Příčiny a finanční důsledky zpoždění letů v České republice

Abstract

The article aims to analyse causes of flight delays in Czech Republic and to assess their financial consequences for airlines. Methods of multidimensional statistics were used for data processing, specifically independence tests in contingency tables and correspondence analysis. We see the biggest savings in assurance of excellence technical condition of aircraft. We would recommend idea of alternative aircraft (without flight plan) especially in case of long delays, of which the monitored airline has a large number and has to pay high financial amounts due to financial compensations for passengers. It is also possible according to our analysis to prevent longer delays by cooperation with flexible suppliers and appropriate form of penalties. Other causes of long delays were defined, but they can be hardly influenced, for example weather in destinations, transport of disabled people, necessity of treatment of passenger with healthy problems etc., these are delay reasons that doesn't mean necessity of paying out financial compensation, but they cause chaining of delays.