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GLOBAL OTP SUMMARY – September 2024

September witnessed continued improvement in global airline and airport operations. While some challenges persisted, the industry demonstrated resilience and adaptability. Flight cancellations were down globally by 11% in September, with 47,324 cancelled, compared to 52,931 in August. Cancellations were higher in APAC and North America, while the remaining regions experienced relatively lower figures.

Aeromexico (AM) is once again the global leader this month with an impressive OTP of 91.13%. This is an improvement of almost 5 points from the previous month’s OTP of 86.54%. The airline’s main hub, Mexico City Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), ranked third in the Global airports category with an OTP of 88.49%. Similarly, this was a four-point increase over August’s OTP of 84.33%.

Saudia (SV) maintained its second-place position with an OTP of 89.40%. This was a near 5-point improvement over the previous month’s OTP of 84.60%. Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (RUH), which serves as the main hub for Saudia, topped the Global airports category with an OTP of 89.86%, a near 7-point increase from August OTP of 83.11%.

Avianca (AV) concluded the month in third-place with an OTP of 88.74%. This was an increase of 5 points from 83.19% in August. Bogota El Dorado International Airport (BOG), a hub for Avianca, turned in an OTP of 87.04%, a 4-point increase from the previous month’s OTP of 82.84%.

Delta Air Lines (DL) concluded the month in the fourth-place position with an OTP of 87.81%, an increase of nearly 7 points from 80.90% in August. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Delta’s main hub, delivered an OTP of 84.40%. Similarly, this was an increase of 5 points over last month’s OTP of 79.28%.

Qatar Airways (QR) witnessed an increase of 9 points in September and took the fifth-place position with an OTP of 87.35%. Doha Hamad International Airport (DOH), the main hub for Qatar Airways, also improved its OTP by 9 points. The airport delivered an OTP of 85.30% compared to 76.31% in August.

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Regional Highlights

Asia Pacific

The region cancelled 28,027 flights in September, an increase of 22% compared to 23,063 in August. Airports in the region had their OTP improved between 5 and 17%, while airlines saw an increase in OTP by up to 16%.

Thai AirAsia (FD) maintained its position as the regional leader with an OTP of 86.40%, an increase of more than 7 points from 78.98% in August.

North America

A clear improvement in flight cancellations was evident in North America for Q3. In September, North America was down by 66% with only 6,001 flights cancelled as compared to 17,765 in August.

Delta Air Lines (DL) returned as the regional leader with an OTP of 87.81%, an increase of more than 6 points compared to 80.90% in August.

Europe

In September, flight cancellation across Europe increased by 11% with 7,731 canceled flights compared to 6,941 in August.

Iberia Express (I2) was the regional leader in September with an OTP of 85.08%, an increase of nearly 2 points over the previous month’s OTP of 83.43%.

Latin America

Latin America saw an increase in cancelled flights month-over-month of less than 0.05%, with 3,424 in September, compared to 3,414 in August.

Aeromexico (AM) is the new leader in the region with an impressive OTP of 91.13%. This was an improvement of more than 4-points over its performance in August (86.54%).

Middle East & Africa

Flight cancellations in the Middle East & Africa region increased by 22% in September, reaching a total of 2,141 flights compared to 1,748 in August.

Flyadeal (F3), a newcomer to the region’s top rankings, is also the new leader this month with an impressive OTP of 93.86%. This was a near 9-point increase from August’s performance of 85.31%.

Low-Cost Carriers

Gol (G3) remained the leader in the category with an OTP of 86.70%, a slight increase from August’s OTP of 85.41%.

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