VariFlight: Japan Airlines Became the World's Most Punctual Airline while Japan's New Chitose Airport Maintained Leadership in October 2018
China Aviation Daily | Nov. 10, 2018
VariFlight, a leading aviation data service provider, has released its latest Airport and Airline On-time Performance (OTP) Reports for October 2018 based on its comprehensive flight database between October 1 and October 31, 2018. The study reveals that New Chitose (CTS) once again tops the TOP10 global hubs, while Japan Airlines returns as the most punctual airlines after it was replaced by Aeroflot in July.
Here are some highlights from the reports:
- Japan's New Chitose (CTS) and Japan Airlines top global hubs and major airlines with the best on-time performance records in October 2018.
- Pegasus Airlines from Turkey entered the top10 most punctual major airlines list for the first time this year.
- Shanghai Hongqiao - Guangzhou Baiyun route was the most punctual air route in China, with an OTP rate of 90.83%.
- Xi'an Xianyang (XIY) dominates the punctual rankings for large airports in mainland China for three consecutive months.
- Three Chinese hubs were among the top 10 list for most punctual global hubs.
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