This article is informative but poorly thought out. Most delays are out of the airlines’ control and generally involve congestion. Unlike 50 years ago when the

This article is informative but poorly thought out. Most delays are out of the airlines’ control and generally involve congestion. Unlike 50 years ago when there was little air traffic and airlines could pick the most direct route, today that is no longer the case. Flights are indeed longer because flying the most direct route or the route with the best tailwinds is no longer possible. I’m surprised BBC didn’t do more fact checking.