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Table 8 Number of travels completed and delay at destination in case of missed the first-leg flight by connection type and geographical regions
From: Manage with care: the frailty of self-connections in the European airport network
Missing first-step flight | OneWorld | SkyTeam | Star Alliance | Online | Self connect | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
European Connections | ||||||
No. travels completed | 21,968 | 36,767 | 43,600 | 3153 | 80,400 | 185,888 |
% of total O-D connections | 79.6% | 89.0% | 82.3% | 68.6% | 56.5% | 69.2% |
Delay at destination (h) | 14.6 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 16.0 |
Path completed in the day | 10,083 | 19,281 | 25,839 | 991 | 20,543 | 76,737 |
% of travels completed | 45.9% | 52.4% | 59.3% | 31.4% | 25.6% | 41.3% |
Delay at destination (h) | 4.8 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Extra-EU Connections | ||||||
No. travels completed | 12,853 | 20,030 | 19,660 | 444 | 24,899 | 77,886 |
% of total O-D connections | 75.0% | 79.0% | 73.4% | 73.1% | 64.5% | 71.8% |
Delay at destination (h) | 17.4 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 25.0 | 22.6 | 18.9 |
Path completed in the day | 3933 | 5280 | 7159 | 48 | 3714 | 20,134 |
% of travels completed | 30.6% | 26.4% | 36.4% | 10.8% | 14.9% | 25.9% |
Delay at destination (h) | 6.8 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 16.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Total Connections | ||||||
No. travels completed | 34,821 | 56,797 | 63,260 | 3597 | 105,299 | 263,774 |
% of total O-D connections | 77.9% | 85.2% | 79.3% | 69.2% | 58.2% | 69.9% |
Delay at destination (h) | 15.6 | 14.3 | 12.4 | 19.9 | 21.3 | 16.9 |
Path completed in the day | 14,016 | 24,561 | 32,998 | 1039 | 24,257 | 96,871 |
% of travels completed | 40.3% | 43.2% | 52.2% | 28.9% | 23.0% | 36.7% |
Delay at destination (h) | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 |