Summer 2004 UK Charter Airline Punctuality Announced
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Summer 2004 UK Charter Airline Punctuality Announced
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Where I work BY had a mare of a summer. Some serious delays!
I believe you work at an airport not a million miles from where I live, if I recall previous posts correctly.
I don't think that airport is included in the stats. I believe they only use the three main London, the two main Scottish , Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle airports for their figures.
Was BY consistently bad at your 'place' or was it more a case of a few spectacular delays?
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Hi Merchant,
From what I recall they had quite a few 'big ones', plus they seemed to grab quite a few fog diversions etc. It doesn't take many before your figure starts to slide.
Quite shocked that this airport isnt included in the stats, as it certainly is for the airline I work for.
From what I recall they had quite a few 'big ones', plus they seemed to grab quite a few fog diversions etc. It doesn't take many before your figure starts to slide.
Quite shocked that this airport isnt included in the stats, as it certainly is for the airline I work for.
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Where do they get these figures from?
Does this include Scheduled flights of just Charter
i seem to recall reading somewhere that First Choice were the most punctual charter airline in 2004, followed by Thomas Cook
In terms of average delay they were the other way round though, same for 2004 so the AUC data will probably rank FCA second and TCX third when they release their stats for Summer '04.
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Stats - Very interesting
I believe, if you push back and park at your STD then you are deemed to have departed on time! You might well end up waiting an hour, over the otherside of the airport, for a slot, but 'No delay' will be recorded by the CAA.
The subsequent delay downroute is not taken into account by these or many other compiled figures. They look only at delays to departures from selected UK airports.
I believe, if you push back and park at your STD then you are deemed to have departed on time! You might well end up waiting an hour, over the otherside of the airport, for a slot, but 'No delay' will be recorded by the CAA.
The subsequent delay downroute is not taken into account by these or many other compiled figures. They look only at delays to departures from selected UK airports.
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I believe, if you push back and park at your STD then you are deemed to have departed on time! You might well end up waiting an hour, over the otherside of the airport, for a slot, but 'No delay' will be recorded by the CAA.
So you can't get away with pushing back off stand on schedule at 09:00, then taking off at 10:15, your departure is recorded on the CAA stats as 1 hour late as it relates to take-off time.
Remember, arrivals at uk airports are counted as well.
See Here, 5th table down
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Thanks for that Localiser, it must just be the company stats that play "the push back time" game.
That would explain the differences in the company figures and the figures provided above.
That would explain the differences in the company figures and the figures provided above.
