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bmibaby still the most punctual low cost airline in the UK

 

Low cost airline, bmibaby, is celebrating after topping the punctuality charts for low cost carriers registered in the UK.

 

The figures, released from the website www.flightontime.info, show that bmibaby was the most punctual UK registered low cost carrier for the period of January – March 2010, with 77.8 per cent of flights departing within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time.

 

‘Flight on time’ uses data provided by the Civil Aviation Authority to monitor the on time performance of low cost airlines.

 

During the period of January to March 2010 the average on time performance result for low cost carriers showed that 69.6 per cent of flights departed within 15 minutes of their scheduled departure time, showing that bmibaby exceeded this average. 

 

Julian Carr, managing director, bmibaby, said:

 

“This is a great achievement for bmibaby.  We are committed to offering our customers a punctual service and our team work hard to ensure this happens. We will continue to provide a high standard punctual service, at great low fares.”