Is a flight more than 15 minutes late?

regulations on normal flight management promulgated by the Ministry of transport shall be implemented as of January 1, 2017. According to the regulations, if the flight is delayed or cancelled at the departure place due to non carrier reasons such as weather, emergencies, air traffic control, security check and passengers, the carrier shall assist the passengers to arrange meals and accommodation at their own expense. In the following three cases, passengers can enjoy free accommodation service: due to maintenance, flight deployment, crew and other reasons of the carrier, the flight is delayed or cancelled at the departure place; the domestic flight is delayed or cancelled at the stopover place; and the domestic flight has alternate landing.

More than 15 minutes is a delay

'flight delay' refers to the situation that the actual arrival block time of the flight is more than 15 minutes later than the planned arrival time.

'flight departure delay' refers to the situation that the actual departure time of the flight is more than 15 minutes later than the planned departure time.

'flight cancellation' refers to the situation that the flight plan is stopped due to the expected flight delay or the flight plan is stopped due to the delay.

"On board delay" refers to the situation that the passenger waits in the aircraft for more than the ground taxi time specified by the airport from the time when the cabin door is closed to the time before takeoff or landing to the time when the cabin door is opened.

"Large area flight delay" refers to the situation that a certain number of inbound and outbound flights are delayed or cancelled in a certain period of time, resulting in a large number of passengers staying. The large area flight delay of an airport is determined by the airport management organization according to the flight volume, airport support capacity and other factors.

It's not only clear about more than '15 minutes' delay, but also about what is' departure' and what is' arrival '. It's very scientific that the plane taxis at the airport.

Getting passengers in the cabin 'waiting' is' on board delay '

When the passenger waits in the aircraft from the time when the cabin door is closed to the time before take-off, or after landing to the time when the cabin door is opened, exceeding the ground taxiing time specified by the airport, it is regarded as' on-board delay '.