Global Airlines Inbound On-time Performance Report for August 2017
China Aviation Daily | Sep. 14, 2017
This report reflects on-time arrival performance of major global carriers as well as Asia-Pacific and Mainland Chinese carriers. The report is based on the flight status data acquired by VariFlight (Feeyo Technology Co. Ltd.) in August 2017.
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
For this part of the report the airlines operating globally were separated into two groups: carriers that perform over 400 flights per day including both domestic and international, and the airlines performing 200-400 flights per day.
Table 1. On-time Performance (Arrival) Data of Major International Airlines Operating Over 400 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Country |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
AD |
Azul Brazilian Airlines |
Brazil |
20968 |
96.13% |
4.34 |
2 |
QR |
Qatar Airways |
Qatar |
13517 |
95.92% |
6.23 |
3 |
JL |
Japan Airlines |
Japan |
25048 |
95.30% |
6.87 |
4 |
6E |
IndiGo Airlines |
India |
27269 |
94.82% |
5.74 |
5 |
NH |
All Nippon Airways |
Japan |
38957 |
94.67% |
6.86 |
6 |
NZ |
Air New Zealand |
New Zealand |
15441 |
94.60% |
6.39 |
7 |
IB |
Iberia Airlines |
Spain |
17635 |
94.56% |
5.52 |
8 |
EK |
Emirates Airlines |
UAE |
16627 |
94.19% |
6.94 |
9 |
KL |
23470 |
93.95% |
6.57 |
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10 |
SU |
Aeroflot - Russian Airlines |
Russia |
29273 |
93.80% |
8.02 |
The most accurate on-time performance among all international carriers operating more than 400 flights per day in August 2017 was demonstrated by Azul Brazilian Airlines with 96.13% on-time performance rate and average time of delays being equal to 4.34 minutes.
Table 2. On-time Performance (Arrival) Data of International Airlines Operating 200-400 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Country |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
HA |
Hawaiian Airlines |
USA |
8669 |
97.36% |
3.85 |
2 |
EY |
UAE |
9013 |
95.99% |
5.93 |
|
3 |
AY |
Finnair |
Finland |
9851 |
95.56% |
5.80 |
4 |
WA |
KLM Cityhopper |
Netherlands |
7076 |
94.99% |
5.30 |
5 |
SQ |
Singapore Airlines |
Singapore |
7531 |
94.94% |
5.93 |
6 |
UT |
UTair Aviation |
Russia |
7642 |
94.40% |
7.09 |
7 |
LS |
Jet2.com |
UK |
8098 |
93.91% |
6.45 |
8 |
O6 |
Avianca Brazil |
Brazil |
7646 |
93.42% |
6.35 |
9 |
CM |
Copa Airlines |
Panama |
10558 |
92.92% |
9.13 |
10 |
Y4 |
Volaris |
Mexico |
9045 |
92.72% |
7.95 |
Among international carriers operating 200-400 flights daily, Hawaiian Airlines' on time performance was ranked 1st with 97.36% on-time performance arrival accuracy and average time of delays - 3.85 minutes.
INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES. ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Table 3. On-time Performance (Arrival) Data of Asia-Pacific Airlines Operating on the International Level Over 400 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Country |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
JL |
Japan Airlines |
Japan |
25048 |
95.30% |
6.87 |
2 |
NH |
Japan |
38957 |
94.67% |
6.86 |
|
3 |
NZ |
Air New Zealand |
New Zealand |
15441 |
94.60% |
6.39 |
4 |
QF |
Australia |
23812 |
92.68% |
8.32 |
|
5 |
VA |
Virgin Australia |
Australia |
14387 |
92.37% |
8.98 |
6 |
KE |
Korean Air |
South Korea |
13099 |
91.16% |
9.91 |
7 |
GA |
Garuda Indonesia |
Indonesia |
18897 |
89.40% |
10.66 |
8 |
VN |
Vietnam Airlines |
Vietnam |
12857 |
87.06% |
50.01 |
9 |
MH |
Malaysia |
12624 |
86.11% |
15.09 |
|
10 |
AK |
AirAsia |
Malaysia |
15931 |
75.23% |
23.51 |
11 |
CZ |
China Southern Airlines |
China |
65250 |
68.02% |
44.63 |
12 |
CA |
Air China |
China |
38436 |
65.09% |
51.33 |
13 |
HU |
Hainan Airlines |
China |
21959 |
64.46% |
48.12 |
14 |
MU |
China Eastern Airlines |
China |
62874 |
63.08% |
48.82 |
15 |
3U |
Sichuan Airlines |
China |
15749 |
62.14% |
50.93 |
16 |
SC |
Shandong Airlines |
China |
18098 |
60.81% |
47.99 |
17 |
MF |
Xiamen Airlines |
China |
19240 |
55.43% |
52.86 |
18 |
ZH |
Shenzhen Airlines |
China |
20864 |
54.13% |
62.37 |
In August 2017 Japan Airlines' on-time performance was ranked 1st among the airlines based in Asia-Pacific operating over 400 flights per day with 95.30% on-time arrival accuracy rate and average time of delays 6.87 minutes.
Table 4. On-time Performance (Arrival) Data of Asia-Pacific Airlines Operating on the International Level 200-400 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Country |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
SQ |
Singapore Airlines |
Singapore |
7531 |
94.94% |
5.93 |
2 |
JQ |
Jetstar Airways |
Australia |
11257 |
92.29% |
8.89 |
3 |
TG |
Thai Airways |
Thailand |
6495 |
90.96% |
11.25 |
4 |
PG |
Bangkok Airways |
Thailand |
6478 |
90.50% |
9.87 |
5 |
EH |
ANA Wings |
Japan |
9719 |
89.51% |
11.42 |
6 |
ZL |
Regional Express Airlines |
Australia |
6917 |
89.18% |
13.54 |
7 |
FD |
Thai AirAsia |
Thailand |
11097 |
88.84% |
11.25 |
8 |
QG |
Citilink |
Indonesia |
7486 |
85.80% |
12.23 |
9 |
OZ |
Asiana Airlines |
South Korea |
9091 |
85.78% |
14.44 |
10 |
OD |
Malindo Air |
Malaysia |
7347 |
84.61% |
14.07 |
11 |
ID |
Batik Air |
Indonesia |
9705 |
84.41% |
13.45 |
12 |
5J |
Cebu Pacific Air |
Philippines |
9234 |
81.22% |
17.73 |
13 |
CX |
Cathay Pacific |
HK, China |
8237 |
80.72% |
27.11 |
14 |
PR |
Philippines |
9315 |
78.54% |
21.48 |
|
15 |
G5 |
China Express Airlines |
China |
6696 |
74.08% |
28.52 |
16 |
GS |
Tianjin Airlines |
China |
11831 |
70.34% |
38.43 |
17 |
JD |
Beijing Capital Airlines |
China |
9640 |
64.27% |
49.75 |
18 |
8L |
Lucky Air |
China |
6606 |
60.64% |
53.99 |
19 |
9C |
Spring Airlines |
China |
9868 |
60.22% |
61.52 |
20 |
FM |
Shanghai Airlines |
China |
10307 |
59.21% |
54.94 |
Among Asia-Pacific carriers with 200-400 flights per day Singapore Airlines had the best on-time performance rating - 94.94% with average arrival delay time 5.93 minutes.
MAINLAND CHINESE AIRLINES
For the simplicity of this report airlines based in Mainland China were divided into two categories according to the number of flights they operated on a daily basis in 2016: China's largest airlines operating over 250 flights per day and airlines with less than 250 flights per day.
Table 5. On-time Performance (Arrival) of Mainland China's Top 10 Largest Airlines Operating Over 250 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
GS |
Tianjin Airlines |
11831 |
70.34% |
38.43 |
2 |
CZ |
China Southern Airlines |
65250 |
68.02% |
44.63 |
3 |
CA |
Air China |
38436 |
65.09% |
51.33 |
4 |
HU |
Hainan Airlines |
21959 |
64.46% |
48.12 |
5 |
MU |
China Eastern Airlines |
62874 |
63.08% |
48.82 |
6 |
3U |
Sichuan Airlines |
15749 |
62.14% |
50.93 |
7 |
SC |
Shandong Airlines |
18098 |
60.81% |
47.99 |
8 |
FM |
Shanghai Airlines |
10307 |
59.21% |
54.94 |
9 |
MF |
Xiamen Airlines |
19240 |
55.43% |
52.86 |
10 |
ZH |
Shenzhen Airlines |
20864 |
54.13% |
62.37 |
Tianjin Airlines' on-time arrival performance was ranked 1st among Mainland China's largest airlines operating over 250 flights per day in August 2017 with 70.34% of its flights arriving on time and average time of arrival delays 38.43 minutes.
Table 6. On-time Performance (Arrival) Data of Mainland Chinese Airlines Operating Less Than 250 Flights Per Day
Rank |
IATA Code |
Airline Name |
Number of Flights Arrived |
On-time Performance (Arrival) |
Average Delay Time, min |
1 |
UQ |
Urumqi Air |
1204 |
85.44% |
20.80 |
2 |
9H |
Air ChangAn |
1208 |
83.69% |
20.87 |
3 |
LT |
Longjiang Airlines |
122 |
77.05% |
31.92 |
4 |
JR |
Joy Air |
3509 |
74.86% |
40.03 |
5 |
G5 |
China Express Airlines |
6696 |
74.08% |
28.52 |
6 |
GT |
Air Guilin |
814 |
73.06% |
30.37 |
7 |
QW |
Qingdao Airlines |
2201 |
71.34% |
36.28 |
8 |
CN |
Grand China Air |
318 |
71.07% |
48.17 |
9 |
RY |
Jiangxi Air |
843 |
70.82% |
31.71 |
10 |
Y8 |
Yangtze River Express |
901 |
68.92% |
45.50 |
11 |
DR |
Ruili Airlines |
2242 |
68.35% |
40.99 |
12 |
TV |
Tibet Airlines |
2872 |
66.20% |
46.09 |
13 |
GY |
1189 |
65.63% |
38.21 |
|
14 |
GX |
GX Airlines |
3224 |
65.27% |
38.00 |
15 |
FU |
Fuzhou Airlines |
1507 |
64.89% |
45.79 |
16 |
JD |
Beijing Capital Airlines |
9640 |
64.27% |
49.75 |
17 |
BK |
Okay Airways |
3363 |
62.94% |
54.74 |
18 |
PN |
China West Air |
4568 |
60.71% |
51.93 |
19 |
8L |
Lucky Air |
6606 |
60.64% |
53.99 |
20 |
OQ |
Chongqing Airlines |
2328 |
60.25% |
57.23 |
21 |
9C |
Spring Airlines |
9868 |
60.22% |
61.52 |
22 |
KY |
Kunming Airlines |
3101 |
60.02% |
52.90 |
23 |
GJ |
Loong Air |
3697 |
59.78% |
52.65 |
24 |
EU |
Chengdu Airlines |
3919 |
59.07% |
46.54 |
25 |
HO |
Juneyao Airlines |
9010 |
58.17% |
58.87 |
26 |
AQ |
9 Air |
1652 |
57.87% |
58.67 |
27 |
A6 |
Hongtu Airlines |
292 |
57.19% |
79.00 |
28 |
DZ |
Donghai Airlines |
2398 |
57.12% |
64.52 |
29 |
KN |
China United Airlines |
5101 |
51.24% |
66.52 |
30 |
NS |
Hebei Airlines |
3157 |
48.92% |
74.49 |
Among Mainland Chinese carriers operating less than 250 flights per day Urumqi Air demonstrated the highest on-time arrival accuracy - 85.44% with average arrival delay time 20.80 minutes in August 2017.
ABOUT DATA
-Time period: 2017.08.01-2017.08.31
-Only scheduled commercial passenger flights are included in this report. Cargo flights, business aviation and general aviation flights are not included.
-Only the flights with recorded departure and arrival time that could be monitored by VariFlight are included in the report. Cancelled flights are excluded from the report.
-On-time arrival flights: flights that arrived no later than 30 minutes after their scheduled time of arrival.
-On-time performance (arrival): (the total number of the flights arrived on time divided by the total number of flights arrived) X 100%
-Average arrival delay time: accumulated arrival delay time divided by the total number of flights arrived.
-Delay time of a single flight: the difference between actual arrival time and scheduled arrival time. If a flight arrives prior to the scheduled time, delay time is equal to 0.
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