VariFlight, a leading aviation data service provider, has released its latest Airport and Airline On-time Performance (OTP) Reports for July 2018 based on its comprehensive flight database between July 1 and July 31, 2018. The study reveals that New Chitose (CTS) tops the TOP10 global hubs, while Aeroflot-Russian Airlines tops the world as the most punctual airlines.

Here are some highlights from the reports:

- New Chitose (CTS) tops the global hubs for four consecutive months with an on-time departure performance of 89.18 percent.

- Itami Airport, which was the most punctual airport in H1 2018 falls off the list for top 10 in July.

- Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) dominates the punctual rankings for large airports in mainland China for three consecutive months.

- Aeroflot-Russian Airlines takes the top spot leaving Japan Airlines behind.

- Shandong Airlines breaks the record held by China Eastern Airlines, moving into the first place for punctuality among Chinese airlines in APAC with an on-time arrival rate of 79.88 percent.

The reports which concentrate on punctuality performances of airports and airlines also further investigates airports and airlines based in APAC and China. Backed by VariFlight's complete and accurate aviation data set, the VariFlight OTP report is now one of the most trusted sources to identify on-time performances of the aviation industry. To read the full reports, please click Airport OTP Report and Airline OTP Report.

Contributed by VariFlight