https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/flight-delays

Summer holidays: Longest delays from UK airports revealed
https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/flight-delays

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Summer holidays: Longest delays from UK airports revealed

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bbc-data-unit/flight-delays
• Owner: BBC-Data-Unit
• Created: 2017-07-26T08:43:27.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-07-26T12:34:39.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-27T08:41:49.843Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: airports, delays, flights, transport
• Homepage: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40386476
• Size: 63.5 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Summer holidays: Longest delays from UK airports revealed

![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/BBC-Data-Unit/flight-delays/master/Longest%20average%20delays%20on%20flights%20from%20UK%20airports.png)

In June 2017 **Alexandra Ma** [reported](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-40386476) one the one in five flights from the UK to popular holiday destinations that are delayed by more than 30 minutes.

## Get the data

* Cival Aviation Authority: [Punctuality statistics 2016](https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Flight-reliability/Datasets/Punctuality-data/Punctuality-statistics-2016/)

* ONS: [Overseas Travel and Tourism](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/leisureandtourism/datasets/overseastravelandtourism/current)

## Visualisation

* Bar chart: Airports with the highest chances of delay

* Bar chart: Longest average delays on flights from UK airports (shown above)

* Bar chart: Top summer destinations among UK nationals