China: Average flight delay now up to 21 minutes
Chinese travellers are spending more time at airports and on aircraft as flight delays worsen. The average delay for flights in 2015 was 21 minutes – two minutes longer than in 2014, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a report on its website, dated May 30. Air traffic control issues were the biggest reason for the delays, followed by bad weather, the CAAC said. Air China, China Eastern Airline and other carriers are expanding their fleets and budget carriers have emerged as economic growth spurs travel demand in China, where the military dominates the country’s air space.<br/>Shenzhen Airport was ranked the worse performing, in terms of flight delays, out of 49 Chinese airports tracked by website Flightstats in 2015. About 436.2 million people travelled by air last year – 11.3% more than a year earlier, according to the report. Chinese airports fare poorly in timely airport departures, according to April data on the website of Flightstats. Of the 49 airports it tracked, Shenzhen was ranked bottom, Guangzhou second-to-bottom, Shanghai’s two airports 45th and 46th, and Beijing 40th. Hong Kong was placed 43.<br/>
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China: Average flight delay now up to 21 minutes
Chinese travellers are spending more time at airports and on aircraft as flight delays worsen. The average delay for flights in 2015 was 21 minutes – two minutes longer than in 2014, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said in a report on its website, dated May 30. Air traffic control issues were the biggest reason for the delays, followed by bad weather, the CAAC said. Air China, China Eastern Airline and other carriers are expanding their fleets and budget carriers have emerged as economic growth spurs travel demand in China, where the military dominates the country’s air space.<br/>Shenzhen Airport was ranked the worse performing, in terms of flight delays, out of 49 Chinese airports tracked by website Flightstats in 2015. About 436.2 million people travelled by air last year – 11.3% more than a year earlier, according to the report. Chinese airports fare poorly in timely airport departures, according to April data on the website of Flightstats. Of the 49 airports it tracked, Shenzhen was ranked bottom, Guangzhou second-to-bottom, Shanghai’s two airports 45th and 46th, and Beijing 40th. Hong Kong was placed 43.<br/>
