Wizz Air has been ranked the worst airline for UK flight delays despite a surge in fares, an investigation has found. The low-cost carrier’s departures from UK airports were an average of 31 minutes and 36 seconds behind schedule in 2023, according to analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data. Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more.
This was a reduction of nearly a third compared with 2022, but means the airline recorded the worst punctuality for UK flights for three consecutive years. Wizz Air said it has made “significant improvements” but acknowledged there is “still work to be done”. Turkish Airlines recorded the second worst punctuality last year, with an average delay of 28 minutes and 36 seconds.
This was followed by Tui (28 minutes and 24 seconds), Air India (28 minutes and 12 seconds) and Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines (25 minutes and six seconds). Advertisement Advertisement Consumer group Which? said airline passengers are in the “outrageous position” of paying record air fares for “unreliable services”. The analysis took into account all scheduled and chartered departures from UK airports by airlines operating more than 2,500 flights.
Cancelled flights were not included. The average delay for all these flights was 20 minutes and 42 s.
