Travel analyst OAG has just revealed its punctual airlines and airports for 2018, naming the airlines and airports with the world’s best timekeeping.
Here is a quick summary from the original article on CNN Travel:
Most punctual airlines
1. airBaltic (90.01%). (Top Mainline Airline and Top Airline in Europe).2. Hong Kong Airlines (88.83%). (Top Airline in Asia-Pacific).3. Hawaiian Airlines (87.24%). (Top Airline in North America).4. Copa Airways (86.39%). (Top Airline in Latin America).5. Qantas Airways (86.18%).6. Japan Airlines (85.27%). (Top Mega Airline).7. Vueling Airlines (85.35%). (Top Low-Cost Carrier).8. Jetstar Asia (85.08%).9. Skymark Airlines (85.00%).10. Aer Lingus (84.46%).Qatar Airways, in 15th place with an OTP of 82.95%, is the Top Airline in the Middle East and Africa category.For the third year in a row, the most punctual mega airport (30 million+ seats) is Japan’s Tokyo Haneda (86.75%).The top major airport (20 – 30 million seats) is Minneapolis-Saint Paul (85.72%) while the top large airport (10 – 20 million seats) is Japan’s Osaka Airport (88.45%).The UK’s Birmingham Airport is the top medium airport (5 – 10 million seats), with on-time performance of 89.52%.Spain’s Tenerife North is the top small airport (2.5 – 5 million seats), with 90.05% of flights arriving or departing on schedule.