Air Peace Challenges Flight Delay Figures, Calls for Review of Industry Data
Air Peace has challenged figures published on its flight disruptions in August, saying the data does not accurately reflect the airline’s operations during the month. The airline said it operated 2,564 flights in August, compared with the 1,864 operations recorded in the report, which listed 1,330 delayed flights.
The airline argued that the difference in the reported flight volumes could distort its delay rate. Its internal review showed that 391 delays, about 15 per cent of the total, were linked to factors within its control, including technical issues, unscheduled maintenance and fuel-related challenges.
Air Peace attributed most of the disruptions to external factors such as airport congestion, adverse weather, bird strikes, airport facility failures, industrial action by aviation unions and damage to aircraft during ground handling. It said the industrial action that began on August 11 continued to affect its operations for more than two weeks, resulting in rescheduled and cancelled flights.
The airline has called for a review of the way flight disruption data is collected and presented, particularly how delays are classified and their causes determined. The dispute has also raised questions about whether airline performance can be properly assessed using delay figures without considering the total number of flights operated and the circumstances behind the disruptions.
