No time to wait: European delays getting worse

The conventional measure for understanding punctuality in the aviation industry is to consider the proportion of flights which arrive or depart within 15 minutes of their scheduled time. That’s proved a useful measure but it doesn’t tell us whether delays are getting better or worse.

Consideration of the actual average delay does give us that insight, however. OAG Flight Status data shows that average delays for both arriving flights and departing flights have been getting worse. We know airlines and airports are increasingly focussed on punctuality and reliability, often using these measures as a top-level KPI in their businesses, but the reality is that congested airports and increasingly perverse weather situations make keeping to a timetable ever trickier.

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