Airports penalized for late flights
DUE to their poor punctuality records, Shanghai’s two airports have been told they will be unable to apply to operate new, extra or charter flights for the next two months, China’s civil aviation regulator announced over the weekend.
Pudong International Airport consistently failed to meet the flight punctuality standard between March and July, and Hongqiao International Airport performed poorly in June and July, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Nanjing Lukou and Hangzhou Xiaoshan international airports have also been reprimanded for their poor performance.
According to aviation regulations, domestic airports with annual passenger volume of over 30 million must maintain a punctuality rate of above 50 percent.
Pudong airport is the worst performer among the major airports, having a punctuality rate of just 38 percent in July.
Hongqiao airport ranks third from last with 44 percent last month, according to flight monitoring service provider Veryzhun.com.
The punctuality rates of both airports lagged behind Beijing (50 percent) and Guangzhou (58 percent) airports, which have similar passenger turnovers.
The airports’ normal privileges will be restored only after they can raise their punctuality rates above 50 percent for two consecutive months, according to officials.
Air traffic congestion, weather and poor management are the top three reasons for flights being delayed and cancelled, said the administration.
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