Airline On-time Arrival Performance (June 2018, by VariFlight)
China Aviation Daily | Jul. 13, 2018
Powered by VariFlight incomparable aviation database, the monthly report of Airline On-time Arrival Performance provides an overview of how global airlines are performing in June, 2018.
- Japan Airlines tops the global big airlines chart with a decrease of 0.3 percent compared with last year.
- Hawaiian Airlines delivers the best OTP surpassing COPA among all medium-sized airlines worldwide with 96.74 percent punctuality.
- China Eastern Airlines has ranked first on the APAC Major Airlines OTP List in mainland China for three consecutive months.
- Thai Airways International tops OTP chart among all medium-sized airlines in Asia-Pacific region, changing the situation in which SQ has headed the list for five consecutive months.
- Tianjin Airlines ranks first among ten major Chinese airlines. Compared with last year, Shenzhen Airlines enjoys the most rapid increase in OTP.
- Among TOP10 domestic hot routes, KMG-JHG route has the highest OTP run by Beijing Capital Airlines.
Global Big Airlines
JL Tops Global Big Airlines
Japan Airlines tops the global big airlines chart in June with an on-time arrival rate of 96.80 percent and the average arrival delay of 4.47 minutes (compared to April). Compared with the same period last year, Japan Airlines shows a decrease of 0.3 percent in the OTP. After March, Korean Air appears again on the TOP10 list.
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Figure 1: World's TOP10 best airlines for on-time arrivals (Big airlines, June, 2018)
Global Medium-Sized Airlines
HA Tops Global Medium-Sized Airlines
In June, Hawaiian Airlines delivers the best OTP among all medium-sized airlines worldwide with 96.74 percent punctuality and 4.71 minutes of average arrival delay. Compared with the same period last year, the OTP of Hawaiian Airlines falls by 0.74 percent. Compared with last month, Hawaiian Airlines has the most rapid increase rising from 5th place to 1st place.
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Figure 2: World's TOP10 best airlines for on-time arrivals (Medium-sized airlines, June, 2018)
APAC Major Airlines
VN Ascends to APAC Major Airlines, MU Tops APAC Major Airlines in Mainland China
Japan Airlines ranks first among all major airlines in Asia-Pacific region with an on-time arrival rate of 96.80 percent. Vietnam Airlines is ranked among major airlines in Asia-Pacific region with the actual arrival fights of 12,728. In mainland China, eight Chinese airlines are shortlisted. China Eastern Airlines has topped the list in mainland China for three consecutive months and takes the ninth place in Asia-Pacific region.
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Figure 3: Best airlines in Asia-Pacific region for on-time arrivals (Major airlines, June, 2018)
APAC Medium-Sized Airlines
TG Firstly Surpasses SQ, HO Tops the OTP Chart in Mainland China
In June, Thai Airways International ranks first among medium-sized airlines in the Asia-Pacific region with the on-time arrival performance of 94.31 percent, changing the situation in which SQ has been the top in OTP for five consecutive months. In mainland China, Juneyao Airlines tops the list of medium-sized airlines with the rapidest growth rate, rising from 13th place to 4th place (compared to May).
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Figure 4: Best airlines in Asia-Pacific region for on-time arrivals (Medium-sized airlines, June, 2018)
Mainland China--Ten Major Airlines
GS Tops the OTP Chart again, ZH Shows the Most Rapid YoY in OTP
Tianjin Airlines ranks first again among ten major Chinese airlines. Compared with last year, Shenzhen Airlines enjoys the most rapid increase in OTP of 28.80 percent, followed by Xiamen Airlines of 25.30 percent and Shanghai Airlines of 25.14 percent.
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Figure 5: Best Chinese major airlines for on-time arrivals (June, 2018)
Mainland China--Regional Airlines
RY Has Ranked First for Four Consecutive Months, DZ Shows the Most Rapid Increase
Jiangxi Airlines has ranked first for three consecutive months among all regional airlines with an on-time arrival rate of 94.44 percent. Compared with last year, Grand Donghai Airlines enjoys the most rapid increase in OTP of 32.63 percent, followed by Hebei Airlines of 30.30 percent and Fuzhou Airlines of 26.82 percent.
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Figure 6: Best regional Chinese airlines for on-time arrivals (June, 2018)
Mainland China--TOP10 Hot Routes
KMG-JHG Route Run by Beijing Capital Airlines Tops OTP Chart
Among TOP10 domestic hot routes, KMG-JHG route has the highest OTP run by Beijing Capital Airlines. Spring Airlines runs the largest quantity of routes among all airlines on the list, namely SHA-CAN, SHA-SZX and SZX-SHA.
Notes for editors
Period: June 1- June 30, 2018
Flights: Commercial passenger flights only. Cargo aircrafts, corporate jets and general aviation are excluded.
Actual departure flights: Departure flights that have actual take-off time and actual departure time in VariFlight database. Canceled flights are excluded.
Actual arrival flights: Arrival flights that have actual take-off time and actual departure time in VariFlight database. Canceled flights are excluded.
Big Airlines: Airlines with over 400 daily actual arrival flights.
Medium-sized Airlines: Airlines with 200 to 400 daily actual arrival flights.
On-time departure flights: ATD-STD<30mins
On-time arrival flights: ATA-STA<30mins
On-time arrival rate: On-time Arrival Flights/Actual Arrival Flights * 100%
On-time release rate: On-time Departure Flights/Actual Departure Flights*100%
Average departure delay: Total Departure Delay/Actual Departure Flights
(Departure delay of a single flight: ATD-STD. If a flight departs ahead of the scheduled time of departure, then the result is zero.)
Average arrival delay: Total Arrival Delay/ Actual Arrival Flights
(Arrival delay of a single flight: ATA-STA. If a flight arrives ahead of the schedule time of arrival, then the result is zero.)
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