Airlines are adding extra time to flight schedules, allowing them to improve punctuality ratings and also avoid paying out delay compensation.
This is according to an investigation by Which? Travel, a UK travel magazine, based on timetables of aviation by data company OAG.
The investigation found that flight times were now up to 35 minutes slower than a decade ago.
According to the timetable data analysed, 76 out of 125 flights now take longer than in 2008. Airlines mentioned in the investigation include British Airways, easyJet, Virgin Atlantic and Ryanair.
These airlines claim they are flying aircraft at slower speeds to reduce fuel consumption and that air congestion, particularly in Europe, had also affected flight times.
