Summary Ryanair and easyJet had the most delays in flights to/from the UK this summer due to various challenges. Palma de Mallorca was the most affected destination, with routes to London Gatwick and Manchester facing the highest delays. Other airlines like Thomsonfly and Jet2.
com also experienced significant delays, with LHR airport ranking highest in cancelations. Ryanair and easyJet have experienced the most flight delays from and to the United Kingdom this summer, according to EUclaim findings. The flight disruptions were attributed to multiple challenges, including air traffic control restrictions and IT issues.
EUclaim focused on flights that experienced delays of at least three hours. Key findings The analysis reveals that the Irish low-cost giant faced 789 delayed flights to and from UK airports during the peak summer travel period from June 1 to August 22, 2024. Trailing closely was the British-based easyJet , with 722 delays recorded over the same time frame.
The most affected destination was Palma de Mallorca in Spain. According to EUclaim, the Palma de Mallorca (PMI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) route saw the highest number of delays, with 45 in total. The second most delayed route was from Palma de Mallorca (PMI) to Manchester Airport (MAN), with 28 delays.
Find flights from the UK to Palma de Mallorca (PMI) right here. Ryanair and easyJet were not impacted by any specific issue, but they faced multiple external challenges. These included airport staff shortages, air traffic congestion, and IT outages, primarily due to a malfunction in Crowdstrike/Microsoft software .
Other carriers also struggled Ryanair and easyJet were not the only operators to face delays this summer. The analysis showed that British carrier Thomsonfly experienced 385 flight delays. Jet2.
com also had significant delays, with a total of 308, coming in just behind Thomsonfly. Wizz Air ranks fifth on this list, with just 292 delays. This comes as a surprise, as the budget airline has been named the worst in the UK for flight delays for several years .
Close to Wizz Air is British Airways , with 285 delays this summer. Find a flight from London Heathrow (LHR) to Munich (MUC) here. Other highly delayed flights included those from Rhodes (RHO) to London Gatwick (LGW), with 26 delays.
The Bari (BRI) to London Gatwick (LGW) route ranked fourth on the list of most delayed routes, with 25 delays. Meanwhile, the route between Manchester Airport (MAN) and Palma de Mallorca (PMI) experienced 24 delays this summer. LHR airport ranks highest in cancelations Alongside flight delay data, EUclaim also analyzed flight cancelation data.
According to the analysis, routes flying from and to the UK’s largest aviation hub, London Heathrow Airport (LHR), ranked highest in cancelations from June to August 22, 2024. The Munich (MUC) to London Heathrow (LHR) route saw 43 cancelations this summer, while the LHR to MUC route was canceled 42 times during the same period. Route Cancelations Munich (MUC) to London Heathrow (LHR) 43 London Heathrow (LHR) to Munich (MUC) 42 London Heathrow (LHR) to Zurich (ZRH) 30 Zurich (ZRH) to London Heathrow (LHR) 29 Barcelona (BCN) to London Heathrow (LHR) 26 Despite the current PW1100G problems, Wizz Air expected that it would return to capacity growth in the next financial year.
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