The Top Five Most Delayed Flights In Europe
One of the most frustrating things that come with travel – whether by air, land, or sea – is running into delays. Avoiding delays, and quickly getting to your travel destination in the least amount of time, is one of the many perks of traveling by private jet, which is why many busy business executives choose to use private aviation over commercial aircraft when getting to and from meetings.
And as commercial air travel gets more vexing, there is now an increasing likelihood of commercial flights getting delayed, pushing more and more people to consider using private aviation.
Just recently, Eurocontrol data revealed Europe’s top 20 most-delayed airport pairs of 2013. To help showcase just how timesaving private jet travel can be, we’ve compared the total travel time for the top five most delayed flight paths in Europe by both commercial airline and private jet. See the savings for yourself:
| LISBON – MADEIRA | By Commercial Airline | By Private Jet |
| Average Flight Time | 1hr 45mins | (in Cessna 510 Mustang) 1hr 50mins |
| Average Time at Airport | 2 hrs | 5 mins |
| Average Delay | 36.8 mins | 0 mins |
| Total Trip Time | 4hrs 22mins | 1hr 55mins |
Total Time Saved: 2hrs 27 mins
| LISBON – LONDON HEATHROW | By Commercial Airline | By Private Jet* |
| Average Flight Time | 2hrs 40mins | (in Citation XL) 2hrs 16mins |
| Average Time at Airport | 2 hrs | 5 mins |
| Average Delay | 30.5 mins | 0 mins |
| Total Trip Time | 5hrs 10mins | 2hrs 21mins |
Total Time Saved: 2hrs 49mins
| ROME FIUMICINO – LONDON HEATHROW | By Commercial Airline | By Private Jet* |
| Average Flight Time | 2hrs 30mins | (in Learjet 40) 2hrs 5mins |
| Average Time at Airport | 2 hrs | 5 mins |
| Average Delay | 28.4 mins | 0 mins |
| Total Trip Time | 4hrs 58mins | 2hrs 10mins |
Total Time Saved: 2hrs 48mins
| LONDON HEATHROW – NEW YORK JFK | By Commercial Airline | By Private Jet* |
| Average Flight Time | 7hrs 15mins | (in Learjet 45) 7hrs 28mins |
| Average Time at Airport | 2 hrs | 5 mins |
| Average Delay | 36.9 mins | 0 mins |
| Total Trip Time | 9hrs 51mins | 7hrs 33mins |
Total Time Saved: 2hrs 18mins
| MALAGA – LONDON GATWICK | By Commercial Airline | By Private Jet |
| Average Flight Time | 2hrs 45mins | (in Phenom 100) 2hrs 35mins |
| Average Time at Airport | 2 hrs | 5 mins |
| Average Delay | 33.5 mins | 0 mins |
| Total Trip Time | 5hrs 19mins | 2hrs 40mins |
Total Time Saved: 2hrs 39mins
*comparison based on private jets using Northolt instead of Heathrow, and Teterboro instead of JFK
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