Frankfurt Airport Remains Europe's Most Punctual Hub Airport
15.02.2002, 16:35
FRANKFURT 15. 2. 2002, Germany (ots/PROTEXT) - Frankfurt
Airport (airport code = FRA) has maintained its position as
Europe's most efficient hub airport, according to the Association
of European Airlines (AEA) punctuality statistics for 2001. As in
2000, FRA continues to be the most punctual major hub airport in
Europe, with only about 20 percent of FRA's departing flights
delayed last year. According to international regulations, a
flight is considered delayed when the actual arrival or departure
time deviates by more than 15 minutes from the original scheduled
time.
Fraport AG rejects the AEA's published description of
Frankfurt Airport as a "middle field" performer in the
punctuality ratings for 2001. Results of the AEA study show that
FRA's European competitors - major hub airports - all had higher
delay rates in 2001: 23.9 percent at London.Heathrow, 27.3
percent at Amsterdam-Schiphol and 30.3 percent at Paris-Charles
de Gaulle. With a 33 percent delay rating, Milan-Malpensa Airport
placed at the end of the AEA ranking.
Airports having a hub function are always dependent on
delays, which are "imported" from other airports. Indeed, FRA
often compensates for the delays from other airports. As the AEA
statistics show, while 22.2 percent of all arriving aircraft at
FRA were delayed in 2001, only 20.2 percent of all departing
flights were delayed at Germany's busiest airport. In total,
about 10 percent of the delays "imported" to FRA could be
compensated for by FRA's particularly efficient handling on the
ground.
AEA's published study provides a general comparison of 27
different European airports. For example, Oslo Airport, located
in Norway, northern Europe, recorded a delay rate of 13.1
percent: But Oslo Airport does not have a hub function and
handles only a small volume of traffic - 194,000 aircraft
movements and 13.9 million passengers in 2001 - in comparison to
FRA. Frankfurt Airport, located in the center of Germany and
Europe, is a major global hub, with 456,500 aircraft movements
and 48.6 million passengers in 2001.
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