The summer holidays are here, and many families will be hoping to head off for a break - but with reports of airport disruption in recent months, new research has shown the delays and cancellations you might face by airline and destination.
Data from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) shows one in five flights (19.5%) leaving UK airports took off later than planned in the year to April 2022 (the most recent figures available). The average delay was 11 minutes.
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However, some flights were more likely to be delayed than others and some delays were much longer.
Here's what the research found about flights from Glasgow Airport - Glasgow Airport is not responsible for flight cancellations or delays and passengers should get in touch with their airlines if they are affected.
At Glasgow Airport, the TUI Airways flight to Arrecife in the Canary Islands was the most likely to be delayed, with 31% of the 58 flights that took off in the year to April running at least 15 minutes late. The average delay for the flight was 28 minutes, but no flights were cancelled in the 12 months.
Flights leaving Glasgow Airport most likely to be delayed for 15 minutes of more:
- GLASGOW TO ARRECIFE IN SPAIN(CANARY ISLANDS) - TUI AIRWAYS LTD - 31%
- GLASGOW TO SUMBURGH IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 25.5%
- GLASGOW TO TIREE IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 16.5%
- GLASGOW TO BARRA IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 22.5%
- GLASGOW TO AMSTERDAM IN NETHERLANDS - EASYJET UK LTD - 24.8%
- GLASGOW TO BENBECULA IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 20.4%
- GLASGOW TO TENERIFE (SURREINA SOFIA) IN SPAIN(CANARY ISLANDS) - TUI AIRWAYS LTD - 29.8%
- GLASGOW TO ISLAY IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 21.1%
- GLASGOW TO KIRKWALL IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 21.7%
- GLASGOW TO EXETER IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 21.1%
Those heading to Arrecife on TUI Airways also faced the longest waits on average.
Longest average delays at Glasgow Airport:
- GLASGOW TO ARRECIFE IN SPAIN(CANARY ISLANDS) - TUI AIRWAYS LTD - 28 minutes
- GLASGOW TO SUMBURGH IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 20 minutes
- GLASGOW TO TIREE IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 19 minutes
- GLASGOW TO BARRA IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 18 minutes
- GLASGOW TO AMSTERDAM IN NETHERLANDS - EASYJET UK LTD - 16 minutes
The other risk is your flight not being delayed but cancelled. The route most likely to be cancelled at Glasgow Airport is Loganair to Campbeltown, with one in five (18.6%) cancelled in the year to April.
Routes from Glasgow Airport most likely to be cancelled:
- GLASGOW TO CAMPBELTOWN IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 18.6%
- GLASGOW TO BARRA IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 14.4%
- GLASGOW TO TIREE IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 13.3%
- GLASGOW TO ISLAY IN UNITED KINGDOM - LOGANAIR LTD - 6.3%
- GLASGOW TO AMSTERDAM IN NETHERLANDS - KLM - 3.6%
Of airlines that have featured in coverage of airport disruption - 30.8% of British Airways flights were delayed, as were 38.8% of Wizz Air flights, but 18.3% of Ryanair UK flights and just 12.6% of EasyJet UK flights.
The figures are based on the CAA’s flight punctuality statistics for the year to April 2022. The data excludes routes where less than 50 flights have taken off.
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