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Old 23rd Apr 2013, 17:35
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The correct URL for that press release is :
Flybe | Corporate | Media | News archive

It would be interesting to see stats over a longer period, for example, a year. As we all know, stats can be manipulated and I would question whether, for example, the stats have been selectively manipulated to only give punctuality on flights that operated as scheduled, thus excluded those that were cancelled, consolidated, or re-routed, something which Flybe seem to do quite often.

Reminds me of one of my favourite examples of how misleading statistical sampling can be. Years ago, the SA Post Office took full page ads in all the newspapers publishing statistics how 'x'% of all mail items posted arrived at destinations in the same province within 2 days, across provincial borders 3 days, etc, etc, all tabulated.

Right at the bottom, in tiny print it said :

These figures only consider those mail items which actually arrived at their destinations.
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