Statistics show that the average delay for flights across all airports in 2023 was almost 20 minutes and 42 seconds. This was down from 23 minutes and 12 seconds in 2022, when the aviation sector struggled to cope with a surge in demand for holidays following the end of coronavirus travel restrictions. The analysis takes into account all scheduled and chartered departures from the 22 commercial UK airports with at least 1,000 outbound flights last year. Cancellations were not included in the...
Edinburgh has the fourth worst airport in the UK in terms of flight delays, according to new data based on figures for 2023. According to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data by the PA news agency, Edinburgh Airport had an average flight delay of 21 minutes and 48 seconds last year, over a minute more than the average across the UK. The closest other major airport geographically, Glasgow, had an average delay time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds in 2023. Gatwick was the worst airport in...
The airport, which is the second-busiest in the UK, was badly affected by air traffic control (ATC) staff shortages across Europe last year, and repeatedly suffered the same problem in its own control tower.
bad weather throwing flight operations out of gear. Just in Delhi, 20 flights have been diverted and delayed due to bad weather. In fact, the child rights body chief complains of flight delays and how Children are suffering due to delays as well. Air India, meanwhile, has blamed this on change in weather, saying that the delays because of inclement weather here in the national capital and various other parts of India as well. In fact, right now on TV, we are being joined by two such passengers...
ATLANTA – Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International has maintained its ranking as the busiest airport in the world, but changes in the travel industry have caused other airports to gain momentum in passenger throughput. Airports Council International (ACI) World recently unveiled its annual list of the top ten busiest airports, which span three continents and include half in the U.S. While Hartsfield-Jackson International retained its position, all other U.S. cities on the list fell at least...
A man has been hauled off an Edinburgh flight and arrested over alleged ‘assaults', according to police. The 43-year-old man was travelling on a Ryanair flight from Tenerife to the Scottish capital on Tuesday evening. Flight FR 2970 was met on arrival at Edinburgh Airport, who arrested the disruptive passenger moments after the plane landed in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the Scottish Sun, the man, who was travelling with his family, became abusive towards other passengers and...
Dozens of Ryanair passengers, including children, were left "standing in circles and crying" after missing their flight
CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate []
CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate []
CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms and blocked lanes of Interstate []
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation’s most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast highway. In Chicago, protesters linked arms
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have blocked freeways and bridges in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest, temporarily shutting down travel into Chicago O’Hare International Airport, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast interstate. In Chicago, the Monday morning protest caused headaches for some travelers who left their cars to walk to the airport. Protesters linked arms and blocked traffic on lanes of Interstate 190 around 7 a.m. in a...