- published: 31 Dec 2015
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A flight delay is when an airline flight takes off and/or lands later than its scheduled time. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) considers a flight to be delayed when it is 15 minutes later than its scheduled time.
When a flight is delayed, the FAA allocates slots for takeoffs and landings based on which flight is scheduled first.
Since 2003, the United States Bureau of Transportation Statistics has been keeping track of the causes of flight delays.
Some of the causes of flight delays are as follows:
The number of flight delays has increased as staff has been cut back as a result of the financial woes following the September 11 attacks.
In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration estimates that flight delays cost airlines $22 billion annually. Airlines are forced to pay federal authorities when they hold planes on the tarmac for more than three hours for domestic flights or more than four hours for international flights.
Flight delays are an inconvenience to passengers. A delayed flight can be costly to passengers by making them late to their personal scheduled events. A passenger who is delayed on a multi-plane trip could miss a connecting flight. Anger and frustration can occur in delayed passengers.
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