02 September 2014

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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