With the Easter break just around the corner, flying experience provider, FlyDays.co.uk reveals that East Midlands Airport (EMA) is officially the most punctual airport in the United Kingdom, according to the latest data released by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
East Midlands Airport (EMA) comes out on top in the latest CAA scheduled flight punctuality report data .During a year of disrupted travel, only 11.5 per cent of the Derby-based airport’s scheduled flights were delayed by more than 30 minutes as well as having the lowest percentage of flights cancelled at just 0.2 per cent. Luton (LTN) and Manchester (MAN) come bottom of the punctuality pile with around 25 per cent of their flights delayed by the same 30-minute plus average
Indeed, the final year’s figures for 2022, released at the end of February by the CAA, and studied by FlyDays.co.uk, showed the Derby-based airport as having only 12 per cent of its scheduled flights delayed by 30 minutes or more, and only 0.2 per cent of its total number of flights cancelled, in a year of well-publicised disruptions to the UK’s aviation industry.
Last year’s winner, Belfast International Airport (BFS), also performed well with only 15.4 per cent of its flights delayed by the same amount, and just below one per cent of its scheduled flights cancelled.
The latest release comes at a time when UK airports start to prepare for the upcoming Easter holidays, which last year coincided with the first of a wave of disruptions following a spike of people looking to travel post COVID-19 restriction easing.
Dan Jones, Operations Manager at FlyDays.co.uk, said: “In a year which produced lots of negative headlines around the state of the UK’s aviation industry, we feel it is right to celebrate the airports that managed to minimise the disruptions.” “East Midlands Airport may be one of the smaller international airports in the UK, but it had to deal with the same national issues the others did too, and it is worth commending all the airport staff for their efforts.”
Meanwhile, Luton (LTN) and Manchester Airports (MAN) struggled the most during the previous year, with the data indicating that a quarter of their flights were delayed by more than 30 minutes. London City (LCY) and Glasgow (GLA) also had a difficult time last year, topping the scheduled flight cancellation charts with 4.2 per cent and 2.6 per cent respectively.
However, London City Airport could find comfort in the fact that it placed second in being able to keep down its 30-minute and above delay average to 12.7 per cent. Jones concluded: “With many people struggling with the cost of living right now, the last thing they need is to be delayed when getting to their destinations as this can have a knock-on effect on other travel arrangements, incurring potential additional costs.”
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