This is the trick airlines use to make more flights appear on time

FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport shortly after an announcement was made by the FAA that the planes were being grounded by the United States in Washington, U.S. March 13, 2019.  REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

  • Flights around the world are taking longer.
  • According to a study from the Singapore Management University, the average time of flights has increased by as much as 9.8 minutes between 1986 and 2016.
  • This is caused by airlines padding their flight schedules with extra time so few flights arrive late. It’s a practice called schedule creep, the BBC wrote.
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If you’re feeling like flights are becoming longer these days, you’re not crazy. They are indeed taking longer. While delays and runway congestion have certainly not helped read more >>>

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