to Lyon * 10.86 74.00 2.00 0.00 50
  Gatwick to Houston * 11.15 78.41 2.22 0.32 315
  Gatwick to Bordeaux 11.28 78.45 2.64 0.24 1,248
  Gatwick to Toulouse 11.41 78.63 3.28 0.25 2,012
  Gatwick to Verona 11.50 77.27 3.03 0.00 1,122
  Gatwick to Dublin 11.70 75.34 3.18 0.20 2,486
  Gatwick to Krakow 11.83 79.85 3.43 0.75 670
  Gatwick to Manchester 11.91 77.46 3.51 0.22 4,446
  Gatwick to Geneva 11.91 76.99 3.09 0.26 1,908
  Gatwick to Pristina 12.16 78.65 4.68 0.58 342
  Gatwick to Genoa ^^ 12.16 75.75 3.58 0.60 503
  Gatwick to Tampa 12.25 81.93 4.32 0.98 509
  Gatwick to Luxembourg 12.69 76.40 2.49 0.45 1,123
  Gatwick to Bermuda 12.93 82.15 3.63 1.26 633
  Gatwick to Dallas / Fort Worth * 13.05 75.58 4.65 0.00 172
  Gatwick to Atlanta 13.13 77.72 4.04 0.70 718
  Gatwick to Amsterdam 13.21 74.10 3.50 0.22 3,170
  Gatwick to Nice * 13.38 73.72 4.49 0.00 156
  Gatwick to Izmir 13.41 72.91 5.03 0.00 358
  Gatwick to Bridgetown 13.43 78.43 2.93 0.40 751
  Gatwick to Newquay *** 13.75 74.91 4.34 0.57 530
  Gatwick to Grenoble * 13.86 72.88 6.78 0.00 118
  Gatwick to Innsbruck ** 13.88 62.50 0.00 0.00 8
  Gatwick to Zurich 14.41 70.16 3.79 0.24 1,240
  Gatwick to Venice 14.72 72.68 4.47 0.60 2,485
  Gatwick to Aberdeen * 15.02 69.89 4.93 0.36 548
  Gatwick to Catania 15.03 72.08 4.56 0.55 548
  Gatwick to Faro ^ 15.15 70.12 4.72 0.51 974
  Gatwick to Warsaw ~~ 15.49 68.06 3.46 0.47 1,271
  Gatwick to Orlando 16.11 75.59 5.60 1.34 893
  Gatwick to Grenada 16.12 68.00 4.67 0.00 150
  Gatwick to Sarajevo *** 16.17 67.02 3.72 1.60 188
  Gatwick to Tirana 16.24 66.54 5.77 0.58 520
  Gatwick to Rome (Fiumicino) 16.27 65.05 4.50 0.18 1,665
  Gatwick to Bologna 16.33 67.89 4.40 0.69 1,887
  Gatwick to Pisa 16.40 66.94 4.94 0.60 1,679
  Gatwick to Thessaloniki 16.61 67.36 3.65 0.69 576
  Gatwick to Bari ~~ 16.77 64.74 6.41 0.00 156
  Gatwick to Malaga ^ 16.87 67.19 4.36 0.79 1,146
  Gatwick to Turin 17.27 62.47 5.82 0.24 842
  Gatwick to Barcelona 17.50 65.28 5.30 0.23 1,737
  Gatwick to Madrid 17.57 63.30 4.88 0.41 1,474
  Gatwick to Cagliari ~~ 17.64 64.61 5.62 0.56 178
  Gatwick to Alicante ^ 17.89 67.93 5.25 0.54 552
  Gatwick to Dubrovnik 18.33 59.51 3.52 0.53 568
  Gatwick to Naples 18.47 60.80 4.50 0.51 1,778
  Gatwick to Prague * 18.58 66.22 6.76 2.70 148
  Gatwick to Paphos ^^^^ 19.80 58.52 6.59 0.55 364
  Gatwick to St Lucia *** 21.07 61.26 8.11 0.90 111
  Gatwick to Antigua ~ 21.74 52.63 5.26 0.00 38
  Gatwick to Antalya ^^ 22.01 56.00 8.44 0.00 225
  Gatwick to Tunis ^ 22.07 52.78 6.82 1.01 396
  Gatwick to Tobago 22.09 70.52 6.77 2.39 251
  Gatwick to Gibraltar ^ 22.84 65.82 5.64 2.00 550
  Gatwick to Kingston 23.11 56.58 7.89 1.32 304
  Gatwick to Keflavik * 23.90 72.00 6.00 4.00 50
  Gatwick to Port of Spain 24.65 61.39 7.28 1.27 316
  Gatwick to Varna 28.28 54.33 11.02 1.57 254
  All London Gatwick Routes 13.62 73.65 3.83 0.41 64,702
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at London Gatwick
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at London Gatwick
^ - Route commenced during March 2008
^^ - Route commenced during April 2008
^^^ - Route commenced during June 2008
^^^^ - Route commenced during July 2008
~ - Route commenced during October 2008
~~ - Route operated between March and October 2008
~~~ - Route operated between June and October 2008
* - Route discontinued during March 2008
** - Route operated during March 2008 only
*** - Route discontinued during October 2008


Punctuality Statistics for British Airways Manchester Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 Manchester Airport Routes
  Manchester to London Gatwick 10.01 80.70 3.06 0.16 4,450
  Manchester to New York (JFK) * 17.45 78.51 6.26 1.18 591
  Manchester to London Heathrow 18.01 64.40 6.82 0.40 5,481
  All Manchester Routes 14.59 72.09 5.20 0.34 10,522
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at Manchester
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at Manchester
* - Route discontinued during October 2008


Punctuality Statistics for British Airways Glasgow Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 Glasgow Airport Routes
  Glasgow to London Gatwick 8.66 83.73 2.34 0.16 3,117
  Glasgow to London Heathrow 18.14 67.10 7.42 0.55 6,186
  All Glasgow Routes 14.96 72.68 5.72 0.42 9,303
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at Glasgow
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at Glasgow
 


Punctuality Statistics for British Airways Edinburgh Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 Edinburgh Airport Routes
  Edinburgh to London Gatwick 9.45 81.37 2.51 0.16 3,865
  Edinburgh to London Heathrow 18.17 66.70 7.45 0.46 7,016
  All Edinburgh Routes 15.07 71.91 5.70 0.35 10,881
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at Edinburgh
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at Edinburgh
 


Punctuality Statistics for British Airways Newcastle Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 Newcastle Airport Routes
  Newcastle to London Heathrow 16.09 70.33 7.09 0.47 4,021
  All Newcastle Routes 16.09 70.33 7.09 0.47 4,021
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at Newcastle
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at Newcastle
 


Punctuality Statistics for British Airways London Heathrow Airport flights, at route level
(Jan-Dec 2008)
      Avg. Delay
(mins)
Within 15 mins
(%)
1 hour+
late (%)
3 hours+
late (%)
Total Flights
analysed
 London Heathrow Airport Routes
  Heathrow to Kuwait 11.75 75.87 3.88 0.28 721
  Heathrow to Venice ^^ 13.20 74.24 3.79 0.00 132
  Heathrow to Basle 13.34 75.05 4.54 0.19 2,116
  Heathrow to Tripoli 13.85 73.07 4.56 0.28 724
  Heathrow to New York (Newark) 15.03 68.34 4.53 0.44 2,053
  Heathrow to Boston 15.63 68.99 4.08 0.76 2,106
  Heathrow to Moscow 15.71 70.75 5.15 0.45 2,000
  Heathrow to Copenhagen 15.88 69.49 6.25 0.45 4,002
  Heathrow to Hamburg 15.88 69.14 5.60 0.28 2,819
  Heathrow to Amsterdam 15.94 71.32 6.47 0.34 4,990
  Heathrow to Belgrade 16.00 72.87 5.68 0.95 634
  Heathrow to Baltimore 16.03 72.69 4.97 0.28 725
  Heathrow to Stuttgart 16.26 69.91 6.44 0.62 2,097
  Heathrow to Berlin 16.51 68.19 6.16 0.34 4,137
  Heathrow to Dusseldorf 16.71 67.82 6.32 0.38 3,925
  Heathrow to Paris (CDG) 16.74 67.35 6.59 0.31 6,784
  Heathrow to Zurich 16.83 66.53 5.90 0.35 4,031
  Heathrow to Milan (Malpensa) 17.05 67.76 6.20 0.42 2,854
  Heathrow to St Petersburg 17.05 64.19 5.79 0.00 726
  Heathrow to Dar-es-Salaam 17.10 71.94 4.19 0.65 310
  Heathrow to Abuja 17.14 66.25 4.82 0.41 726
  Heathrow to Sofia 17.30 67.65 5.39 0.51 779
  Heathrow to Vienna 17.32 67.03 6.36 0.18 2,815
  Heathrow to Lyon 17.46 68.52 7.34 0.56 2,138
  Heathrow to Tel Aviv 17.57 66.34 6.40 0.21 1,438
  Heathrow to Geneva 17.63 66.74 7.00 0.37 5,674
  Heathrow to Munich 17.64 67.04 6.71 0.71 4,787
  Heathrow to Nassau / Grand Cayman / Providenciales 17.66 70.52 5.01 0.77 519
  Heathrow to Newcastle 17.66 66.45 7.37 0.40 4,015
  Heathrow to Dallas / Fort Worth ^ 17.75 63.82 5.27 0.36 550
  Heathrow to Oslo 18.11 66.67 7.75 0.42 2,838
  Heathrow to Malaga ^ 18.15 64.43 5.26 0.54 551
  Heathrow to Houston 18.29 62.49 6.43 0.82 1,213
  Heathrow to Mumbai 18.38 59.78 5.56 0.48 1,457
  Heathrow to Lisbon 18.38 65.54 6.73 0.74 2,156
  Heathrow to Brussels 18.43 66.48 7.62 0.72 4,553
  Heathrow to Philadelphia 18.70 61.06 5.60 0.91 1,428
  Heathrow to Manchester 18.71 63.45 6.98 0.44 5,458
  Heathrow to Doha 18.73 68.77 4.25 0.96 730
  Heathrow to Nairobi 18.75 60.00 5.55 0.77 775
  Heathrow to Cairo 18.81 61.78 5.48 0.55 730
  Heathrow to Glasgow 18.86 64.74 7.45 0.57 6,174
  Heathrow to Luanda 18.88 56.73 6.73 0.00 104
  Heathrow to Dubai 18.90 59.55 6.16 0.35 1,738
  Heathrow to Lusaka 18.90 58.15 5.75 0.00 313
  Heathrow to Singapore 19.08 67.81 5.75 0.41 730
  Heathrow to Edinburgh 19.15 63.99 7.91 0.43 7,000
  Heathrow to Stockholm 19.32 65.49 8.17 0.55 4,002
  Heathrow to Milan (Linate) 19.35 61.97 6.72 0.70 2,858
  Heathrow to Madras / Chennai 19.45 61.63 7.16 0.40 503
  Heathrow to Aberdeen 19.48 63.69 8.02 0.44 4,500
  Heathrow to Budapest 19.49 63.79 7.32 0.70 2,157
  Heathrow to Athens 19.87 65.84 6.90 0.86 2,216
  Heathrow to Warsaw * 20.14 63.01 8.63 0.13 765
  Heathrow to Toronto 20.21 60.76 6.91 0.86 1,636
  Heathrow to Hong Kong 20.31 67.69 5.73 1.12 2,145
  Heathrow to Frankfurt 20.33 61.37 8.27 0.43 4,861
  Heathrow to Istanbul 20.40 61.57 6.57 0.91 1,871
  Heathrow to Madrid 20.65 62.51 8.25 0.57 3,529
  Heathrow to Bucharest 20.91 61.62 8.41 0.75 1,855
  Heathrow to Helsinki 21.01 63.52 8.33 1.40 1,428
  Heathrow to Prague 21.13 62.69 9.20 0.65 2,163
  Heathrow to Accra 21.23 55.07 6.30 0.55 730
  Heathrow to Nice 21.41 59.67 9.08 0.52 4,228
  Heathrow to Washington 21.48 58.33 6.54 0.60 2,004
  Heathrow to Muscat / Abu Dhabi 21.49 74.42 4.92 0.82 731
  Heathrow to Entebbe 21.59 60.26 8.01 1.60 312
  Heathrow to Calgary 21.63 62.24 6.78 0.88 678
  Heathrow to Rome (Fiumicino) 21.68 59.25 8.74 0.50 3,568
  Heathrow to Barcelona 21.70 55.86 8.54 0.22 3,595
  Heathrow to Algiers ^ 21.94 52.46 7.29 0.00 549
  Heathrow to Johannesburg 21.96 59.47 7.41 0.62 1,458
  Heathrow to Sydney 22.07 58.84 6.47 0.69 1,453
  Heathrow to New York (JFK) 22.29 60.08 8.35 0.98 5,315
  Heathrow to Hyderabad ^^^ 22.59 56.76 10.81 0.00 37
  Heathrow to Miami 22.74 57.96 8.78 0.82 1,458
  Heathrow to San Francisco 23.07 58.13 7.05 0.91 1,433
  Heathrow to Phoenix 23.09 49.67 7.28 0.33 604
  Heathrow to Denver 23.83 58.56 7.36 0.57 707
  Heathrow to Tokyo 23.88 51.36 8.38 0.50 1,396
  Heathrow to Cape Town 24.11 55.07 7.50 1.17 1,026
  Heathrow to Islamabad ** 24.11 59.06 8.28 1.34 447
  Heathrow to Bangalore 24.29 53.85 7.69 0.82 728
  Heathrow to Seattle 24.65 54.27 8.45 1.10 1,183
  Heathrow to Calcutta 24.69 62.90 5.48 0.97 310
  Heathrow to Larnaca 25.24 53.43 9.48 1.24 728
  Heathrow to Rio de Janeiro / Buenos Aries / Sao Paulo 25.81 52.44 9.77 0.93 860
  Heathrow to Montreal 26.38 57.78 9.44 0.83 720
  Heathrow to Chicago 26.43 51.76 9.03 1.26 2,071
  Heathrow to Vancouver 26.69 49.73 9.58 0.97 929
  Heathrow to Delhi 26.95 51.46 10.42 1.32 1,440
  Heathrow to Los Angeles 28.34 43.72 10.19 1.21 2,070
  Heathrow to Kiev 29.35 42.92 12.36 1.39 720
  Heathrow to Lagos 30.10 43.58 12.02 1.78 732
  Heathrow to Mexico City 31.09 43.28 11.02 1.08 372
  Heathrow to Beijing 31.76 44.61 15.42 0.90 668
  Heathrow to Shanghai 34.04 41.15 17.10 1.19 503
  Heathrow to Dhaka 37.18 47.76 9.94 2.88 312
  Heathrow to Mauritius 39.28 43.27 10.90 3.21 312
  All London Heathrow Routes 19.43 63.49 7.23 0.59 192,151
Note: Data relates to arrivals and departures at London Heathrow
>> See how this performance compares to other scheduled airlines at London Heathrow
^ - Route commenced during March 2008
^^ - Route commenced during October 2008
^^^ - Route commenced during December 2008
* - Route did not operate between April and September 2008
** - Route discontinued during September 2008

 
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