Any body who says that this is an "IT fault / problem / cock up failure etc" does not understand IT!

We are not talking complicated algorithms - these figures are the most basic, straight forward passenger amounts and are exactly known as the last second of each calendar month ticks past and this is why they have been done accurately and promptly for 100s of consecutive months.

So no - this is most definitely not an IT cock up.

Yes the vast majority of the travelling public do not check these figures but if the media note that a particular route is flying with aircraft just a quarter full month after month then questions begin to be asked. Of course, if these basic statistics are not available - no questions get asked.

A slow and deliberate removal of openness and accountability.

Victor Meldrew

And why would it be of any concern to the media that an airline may run with 25% loads on a route? If the passengers on that route are paying sufficiently high fares then the route could be profitable. Whereas as on a low-cost airlines, having 150 passengers paying a tenner may result in 90% loads and an unprofitable route.

When the two possible reasons for something not working as intended are conspiracy or c*ck-up, it's almost always safe to bet on the latter. :O

some CAA stats updated...

I really don't feel like I can trust any of the stats, loads of them are still incomplete

Is there any plan as to when or if this will ever get sorted out?

"THIS DATA IS NOW COMPLETE"

If they say so. Where is half the Aberdeen stats then? And I'm sure that's just the tip of the iceberg :ugh:

Can't get some basic stats right but happy to give it their best shot trying to run an airline into the ground. :mad:

Nothing from Luton since June!

So here we are in April and still no February data. It always used to be the 15th or 16th of the month following. What chance of a return to this standard? Come on CAA, this shambolic state of affairs has been goon on for more than a year.

Ah well, toon22, this is the new, improved system, what do you expect?...the old system was working far too well and needed fixing.

Doesn't the problem lie with the airports who are failing to submit data in the standard format?

I suspect the reasons proposed in post #22 are rather more feasible than the suggestion that a large proportion of UK airports have suddenly become incapable of supplying basic stats on their operations.

Maybe with Brexit looming they can stick two fingers up to the EU regulation and reinstate the old system that the CAA seemed to be able to cope OK with? :O