Who is on time?

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the United Kingdom has revealed the destinations that are most likely to cause delays in travel time.

Among the seventy-five scheduled international destinations with the most passengers in the first quarter of 2012, flights to and from Dubai recorded the worst on-time performance of 66% and flights to and from Toronto the highest average delay of 20 minutes.

Flights to and from Rotterdam achieved the best punctuality with an on-time performance of 93% and the lowest average delay of five minutes.

Overall, the on-time performance of scheduled flights across the UK's 10 major airports was 82%, the same as last year. Manchester and Heathrow had the worst on-time performance (79%) for scheduled flights, whereas Glasgow, Newcastle, London City, Birmingham and Edinburgh all achieved an on-time performance of over 85%.

How do delays in travel time affect your clients choice of destination or airline?

Anna-Belle Mulder