Star comment: Airport needs to up reliability for passengers
The West Midlands is connected to Europe and the world by a modern airport at Birmingham. It’s a pity, however, that the number of flight delays is far too high.
Birmingham Airport was the worst in the UK for flight delays for a second year in a row, an investigation has found.
Departures from the West Midlands airport were half an hour behind schedule on average in 2022, according to today’s new analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data.
A thriving airport is essential for the viability of a region and Birmingham is in many ways a victim of its own success. People poured back after Covid and it wasn’t alone in struggling to staff up adequately.
