Understanding the Reporting of Causes of Flight Delays and Cancellations
- How do we know the reason for a flight being late or cancelled?
- Which airlines report on-time data?
- Do the airlines report the exact cause of the delay?
- How are these categories defined?
- What have the airline reports on the causes of delay shown about flight delays?
- Is it true that weather causes only 4 percent of flight delays?
- How many flights were really delayed by weather?