Charlotte MacDonald
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1,889 appearances
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first heard Sep 2010
last heard Apr 2025
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And more to the point, that organisation has only 32 members.
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Over 200 airlines in Europe aren't members, including Ryanair itself.
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So I don't think that data really backs up their boast.
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Now, there is a term for this in the industry.
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It's called schedule padding.
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And it's been alleged not only in Europe, but in the United States as well.
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If you push back your scheduled arrival time, leaving extra time for the flight, you can still say you're on time.
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I asked Ryanair if it does this.
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It said no.
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And in this case, I'm going to defend them.
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I had a quick look at Fiona's home airport of Edinburgh to see how Ryanair flight times measured up to its rivals.
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I found eight routes where competitors were making the same journey.
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And in only one case did Ryanair give a longer flight time than its rivals.
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Well, that may be true, Tim.
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And just to put this into perspective, today, British Airways reports a flight time of 75 minutes from London to Amsterdam.
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In 1958, when it was using planes with propellers, it was taking 70 minutes to do the same journey.
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And Jim Payton told me that schedule padding is common for a number of reasons.
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including the fact that customers feel cheerful when the pilots tell them that despite a late departure, they're going to make up some time.
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