Christmas travel: these are the worst UK airports for delayed flights
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If you are planning on travelling over the festive period, then there are certain airports which may rack up more delayed flights than others. A study based on 2018 flight data from flightstats.com found that these 15 UK airports had the highest overall percentage of delayed flights in December 2018.
London Stansted
Total Flights in December 2018: 6,325. Flights Delayed in December: 2,530. Delayed by 40 percent.
London Luton Airport
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Hide AdTotal flights in December 2018: 4,057. Flights delayed in December 2018: 1,622. Delayed by 40 percent.
Bristol Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 2,313. Flights delayed in December 2018: 786. Delayed by 34 per cent.
Manchester Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 6,857. Flights delayed in December 2018: 2,262. Delayed by 33 per cent.
Edinburgh Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 4,329. Flights delayed in December 2018: 664. Delayed by 31 per cent.
London Heathrow
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Hide AdTotal flights in December 2018: 19,233. Flights delayed in December 2018: 5,769. Delayed by 30 per cent.
London Gatwick
Total flights in December 2018: 10,371. Flights delayed in December 2018: 3,007. Delayed by 29 per cent.
Birmingham Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 3,507. Flights delayed in December 2018: 981. Delayed by 28 per cent.
London City Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 2,848. Flights delayed in December 2018: 769. Delayed by 27 per cent.
Glasgow Airport
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Hide AdTotal flights in December 2018: 2,764. Flights delayed in December 2018: 691. Delayed by 25 per cent.
Aberdeen Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 1,403. Flights delayed in December 2018: 322. Delayed by 23 per cent.
Belfast Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 1,671. Flights delayed in December 2018: 350. Delayed by 21 per cent.
Leeds Bradford Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 824. Flights delayed in December 2018: 158. Delayed by 19 per cent.
Newcastle Airport
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Hide AdTotal flights in December 2018: 1,167. Flights delayed in December 2018: 198. Delayed by 17 per cent.
Liverpool Airport
Total flights in December 2018: 1,311. Flights delayed in December 2018: 183. Delayed by 14 per cent.