Holidaymakers can expect 15-minute delay at airports

HOLIDAYMAKERS face average delays of 15 minutes at every major British airport, Civil Aviation Authority figures show.

London Luton was the worst for flight punctuality in 2017 with flights departing on average 20 minutes late.

London Gatwick recorded the second-worst punctuality performance followed by Jersey and Durham Tees Valley, according to the Press Association, which analysed details of every scheduled and chartered flight from 25 of the UK’S major airports. Cancelled flights were not included.

London Heathrow, the UK’S busiest airport, was found to have the best performance, with aircraft typically taking off 11 minutes late. Leeds Bradford had the second-best record, followed by Belfast City and London City.

Across every airport, the average delay was 15 minutes.

A spokesman for London Luton said punctuality was influenced by “many factors” outside the airport’s control such as strikes, late-arriving aircraft, bad weather and congested airspace.