Why are there so many cancellations on EasyJet?

It denied that it was suffering a repeat of the chaos seen last year caused by staff shortages after the COVID-19 pandemic. EasyJet said that the whole industry is “facing challenges this summer”. The war in Ukraine has caused crowded airspace in Europe and air traffic control strikes are adding to the problem.



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Mass flight delays and cancellations happen because of bad weather. Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, or even extreme heat aren't new, but record-breaking temperatures and more frequent weather disasters in the past year added stress on the air travel industry.

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Frontier Airlines has had the worst on-time arrival performance so far in 2023. Just 65.41% of Frontier flights arrived on time from January through April 2023. The next-worst airlines were Hawaiian Airlines (66.39%) and Spirit Airlines (66.97%).

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There's no set pattern for cancelling flights. They might cancel it now, next week or the day before.

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According to our most recent data Easyjet cancelled 10 flights in 24 hours. 0.00% of domestic flights and 1.13% of international flights were cancelled. If your flight was cancelled and you had less than 14 days notice, you could be owed up to $700 (€600) compensation. Check here.

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Claiming your compensation If your flight arrives more than three hours after the scheduled time of arrival, or is cancelled within 14 days of departure, or you are involuntarily denied boarding, you may be able to claim EC261 compensation. You can claim for compensation here.

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Perhaps even more significant is the stark drop over the past year. August 2023 U.S. airfares averaged 13% lower than what they were in August 2022. Things get especially interesting when compared to pre-pandemic prices.

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About 180,000 travellers will be affected by EasyJet cancelling 1,700 summer flights in 2023.

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A spokesperson for EasyJet said the whole airline industry was seeing challenging conditions this summer as the closure of Ukrainian airspace due to Russia's war caused congestion in the skies and disrupted flights. They also said planned strikes by air traffic controllers in Europe could have an impact.

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BA was among the worst The flag carrier was the worst airline for cancellations, with 3,453 of its 90,322 summer flights scrapped – amounting to 3.8 per cent of all operations. Low-cost carrier easyJet wasn't much better, with a 2.8 per cent cancellation rate.

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easyJet is very reliable. BUT - anyone who depends on separate tix (whether on a budget carrier or legacy airline) to get to their final departure city the same day is risking a lot. IMO, unless you are flying on one ticket, it is important to be in your departure city the night before.

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Airlines only cancel flights when they feel the REALLY need to. Sometimes that means they hold off on cancellations hoping things improve If things don't improve, you end up with last minute cancellations.

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You may not be able to check in online so if you have any difficulty please check in at the airport at least two hours before your flight.

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According to data gathered by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the best time to fly is between 6 and 7 a.m. Flights with scheduled departures in that timeframe arrived just 8.6 minutes late, on average. Meanwhile, flights that take off before 6—or between 7 and 8 in the morning—are fairly punctual, too.

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For the third year in a row, Hawaiian Airlines scored the top spot as the most reliable U.S. carrier across these metrics. It had the lowest cancellation rate (fewer than 1% of its scheduled flights were canceled) and bumped just four passengers out of the nearly 10 million people it carried in 2022.

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Based on flight status data, flights after 3 p.m. have a 50 percent higher chance of being canceled, on average, than those that depart earlier in the day. Early morning on-time performance is all thanks to the thin air traffic.

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