Monthly punctuality statistics LGW & MAN to SFB & MCO

[rob@rar.org.uk]

I've posted in other threads the average delays for 2003 and 2004 for various airlines flying to Orlando and Sanford airports. I will update this thread with the monthly data for 2005 as the Civil Aviation Authority release them.

One word of caution, these are data for average delays, and if there are only a small number of flights operated by an airline the average can easily give the wrong impression. If there are just one or two flights with extra long delays it can easily increase the average despite the fact the majority of passengers that month reach their destination without too much hassle (for the statistically minded, my apologies for providing only the mean and not the mode). This may explain the very long average delays for My Travel in January.

Regards

Rob

 

[Frances999]

I think MyTravel had a bit of a bad month in January

 

[disney13]

Those delays (other than MyTravel in January) don't seem as bad as I thought they would be.

Andy

 

[rob@rar.org.uk]

Those delays (other than MyTravel in January) don't seem as bad as I thought they would be.

Andy

I've visited Orlando seven times and have never really been troubled by flight delays, other than one occasion which was the result of a hurricane. I'd always thought that I must have been very lucky, but as you say, the actual statistics are not quite as bad as you imagine them to be so maybe I'm not lucky and that typically the delays aren't that bad.

Regards

Rob

 

[Obi Wan Kenobi]

One problem is that the airports are very busy and take off time slots are at a premium. If you miiss your alloted T/O time you can be waiting ages for the next.
Now, scheduled airlines have a bigger clout than the charters, so get the first available secondary slots, and even with scheduled airlines, their is a pecking order, based upon how much revenue you bring to the airport. So BA will always have the choice first then Virgin.
the cahrters get the crumbs left

 

[SimonV]

The big MyTravel delay in January was the result of a technical problem with the flight out from Gatwick. They had a 30-hour delay getting it away, with a subsequent knock-on effect for the return flight. I know, because I was waiting for the return flight, and got an extra day in Orlando as a result!!

 

[steve_rob]

Are these times for take off delays or landing delays?

I've been on flights (though not to Orlando) where we've taken off 2+ hours late, yet because so much extra time is built into the schedule nowadays and most planes rarely fly at the fastest speed they can unless they are behind schedule (uses less fuel this way), when we landed we were only about 30 minutes late.

 

[Miffy2003]

Thanks for doing this Rob It's an excellent point of reference!

 

[rob@rar.org.uk]

Are these times for take off delays or landing delays?

Landing.

[Edit: Sorry, my one word answer isn't fully correct. Please see a more detailed post from me below]

 

[terrynewpack]

Landing.

Rob

Most stats are based on take offs. Are you sure about this?

Terry

 

[rob@rar.org.uk]

Rob

Most stats are based on take offs. Are you sure about this?

Terry

I'm not absolutely certain, so I'll double check.

Regards

Rob

 

[rob@rar.org.uk]

Rob

Most stats are based on take offs. Are you sure about this?

Terry

Actual times of operation are derived from the flight by flight air transport movement returns made by airports to the CAA. The figures I quoted cover both arrival times and departure times aggregated together.

The CAA collect data on the plane's arrival/departure at the stand as well as wheels up/down on the runway. As different airports have different taxi times, various assumptions are made about how long it takes for the plane to taxi around the airport (eg 5 minutes longer to taxi to departure point at manchester compared to Gatwick).

Regards

Rob