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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ted Thornhill

World’s most delayed airlines in 2025 as travelers waited 161 years for late planes to reach the gate

How many years passengers spent buckled up in planes waiting because of delays in 2025 have been revealed, and it’s Ryanair that had the biggest percentage of late flights, according to a new report.

After analyzing data from over 22 million journeys by air globally, flight-tracking app Flighty found that 29 percent of the Irish low-cost carrier’s services were delayed this year.

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