Bristol Airport flights were delayed over half the time on one route

More than half of flights are delayed on Bristol’s worst air route. Analysis of the latest figures from the Civil Aviation Authority shows that 59% of TUI flights from Bristol to Mallorca were delayed by at least 15 minutes in the 12 months to April.

Also in the ranking for delays at Bristol Airport were EasyJet flights to Split, with 57% of flights delayed by at least 15 minutes last year.

They were followed by Jet2 flights to Alicante (63%) and EasyJet flights to Murcia International (53%) and Dubrovnik (52%), as well as Jet2 flights to Ibiza (52%).

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Destination – Airline – % of flights delayed by 15 minutes or more (12 months to April 2024)

Palma De Mallorca – TUI Airways Ltd – 59% late.

Split – EasyJet UK Ltd – 57% late.

Alicante – Jet2.Com Ltd – 56% late

Murcia International – EasyJet UK Ltd – 53% late.

Dubrovnik – EasyJet UK Ltd – 52% late.

Ibiza – Jet2.Com Ltd – 52% delay

Tenerife (Surreina Sofia) – EasyJet UK Ltd – 51% late.

Bucharest (Otopeni) – Ryanair – 50% delay.

Rhodes – EasyJet UK Ltd – 50% late.

Faro – Jet2.Com Ltd – 50% delayed

A Bristol Airport spokesman said: “We understand that flight delays are frustrating for customers.

“On-time delivery can be affected by a wide range of factors, including weather, technical issues and European air traffic control delays. Bristol Airport works closely with all business partners, airlines, air traffic control and handling agencies to minimize delays and maintain disruption. a minimum.”

It’s a different story when you look at which routes will make you wait the longest. SunExpress flights from Bristol to Antalya have the worst average airport delay record.

While only 19% of flights on this route were delayed by 15 minutes or more in the year to April, they were delayed by an average of 44 minutes.

These were followed by EasyJet flights to Mahon (39 minutes), Ryanair flights to Cologne Bonn (38 minutes), Jet2 flights to Dalaman (36 minutes) and EasyJet flights to Bale Mulhouse (34 minutes).

Destination – Airline – Average delay (12 months to April 2024)

Antalya – SunExpress – 44 minutes

Mahon – EasyJet UK Ltd – 39 minutes

Cologne Bonn – Ryanair – 38 minutes

Dalaman – Jet2.Com Ltd – 36 minutes

Bale Mulhouse – EasyJet UK Ltd – 34 minutes

Bergamo – Ryanair – 33 minutes

Palma De Mallorca – EasyJet Europe – 33 minutes

Madrid – Ryanair – 30 minutes

Palma De Mallorca – Ryanair – 28 minutes

Antalya – EasyJet UK Ltd – 28 minutes

The only thing worse than a delayed flight is a canceled one, and thankfully these are rare at Bristol Airport. EasyJet flights to Bale Mulhouse were the most likely to be canceled last year, but only 4.4% of flights on this route were abandoned between May 2023 and April 2024.

Other routes with a relatively high cancellation record include Swiss Airlines flights to Zurich and EasyJet flights to Bordeaux (both 4.1%) and Loganair flights to Aberdeen and Aurigny to Guernsey (both 3.9%).

Destination – Airline – % of flights canceled (12 months to April 2024)

Bale Mulhouse – EasyJet UK Ltd – 4.4% cancelled

Zurich – Swiss Airlines – 4.1% cancelled

Bordeaux – EasyJet UK Ltd – 4.1% cancelled

Aberdeen – Loganair Ltd – 3.9% cancelled

Guernsey – Aurigny Air Services – 3.9% cancelled

Amsterdam – Klm – 3.7% cancelled

Paris (Orly) – EasyJet Europe – 3.2% cancelled

Dublin – Stobart Air – 2.9% cancelled

Madrid – EasyJet UK Ltd – 2.3% cancelled

Malaga – EasyJet Europe – 2.3% cancelled