How to Avoid Flight Delays?

HOW TO AVOID FLIGHNT DELAYS You know the best time to book a flight but when is the best time to fly? CHANCE OF DELAY AS THE DAY PROGRESSES 40 Chance of delay Best time of day to fly out Worst time to fly out 30 20 10 4:00 4.59 PM 06:00 - 08:00 08.59 AM 10:00 12:00 2:00 - 6:00 - 8:00 - 11:00 - 06.59 AM 10.59 AM 12.59 AM 2.59 PM 6.59 PM 8.59 AM 11:59 PM LONDON DEPARTING CHICAGO BOARDING ROME DELAYED An example of this is when a flight has been delayed TOKYO DI YED because the crew is waiting for a plane to arrive from another destination. PARIS AYED PERCENTAGE OF FLIGHTS THAT WERE DELAYED 25.69% + +-+-+- + -+ -+ - mon 26.60% +- +- +- +- +- +- + TUES 23.59% +-+-+-+ -+-+ -+ WED 21.69% +. THURS 29.47% +-+ -+ + +-+-+ FRI 18.11% SAT 24.13% ++-+-+- +-+-+ SUN 0% 10% 20% 30% Day of the week Best day to fly Worst day to fly Total # of flights FRI SAT FRIDAY has more flights on average than any other day of the week. With more flights happening, there are more opportunities for delays to be "picked up". So increased flight volume here means an increased likelihood of delays! SATURDAY has less flights than any other day of the week and therefore a reduction in the likelihood of delays. BEST AND WORST AIRPORTS TO FLY TO AVOID DELAYS Best Airports Portland International Seattle/Tacoma 2 3 Charlotte Douglas Airport (PDX) International Airport (SEA) International Airport (CLT) Portland, OR Seattle, WA Charlotte, NC 3 3 Worst Airports Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) Dallas/Fort Worth George Bush 2 International (DFW) 3 Intercontinental (IAH) Chicago, IL Dallax, TX Houston, TX The worst airports tend to for major carriers. as hubs AA Chicago O'Hare is United Airlines's Dallas/Fort Worth George Bush is American Intercontinental hub Airlines's hub is also a hub for United Airlines These airlines use what is called the hub and spoke model as a way to ......... save money by centralizing operations. Most of the flights they send through a hub is on the way to somewhere else. This means these flights are likely to "pick up" delays as they pass through one of these major hubs. The more connecting flights and overscheduling at a hub airport the more delays that airport will be likely to have! GATE 5 FLIGHT 2 CHICAGO .. BOARDING Conclusion If you've got the chance, choose an airport that does not act as a hub for a major airline or an airline that doesn't use an airport as a hub, early on a Saturday morning! You'll drastically reduce your chance of suffering through a delay. G AirHelp SOURCES http://cspeople.bu.edu/dgs/courses/cs105/hall_of_fame/timoteo.html getairhelp.com http://www.dot.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/2015FebruaryATCR.pdf http://www.transtats.bts.gov/databases.asp?Mode_ID=1&Mode_Desc=Aviation&Subject_ID2=0 http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2005/07/tragedy_of_the_airport.html