Leading the continent – in delays

Tuesday, 03 Mar, 2003 0

UK: Hold-ups rose by 30 per cent, with Heathrow showing the way

New figures have shown that travellers heading in and out of the UK face the worst delays in the whole of Europe.

Figures by Eurocontrol, which supervises airport movement between 24 countries, show that delays rose by nearly 30 per cent last year; in 2001 some 210,000 flights were delayed, last year the figure was 274,000.

While problems worsened at most airports around the country, Heathrow suffered “by far the largest rise” in delays. Specific problems such as restricted runway capacity affected the west London hub, while ongoing problems at the new air traffic control centre in Swanwick caused delays on a nationwide basis.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Britain’s “share” of European delays rose from 14 per cent to 37 per cent – and of the 10 region-to-region traffic flows that suffered the worst delays, all started or ended in the UK.



 



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...