EUclaim reveals biggest culprits for flight delays this summer
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Flight compensation company EUclaim has released internal data revealing the worst performing airlines in terms of flight delays this summer, with some surprising results.
British Airways’ flight BA 81 from London Heathrow to Accra has been revealed as the unluckiest flight number this summer, with a total of 10 delays of more than 180 minutes between April and July.
British Airways is not alone; Easyjet’s EZY 8876 flight from Amsterdam to London Gatwick and Ryanair’s FR 9811 from Barcelona to London Stansted have won silver and bronze for most unlucky flight of the summer with a total of 12 delays in the last four months.
The data further reveals that August 2016 is set to be the worst on record for cancelled and delayed flights since 2013. Over the last four years EUclaim has seen the number of people seeking compensation against airlines in August rising rapidly, and based on the growth of cancelled and delayed flights, EUclaim predicts a total of 1090 delays of more than three hours and 792 cancellations in total this month.
It’s not all doom and gloom for British airlines as EUclaim reveals the longest delays by airlines in the month of August since 2013, with a UK operator never making it into the list of worst offenders. Airblue Limited tops the chart with a delay of 51 hours and 10 minutes from Manchester to Islamabad in August 2013, followed by Norwegian Air Shuttle with a delay of 33 hours and 41 minutes in 2015 and Vietnam Airlines with delays of over 32 hours in 2014.
Looking at travel trends over August Bank Holiday weekends in the last four years, 2013 is by far the worst with a total of 212 cancelled and delayed flights in just three days (23rd – 26th August 2016). Monarch’s ZB 286 from London Gatwick to Tenerife holds the title for the longest delay of 21 hours and 23 minutes in 2013.
Adeline Noorderhaven, UK manager for EUclaim said: “Each year the number of cancelled flights in August increases by 120, and delayed flights by 40. We have no doubt that this trend will continue with August Bank Holiday weekend set to beat records. This is precious time for families before the school year begins in September, and it’s disappointing to see that airlines are letting us down over this important period.”
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