New data from aviation analytics firm Cirium reveals that one in 69 departures have been axed in the past three months, a period impacted by significant industrial action.
Some 3,070 flights departing the UK were cancelled cancelled in the three months to 31 March 2023, equating to 1.45% of all scheduled flights. This compares with a rate of 0.91% in Q1 2019.
However, the UK’s cancellation rate – the number of cancelled flights as a proportion of all departures – has declined in the year to date, going down from 1.72% in 2022 to 1.45% so far in 2023.
