March 2019 Airline On-time Performance

The passenger experience is fast becoming a key improvement area for airlines and being on time is a critical contributor to that experience. Our monthly on-time performance (OTP) report comes from an analysis of more than 120,000 operated flights per day, along with real-time flight status, departure and arrival data curated from over 600 global sources.

The airlines topping the rankings should be immensely proud of their performance and for enabling the millions of passengers that fly with them to arrive at their destination on time.

A flight is considered “on time” if the aircraft arrives at the gate within 14 minutes 59 seconds (less than 15 minutes) of the scheduled arrival time.

Check out the highlights from our monthly OTP report below or request a demo of our premium analytics workbooks.

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On-time Arrival Performance of All Major Global Airlines
All Flights (Network)

1. Alitalia 89.31%
2. LATAM Airlines 87.57%
3. ANA 87.31%
4. Delta Air Lines 86.27%
5. Singapore Airlines 85.32%
6. Air France 83.24%
7. Austrian 83.15%
8. SriLankan Airlines 82.94%
9. Korean Air 82.88%
10. American Airlines 82.68%

On-time Arrival Performance of Major Airlines by Region
All Flights (Network)

Asia-Pacific

1. GoAir 90.16%
2. ANA 87.31%
3. Singapore Airlines 85.32%
4. IndiGo 84.79%
5. Malaysia Airlines 83.75%

Europe

1. Alitalia 89.31%
2. Aegean Airlines 88.83%
3. Air Europa 83.49%
4. Air France 83.24%
5. Austrian 83.15%

Latin America

1. Copa Airlines 93.61%
2. LATAM Airlines 87.57%
3. Azul 86.33%
4. Aeromexico 84.26%
5. Aerolineas Argentinas 82.14%

Middle East & Africa

1. Qatar Airways 81.1%
2. Royal Jordanian 79.33%
3. Ethiopian Airlines 77.01%
4. Kenya Airways 75.63%
5. Turkish Airlines 74.78%

North America

1. Spirit Airlines 86.47%
2. Delta Air Lines 86.27%
3. Allegiant Air 85.71%
4. Alaska Airlines 83.25%
5. Southwest Airlines 82.69%

On-time Arrival Performance of Low-cost Carriers
All Flights (Network)

1. Sky Airline 91.36%
2. Volotea 91.28%
3. GoAir 90.16%
4. StarFlyer 90.15%
5. Air Do 89.56%

Accomplishing more with OTP

On-time arrival performance not only drives positive customer experiences, but it also drives operational efficiencies that reduce cost and improves the bottom line. Cirium is the trusted source of measuring arrival performance for airlines and airports around the globe.

Our monthly OTP reports are just the beginning of what you can access. We offer an OTP Analysis Workbook that provides a comprehensive and granular analysis of key performance metrics. These workbooks include visualizations and reports focusing on airline and alliance benchmarking, departure and arrival statistics, trend analysis, carrier performance comparison, and daily/hourly analysis.