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Scheduled Flights
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London Heathrow Airport
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All UK Airports *
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| Jan-Dec 2009
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Jan-Dec 2008
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Jan-Dec 2009
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| Average Delay (mins)
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12.20
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18.90
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11.92
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| Within 15 mins (%)
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78.62
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64.80
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79.99
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| 1 hour+ late (%)
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4.17
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6.93
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4.14
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| 3 hours+ late (%)
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0.57
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0.67
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0.63
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| Total Flights Analysed
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454,674
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468,156
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1,366,795
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| * - 10 UK Reporting Airports
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Punctuality Statistics for the 30 largest scheduled airlines at London Heathrow Airport in terms of total flights during the period
(Jan-Dec 2009)
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| Rank
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Airline
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Avg. Delay
(mins)
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Within 15 mins
(%)
|
1 hour+
late (%)
|
3 hours+
late (%)
|
Total Flights
analysed
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| 1
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KLM (incl Cityhopper)
|
6.46
|
88.58
|
2.33
|
0.26
|
6,447
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| 2
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Austrian Airlines / Arrows
|
7.89
|
84.88
|
2.56
|
0.07
|
3,010
|
| 3
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Scandinavian SAS
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8.27
|
85.50
|
2.76
|
0.34
|
13,425
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| 4
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bmi British Midland
|
9.24
|
83.54
|
3.24
|
0.35
|
49,499
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| 5
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Finnair
|
9.25
|
82.72
|
2.36
|
0.39
|
2,841
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| 6
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Gulf Air
|
9.53
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79.14
|
2.06
|
0.15
|
2,042
|
| 7
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LOT Polish
|
9.61
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83.25
|
3.50
|
0.34
|
2,060
|
| 8
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TAP Air Portugal
|
9.69
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82.32
|
3.50
|
0.45
|
4,458
|
| 9
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Lufthansa
|
10.15
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80.41
|
3.45
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0.25
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25,416
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| 10
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Swiss Airlines
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10.19
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79.72
|
3.13
|
0.18
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4,345
|
| 11
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Cathay Pacific
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10.88
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80.98
|
2.70
|
0.55
|
2,745
|
| 12
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Qatar Airways
|
11.09
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78.63
|
3.05
|
0.46
|
2,850
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| 13
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Air France
|
11.30
|
77.35
|
3.55
|
0.26
|
5,722
|
| 14
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British Airways
|
11.48
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80.15
|
3.80
|
0.54
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189,430
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| 15
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Etihad Airways
|
11.48
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79.04
|
3.79
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0.46
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2,190
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| 16
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Aer Lingus
|
11.72
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78.37
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4.22
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0.43
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14,534
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| 17
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Singapore Airlines
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12.20
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75.66
|
3.99
|
0.37
|
2,153
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| 18
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United Airlines
|
12.96
|
80.09
|
4.97
|
0.71
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7,047
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| 19
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Alitalia
|
14.16
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72.50
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5.27
|
0.45
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5,942
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| 20
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Jet Airways
|
15.09
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71.48
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5.82
|
0.32
|
2,181
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| 21
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American Airlines
|
15.32
|
73.60
|
5.80
|
0.75
|
11,271
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| 22
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Virgin Atlantic
|
15.38
|
71.96
|
5.61
|
0.69
|
14,842
|
| 23
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Delta Airlines
|
15.66
|
76.47
|
7.19
|
1.21
|
2,155
|
| 24
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Iberia
|
17.24
|
68.89
|
6.32
|
1.01
|
7,641
|
| 25
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Air Canada
|
17.58
|
72.15
|
5.97
|
1.22
|
7,070
|
| 26
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Emirates
|
18.21
|
61.56
|
4.75
|
0.55
|
3,639
|
| 27
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Continental Airlines
|
21.98
|
66.51
|
8.83
|
1.43
|
3,783
|
| 28
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Air India
|
23.10
|
64.22
|
9.27
|
1.76
|
2,784
|
| 29
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THY Turkish
|
25.91
|
49.45
|
10.66
|
0.91
|
2,186
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| 30
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Qantas
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26.51
|
68.66
|
8.31
|
2.33
|
2,744
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