Bristol Airport has been listed as one of the airports in the UK where it's most likely your flight will get cancelled. New research by hotel software company HotelTechReport analysed a recent data release from the Civil Aviation Authority, which showed the number of flights, cancellations and average delays for UK international airports between January and June to find which airport is performing worst for cancellations so far this year.
It found that Southampton Airport had 5.82 per cent of all flights cancelled in the first half of this year, with a total of 6,852, of which 399 were cancelled. When studying every flight that was delayed at the airport, the average delay was 15.82 minutes. The percentage of cancelled flights is more than two percentage points higher than London City Airport, in second place.
The central London airport had 715 total cancelled flights between January and June, with 18,788 flights in total, giving it a cancellation percentage of 3.81 per cent. However, the average delay of 10.42 minutes was the lowest in the top ten and the lowest in the 25 UK airports studied.
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The Isle of Man Airport came in third place, with 3,695 total flights and 139 cancellations, giving a cancellation percentage of 3.76%. The airport also has the second-highest average delay in the top ten, with an average of 18.28 minutes.
And, as for Bristol, our local airport sits in eighth place in the list, with a total of 25,157 flights between January and June, 483 cancellations (a 1.92 percentage point) and a delay of 23.65 minutes - the largest delay time in the top 10, though not as bad as 17th place Birmingham Airport, which was listed in this position due to its low cancellation percentage of just 0.95 per cent.
And Heathrow had the most cancellations of any airport, with 3,477 cancellations and 166,074 flights in total. However, it was listed in seventh due to its cancellation percentage of 2.09 per cent. The average delay time of all delayed flights at the airport was also 18.21 minutes.
A spokesperson from HotelTechReport, commenting on the findings, said, “If your local airport finds itself near the top of this list, combined with all the continued cancellations this year, it might be a wise idea to travel a little bit further to catch your flight abroad or even make plans for your ideal staycation later this year or into 2023. Even looking at where you can expect delays is useful to help you prepare your itinerary with more factors in mind.”
The 10 UK airports where it's most likely your flight will get cancelled are:
(Listed as name, total flights between Jan and June, cancellations, percent cancelled and average delay in minutes)
- Southampton, 6,852, 399, 5.82%, 15.82
- London City, 18,788, 715, 3.81%, 10.42
- Isle of Man, 3,695, 139, 3.76%, 18.28
- Aberdeen, 11,628, 374, 3.22%, 18.18
- Glasgow, 25,663, 644, 2.51%, 15.31
- Belfast City (George Best), 8,498, 213, 2.51%, 11.81
- Heathrow, 166,074, 3,477, 2.09%, 18.21
- Bristol, 25,157, 483, 1.92%, 23.65
- Jersey, 7,154, 127, 1.78%, 14.82
- Edinburgh, 38,243, 628, 1.64%, 16.93
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