GATWICK is the second worst UK airport for flight punctuality.

New analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data said Gatwick recorded the second worst punctuality performance followed by Jersey and Durham Tees Valley.

The ranking takes into account every scheduled and charter flight from 25 of the UK’s major airports. Cancelled flights are not included.The average delay across all the featured airports was 15 minutes.

Gatwick declared it is doing “everything within its power” to improve the proportion of its flights that depart on time.

This includes using new technology to predict and recover from late running flights and speeding up the time it takes to turn around inbound aircraft.

Punctuality data enables passengers to “make informed choices about which airports they fly from”, a CAA spokesman said.

“The aviation industry should constantly strive to improve punctuality to enhance the passenger experience,” he added.