歐洲某些航空公司故意拉長(zhǎng)航班時(shí)間

Plane journeys are taking longer than a decade ago, according to a report that claims the change is down to airlines "padding" their schedules to create the impression passengers were reaching their destinations on time.

與10年前相比，坐飛機(jī)出行的時(shí)間變長(zhǎng)了。一份報(bào)告聲稱(chēng)，這一變化是因?yàn)楹娇展纠L(zhǎng)飛行用時(shí)，以制造乘客按時(shí)抵達(dá)目的地的印象。

Carriers are adding extra time to flight schedules, in some cases up to 30 minutes, to ensure they maintain punctuality and are therefore less likely to be liable for compensation payouts, the investigation by UK consumer group Which? claimed.

英國(guó)消費(fèi)者組織Which?進(jìn)行調(diào)查后聲稱(chēng)，航空公司延長(zhǎng)航班的計(jì)劃飛行時(shí)間，有時(shí)多達(dá)30分鐘，以確保能保持準(zhǔn)點(diǎn)，由此，它們對(duì)乘客承擔(dān)賠償責(zé)任的幾率也降低了。

Researchers examined average flight times for 125 routes operated by large airlines in 2009 and compared them with last year.

研究人員分析了2009年大型航空公司運(yùn)營(yíng)的125條航線(xiàn)的平均飛行時(shí)間，并將它們與2017年的數(shù)據(jù)進(jìn)行對(duì)比。

They found that 76 routes, 61%, were now slated to take longer; with 87% of British Airways flights analysed found to be slower. That proportion was 82% for Ryanair, 75% for Virgin Atlantic and 62% for easy Jet.

他們發(fā)現(xiàn)，有76條航線(xiàn)，即61%的航線(xiàn)現(xiàn)在的飛行時(shí)間更長(zhǎng)了;英國(guó)航空87%的航班變慢了。而瑞安航空公司的這一數(shù)字為82%，維珍航空公司為82%，易捷航空則為62%。

Airlines said their aircraft were flying at slower speeds to reduce fuel consumption and that this allowed them to offer cheaper fares.

航空公司稱(chēng)，它們的飛機(jī)飛行速度變慢是為了減少燃油消耗，這使它們可以提供更便宜的機(jī)票。

British Airways also told Which? that air traffic congestion was a factor, with European skies now much busier than 10 years ago.

此外，英國(guó)航空還對(duì)Which?表示，空中交通擁堵也是一個(gè)因素，歐洲空域現(xiàn)在要比10年前繁忙得多。

European Union rules stipulate that passengers can claim up to 600 euros if their flights is delayed by more than three hours; however, airlines do not have to compensate travellers for circumstances outside their control, such as bad weather.

歐盟相關(guān)法規(guī)規(guī)定，如果航班延誤超過(guò)3個(gè)小時(shí)，乘客可以索賠600歐元;但是在航空公司可控范圍之外的情況，比如惡劣天氣，那么就無(wú)需補(bǔ)償旅客。