Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2015, 63(6), 2187-2196 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201563062187

The Evaluation of Factors Influencing Flights Delay at Czech International Airports

Martina Zámková, Martin Prokop
Department of Mathematics, College of Polytechnics Jihlava, Tolstého 16, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic

The main goal of this article was examination of factors influencing flights delay at three most important international airports in Czech Republic. Data of selected Airlines operating in Czech Republic, whose flights are mainly oriented to international airports in Prague, Brno and Ostrava, were used for needs of this article. Analysis of contingency tables including Pearson chi-squared test was used for data processing. Dependences were presented in graphical form by correspondence analysis.
Results from analysis showed that delay caused by technical reasons and maintenance is the most frequent in Prague as well as delay caused by high concentration of airspace, operational management and crew duty norms. Problems caused by departure delay from previous destination are significantly more frequent in Brno and Ostrava by reason of small number of alternative available aircraft. Delays caused by supplier (handling, catering, ...) are mostly short, in particular by reason of potential penalty. Delays caused by technical problems and necessary maintenance service last mostly longer time and are more frequently on aircraft of type Boeing. Delays of borrowed aircraft of type Airbus are more frequently caused by rental and control of this aircraft by other companies which causes communication and planning difficulties.

Keywords: flights delay, airlines delay codes, international airports, Czech Republic, correspondence analysis, contingency tables, pearson chi-squared test

Prepublished online: December 26, 2015; Published: January 1, 2016  Show citation

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Zámková, M., & Prokop, M. (2015). The Evaluation of Factors Influencing Flights Delay at Czech International Airports. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 63(6), 2187-2196. doi: 10.11118/actaun201563062187
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