Flight delays are widespread and growing around the world. Our findings inform that more frequent flights and larger aircraft are associated with more flight delays. Keen competition between the airlines actually helps to improve the flight service quality, through fewer flight delays.
This study highlighted the effect of the variables of capacity decisions in flight delays. On the mechanisms of airlines to mitigate flight delays, strategies in capacity planning can lessen the impact of flight delays. More flights expect to increase flight delays due to the propagation effect of the initial delay. As such, airlines, could consider reducing the number of flights and size of aircrafts to lessen flight delays. Jet fuel inflations enforce airlines to apply different capacity strategies leading in flight delays.
Collected and summarized from the source below by Minh Pham https://db.vista.gov.vn:2095/science/article/pii/S2590198219300077