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Cheap flights airline Wizz is far from living up to its name.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After too often leaving passengers stuck waiting for take-off it has been named the worst major airline for delays for the second year running.<\/p>\n
The Hungarian carrier\u2019s UK departures were 46 minutes and six seconds behind schedule in 2022 on average, Civil Aviation Authority data show.<\/p>\n
That was more than three times longer than its average for 2021, when it was also ranked last for punctuality.<\/p>\n
Consumer group Which? bemoaned the \u201cworrying\u201d delays with Wizz Air, which runs short-haul flights from eight UK airports including Luton, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Gatwick.<\/p>\n
Tui\u2019s timeliness was also lacking, with an average delay of 40 minutes and 18 seconds, coming second to Wizz Air. It was followed by Qatar Airways (31 minutes and 48 seconds), Turkish Airlines (29 minutes and 30 seconds) and Pegasus Airlines (27 minutes and 18 seconds).<\/p>\n
Norwegian Air Shuttle was the most efficient, with an average delay of just 13 minutes and 42 seconds.<\/p>\n
For all flights leaving the UK, the average delay was 23 minutes.<\/p>\n
May and June were the worst months for punctuality, as the aviation sector failed to recruit and train enough staff to cope with a surge in demand for post-pandemic holidays.<\/p>\n