Introduction

The persistent issue of flight delays in Nigeria poses significant challenges to the aviation sector, impacting passenger satisfaction, airline profitability, and national productivity. Despite growing attention from researchers, regulators, and media, a comprehensive, data-driven understanding of delay patterns and their systemic causes remains limited.

 

This capstone project investigates the patterns, causes, and impacts of flight delays in the Nigerian aviation sector. Utilizing a dataset containing flight details—including scheduled and actual departure/arrival times, routes, and airline information—the study employs advanced data analytics and visualization techniques to uncover critical insights. The research highlights discrepancies between scheduled and actual flight performance, identifies delay patterns across airlines and timeframes, and explores the ripple effects of  delays on subsequent flights.

The analysis provides a comprehensive view of airline operations in Nigeria and offers actionable insights for stakeholders to enhance efficiency and passenger experience.

An interactive dashboard was also built to help understand more information, like the Total Number of flights analyzed, the number of on-time and delayed flights, the maximum departure delay (in hours), and more.

 

To interact with the dashboard, click the link:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/kelechi.iwuagwu/viz/Capstoneproject_17452533391840/OverallDashboard