Daniel Sexton
BBC Information, South East
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Departures from Gatwick Airport had been a mean of greater than 23 mins at the back of time table in 2024
Gatwick has retained its place as the United Kingdom’s worst airport for flight delays, because it continues to be afflicted by air site visitors keep watch over (ATC) disruption, knowledge presentations.
Departures from the West Sussex airport, which principally serves London, had been a mean of greater than 23 mins at the back of time table in 2024, in step with Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) knowledge.
That is an growth from the greater than 27 mins all through the former twelve months – however remains to be longer than at another UK airport.
A Gatwick Airport spokesperson stated: “Air site visitors keep watch over restrictions in different portions of Europe have persevered to affect the airport. In conjunction with our airways, we’ve got installed position a powerful plan… to enhance on-time efficiency additional in 2025.”
Gatwick, which is the United Kingdom’s 2d busiest airport, used to be badly suffering from ATC team of workers shortages throughout continental Europe in 2024, struggling the similar factor in its personal keep watch over tower.
Flights from Stansted Airport had the second one poorest punctuality document remaining 12 months, with a mean extend of greater than 20 mins, whilst in 3rd position used to be Manchester Airport with a identical moderate extend time.
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Gatwick has been suffering from ATC team of workers shortages in continental Europe and its personal keep watch over tower
Belfast Town Airport recorded the most efficient punctuality efficiency in the United Kingdom for the second one 12 months in a row, with a mean extend in step with flight of underneath 12 mins.
Relying at the distance of the path and period of extend, passengers booked on flights from UK airports which might be working at the back of time table is also entitled to reimbursement.
Then again, ATC problems are thought to be to be an “peculiar circumstance”, that means affected passengers don’t seem to be entitled to reimbursement.
The Gatwick spokesperson stated the airport used to be “the sector’s most productive single-runway airport, with flights departing or arriving each and every 55 seconds”.
Shipping Secretary Heidi Alexander stated in February that she used to be ready to strengthen Gatwick’s enlargement plan to carry its emergency runway into regimen use, if the mission is adjusted.
The airport has till Thursday to reply.
A Manchester Airport spokesperson says it’s “dedicated to doing the entirety in our energy to strengthen all our carriers to succeed in the most efficient imaginable on-time departure charges”.
The ten worst UK airports on moderate for delays are:
- Gatwick – 23.6 mins
- Stansted – 20.3 mins
- Manchester – 20.3 mins
- Southend – 20 mins
- Birmingham – 19.9 mins
- Bournemouth – 18.9 mins
- Bristol – 18.8 mins
- Cardiff – 18.6 mins
- Luton – 18.6 mins
- Heathrow – 18 mins
Further reporting through PA Media
