Connect in China at your peril

If you need a connecting flight to reach your final destination new statistics show that you'd be sensible to avoid booking a journey via China.?

In June, just 18% of departures from Beijing Airport left on time, with Shanghai Airport faring only slightly better with 29%, data from FlightStats reveals.?

Japanese airports on the other hand performed outstandingly in the month, with Tokyo's Haneda Airport recording a 95% success rate and Narita Airport registering 86%, putting them at the top of the international chart. In comparison, London's Heathrow hub had a reasonable level of on-time departures, with 71%.?

China's poor performance was blamed on military restrictions. 'Nearly 80% of China's airspace has been reserved for military use. In other countries, such as the US, the situation is exactly the opposite,' a senior executive of Hainan Airlines told the South China Morning Post.

As for individual airlines, South African Airways was the leading international operator, with 93% of its flights arriving on time, just ahead of Gulf Air on 92%. Among regional carriers, Binter Canarias delivered an incredible 99% of its flights on time.?

Source: http://news.opodo.co.uk/NewsDetails/2013-07-12/Connect_in_China_at_your_peril

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