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Airlines Padding Flight Times To Boost On-Times?
- Los Angeles Times, Tuesday, December 1, 2015 9:06 AM
A study based on an archive of travel data has found that airlines around the globe have been padding their flight schedules for nearly 20 years. The study, by OAG Aviation Worldwide concludes that the “block” times set aside for many flights have been growing since 1996. For example, the average allotted time for flights between Los Angeles and San Francisco increased 8% from 1996 to 2015, the study found.
