KLM UK: Punctuality soars in November.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-4 December 1998-KLM UK: Punctuality soars in November (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:021298 Punctuality on KLM uk flights has soared in November, with figures even topping this time last year. This is partly due to new measures introduced in the winter timetable, meaning less mixing of aircraft and crew between routes, as well as greater recovery time between some sectors.

The reduction in summer seasonal traffic has also helped to reduce some of the air traffic control delays in the very busy sectors which KLM uk uses. Working against this in the last week of November was the fog in the UK and general low visibility around Schiphol. However, the Cat 3b landing abilities of the F100 fleet kept delays and diversions to a minimum,...