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GLOBAL SUMMARY – OCTOBER 2023
Delta Air Lines (DL) took the top spot from SA Avianca (AV) this month with an outstanding OTP of 90.84%. SA Avianca (AV) followed with an OTP of 88.78%, just a slight decline from its performance last month. Qatar Airways (QR) came in third place this month with an OTP of 87.56%. United Airlines (UA), a new name in the top five ranking, secured the fourth place this month with an OTP of 86.31%. United Airlines was followed closely by Aeromexico (AM), with an OTP of 86.08%.
In APAC, ANA (NH) is the new leader in the region with an OTP of 85.08%, a two-point improvement over the previous month’s performance. JAL (JL) retained its position in second place at the same OTP rate as the previous month (83.88%). With an OTP of 83.14%, Vietnam Airlines (VN) took the third spot in the APAC region.
In North America, with an impressive OTP of 90.84%, Delta Air Lines (DL) maintained
its position as the top airline this month. This score was a 4-point improvement over the previous month’s performance. United Airlines (UA) secured the second place this month with an OTP of 86.31%. Alaska Airlines (AS) followed closely in third place with an equally impressive OTP score of 86.07%.
In Europe, Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) is the leader in the region this month with an OTP of 86.10%. Iberia Express (I2) climbed to second place with an OTP score of 85.69%, while Austrian (OS) slid to the third spot with an OTP of 85.57% this month.
In Latin America, SA Avianca (AV) maintained its dominance this month with an OTP score of 88.78%. Caribbean Airlines (BW) followed closely behind at number two with an OTP of 86.47%, almost a 3-point improvement over their September OTP performance. Aeromexico (AM) ranked third in the region this month with an OTP of 86.08%.
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air’s (WY) dominance was maintained this month with an OTP of 93%. Safair (FA) also sustained its position at number two with an OTP of 90.81%. Qatar Airways (QR) moved to the third spot in the region this month with an OTP of 87.56%, while Royal Jordanian (RJ) slid to fourth place with an OTP of 84.59%.
Among the LCCs, With an OTP of 90.81%, Safair (FA) is once again the leader in the Low-Cost Carrier category this month. Jetstar Japan (GK) climbed to the second spot with an incredible OTP of 86.94%, while Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) dropped to third place with an OTP of 86.10%.
Avianca (AV) continued its dominance in the global ranking this month with an OTP of 89.88%, almost a 3-point improvement from the previous month. Qatar Airways (QR) also maintained its position in the second spot with an OTP of 87.84%, also an improvement from their performance last month. Delta Air Lines (DL) came in third place in the global ranking with an OTP of 86.40% and showed an improvement of almost 4 points over last month. Delta was followed by Azul (AD) with an OTP of 85.71%.
In APAC, Thai AirAsia (FD) earned the top spot in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with an OTP result of 87.52%, an improvement of nearly 7 points over its performance last month. Japan Airlines (JL) showed a remarkable 13-point improvement over last month’s performance and ascended to the second place with an OTP of 83.88%. Followed closely behind was Philippine Airlines (PR) with an OTP score of 83.38%. ANA (NH) and Singapore Airlines (SQ) joined the rankings at number 4 and 5, and achieved an OTP of 83.02% and 81.34% respectively.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) led North American airlines with an OTP of 86.40%. This was nearly a 4-point improvement for the airline over its performance last month. Delta was followed by Alaska Airlines (AS) with an OTP of 83.81%. United Airlines (UA) switched ranks with Alaska Airlines this month in third place, with an OTP score of 82.54%.
In Europe, Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) led the region this month with an OTP of 87.98%. Austrian (OS) followed Norwegian Air Shuttle in the second spot with an OTP score of 85.47%. Iberia Express (I2) safely secured the third spot with an OTP of 82.95%.
In Latin America, Avianca (AV) continued its dominance in the Latin America region with an OTP of 89.88%, a 3-point improvement from its performance last month. Copa Airlines (CM) followed Avianca in the second spot, also with an OTP of 89.88%. Azul (AD) came in third place with an OTP of 85.71%.
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) reclaimed the top spot this month with a remarkable OTP of 94.02%. Safair (FA) slid to second place with an OTP score of 92.29%, while Royal Jordanian (RJ) came in third place with an OTP score of 90.99%.
Among the LCCs, Safair (FA) maintained the top spot in the category with an OTP of 92.29%. Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) joined the rankings this month at number 2 with an OTP of 87.98%, followed by Thai Air Asia (FD) with an OTP of 87.52%.
Avianca (AV) returned to the top spot in the Global category this month after briefly losing it to LATAM last month, with an OTP of 86.86%. Qatar Airways (QR) moved up and followed Avianca (AV) closely in the second spot with an OTP of 85.77%. Iberia (IB) ranked third among the top performing global airlines, with an OTP of 85.76%. Azul (AD) returned as a top performer in the global category this month with an OTP of 85.37%.
In APAC, AirAsia India (I5) rose to the top rank among APAC carriers with an OTP of 86.33%. Indigo (6E) maintained its second-place spot with an OTP of 84.98%. Air New Zealand (NZ) claimed the third spot with 82.81% of its flights arriving on schedule. Garuda (GA) returned as a top performer this month in the fourth spot, with an OTP of 82.60%.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) returned as the leader this month in the North American category with an OTP of 82.80%. The top spot was briefly taken by Alaska (AS) the last two months. United Air Lines (UA) followed with an OTP of 81.61% at the second spot. Alaska Airlines (AS) took the third place with an OTP of 81.52%.
In Europe, Iberia (IB) continues to lead the region with an OTP of 85.76%. Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) climbed to second place with 84.61% of
its flights arriving on time. Austrian (OS) finished third with an OTP
of 81.09%. Air Europa (UX) makes its debut this year among the top performers with an OTP of 80.42%.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) continues its dominance at the top spot in the Latin America category with an impressive OTP of 89.78%. Avianca (AV)
and Azul (AD) came in second and third, with 86.86% and 85.37% OTP, respectively.
In the Middle East and Africa, Safair (FA) leads the region again this month with an OTP of 93.13%. Oman Air (WY), the five-month reigning leader slid to second place with an OTP of 90.39%, followed by Etihad Airways (EY) in third place with an OTP of 87.23%.
Among the LCCs, Safair (FA) is also the new leader in the LCC category with an OTP of 93.13%. Iberia Express (I2) and Spring Airlines Japan (IJ) claimed to the 2nd and 3rd spots with OTP of 88.70% and 86.76% respectively.
LATAM Airlines (LA) switched positions with Avianca (AV) this month with an OTP of 85.30% and 84.67% respectively. Saudia (SV) took the third position among the top performing global airlines with an OTP of 83.76%.
In APAC, JAL (JL) jumped to the top spot amongst APAC airlines with an OTP of 83.39%. Indigo (6E) followed with 82.04% and ANA (NH) with 81.80% of their flights arriving on-time.
In North America, Alaska Airlines (AS) for the second month in a row led North American carriers with an OTP of 82.03% over Delta Air Lines (DL) with an OTP of 78.55%. American Airlines (AA) took the third position with an OTP of 73.01%.
In Europe, Iberia (IB) led with an OTP of 80.75%. Finnair (AY) followed closely behind with 79.82% of their flights arriving on-time. Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) was in the 3rd position with an OTP of 76.97%.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM), a consistent top performer, leads the region with an OTP of 89.74%. Azul (AD) and LATAM Airlines (LA) followed respectively with 86.48% and 85.30% OTP percentages.
In the Middle East and Africa, the top airlines matched June rankings with Oman Air (WY) continuing to lead the region with an OTP of 90.73% followed by Royal Jordanian (RJ) with an OTP of 88.58% then Safair (FA) with an OTP of 88.32%.
Among the LCCs, Solaseed Air (6J) leads the category with an OTP of 89.87%. Safair (FA) was close behind with an OTP of 88.32% followed by Iberia Express (I2) with an OTP of 87.14%.
Avianca (AV) maintained the top spot amongst global airlines with an OTP of 86.61%. Following closely behind was LATAM Airlines (LA) with an 86.54% and Qatar Airways (QR) with 85% OTP.
In APAC, ANA (NH) continues to lead the region with 84.29% OTP. Air New Zealand (NZ) jumps to the 2nd position with 83.99% and IndiGo (6E) in 3rd with an 83.78%.
In North America, Alaska Airlines (AS) unseats Delta Air Lines for the top North American airline in June with an OTP of 80.33%. Delta Air Lines (DL) followed closely behind with an 79.73% OTP and American Airlines (AA) with 74.13% OTP.
In Europe, LOT Polish Airlines (LO) returns to the lead position in Europe with 82.72% of their flights arriving on-time, followed by Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) with 82.02% OTP and Iberia (IB) with 80.89% OTP.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) continues to dominate the region with an OTP of 89.46%. Avianca (AV) and LATAM Airlines (LA) follow closely behind with OTP of 86.61% and 86.54% respectively.
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) leads the region gain this month with an OTP of 93.57%. Royal Jordanian (RJ) jumps to the 2nd position with an OTP of 88.17% followed by Safair (FA) with an OTP of 87.66%.
Among the LCCs, StarFlyer (7G) jumps to the lead position in the category with an OTP of 90.82%. Solaseed Air (6J) and Hong Kong Express (UO) maintain the 2nd and 3rd positions with OTP of 89.68% and 87.74% respectively.
Avianca (AV) improved their on-time performance (OTP) by almost 3 points in May, making them the top airline globally with an OTP of 89.51%. Delta Air Lines (DL) closely followed with an OTP of 88.86%, showing a significant improvement of 5 points compared to the previous month. LATAM Airlines (LA) came in third place with an OTP of 88.23%.
In APAC, ANA (NH) led the region with an OTP of 86.04%. JAL (JL) was a close second with an OTP of 85.86% and Indigo (6E) in third with an OTP of 85.01%.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) was the North American leader once again with an OTP of 88.86%. Alaska Airlines (AS) followed with an OTP of 84.69% and American Airlines (AA) with an OTP of 83.91%.
In Europe, Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) took the lead in May with an on-time performance (OTP) of 89.25%, surpassing the previous leader LOT Polish Airlines (LO) with an OTP of 88.68%. Iberia (IB) secured the third position with an OTP of 86.63%.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) continues to lead the region with an OTP of 93.44%. Avianca (AV) and Azul (AD) follow closely behind with OTP of 89.51% and 89.03% respectively.
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) lead the region this month with an OTP of 95.08% followed by Safair (FA) with an OTP of 93.56% and Gulf Air (GF) with an OTP of 89.37%.
Among the LCCs, Safair (FA) continues to lead the category with an OTP of 93.56%, an improvement of just over 3 points from the previous month. Solaseed (6J) and Hong Kong Express (UO) follow with an OTP of 93.09% and 92.78% respectively.
Air New Zealand (NZ) emerges as the leader in the APAC region, and LOT Polish Airlines (LO) secures the top spot among European airlines
Iberia (IB) is the global leader in the Global Airlines category with an OTP of 87.28%, a 6pt improvement from March. Avianca (AV) follows closely behind with an OTP of 86.83% and LATAM (LA) with an OTP of 85.80%.
In APAC, Air New Zealand (NZ) is the new leader in APAC region with an OTP of 84.55%, an improvement of 6pts from March. IndiGo (6E) follows tightly behind with an OTP of 84.49%, a decline of just over 4pts from the previous month. JAL (JL) takes the the 3rd position with an OTP of 83.95%.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) continues to lead all carriers in the region with an OTP of 83.29%. Delta is followed by Alaska (AS) with an OTP of 82.02% and American Airlines (AA) with an OTP of 78.95%.
In Europe, LOT Polish Airlines (LO) jumps to the top spot amongst European airlines with a strong OTP result of 89.25%. LOT Polish Airlines is followed closely by Iberia (IB) with an OTP of 87.28% and Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) with an OTP of 87.15%.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) continues to lead the region with an OTP of 93.26%. Avianca (AV) and Azul (AD) follow closely behind with OTP of 86.83% and 86.38% respectively.
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) maintains the top position with an OTP of 92.58%, just edging Safair (FA) with an OTP of 92.20%. Royal Jordanian (RJ) follows with OTP of 87.74%.
Among the LCCs, Among the LCCs, Safair (FA) continues to lead the category with an OTP of 92.20%. Solaseed (6J) and Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY) follow with an OTP of 89.69% and 87.15% respectively.
New leaders Azul and IndiGo emerge in Global and APAC
Azul (AD) is the new leader in the Global Airlines category. Azul takes the leadership position from KLM (KL) this month with an OTP of 89.87%. This is also more than a 4pt improvement from their performance last month (84.37%). ANA (NH) follows Azul with an OTP of 87.24%, also showing a 5pt improvement from last month (82.30%).
In APAC, IndiGo (6E) is the new leader in the APAC region. IndiGo takes the lead position with an OTP of 89.02% from Thai AirAsia (FD) who had led the pack for two consecutive months. Vietnam Airlines (VN) makes a remarkable improvement to their OTP performance this month (85.00%) over last month (78.42%) to make their debut in the top 5 ranking at #4.
In North America, with an OTP of 80.93%, Delta Air Lines (DL) continues to lead the North America region. This is a slight decline from its performance last month (84.82%). Alaska (AS) follows Delta closely at #2, with an OTP of 79.57%. The North American airlines experienced a decline in performance because of the Spring break holiday traffic and with the series of bad weather systems. This is evident in the OTP performance of the top 5 performers this month.
In Europe, Austrian Airlines (OS) is once again the leader in the Europe region with an OTP of 88.66%. This is a decline from their last month’s performance (91.09%). LOT Polish (LO) follows Austrian closely with an OTP of 88.32%; an improvement from their previous month’s performance (85.62%).
In Latin America, for three consecutive months, Copa Airlines (CM) is the leader in the Latin America region. With an OTP of 92.14%, the Panama-based airline maintains its lead in the region. Azul (AD) follows Copa at #2 with an OTP of 89.87%. This is more than a 5pt improvement in their last month performance (84.37%).
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) takes the lead back from Safair (FA) this month with an OTP of 94.98%. Safair however follows Oman Air closely at #2 with an OTP of 93.68%; a slight decline from their performance last month (94.89%).
Among the LCCs, Safair (FA) maintains its lead in the Low-Cost category this month with an OTP of 93.68%; a slight decline from their performance last month (94.89%). StarFlyer (7G) follows Safair at #2 with an OTP of 92.28%; although a small reduction from their performance last month (92.85%).
KLM is the new leader in the Global Airlines category
With an OTP of 89.66%, KLM (KL) airline takes the top spot from Iberia. The airline makes a 3pt improvement from their last month’s performance (86.20%). Iberia (IB) follows closely with an OTP of 89.57%; also showing a 3pt improvement from last month (86.60%).
In APAC, Thai AirAsia (FD) is once again the leader in the APAC region with
an OTP of 89.03%; a slight decline from their January performance
(90.68%). IndiGO (6E) and China Southern (CZ) make their debut in the top five at #2 (87.78%) and #5 (82.99%) respectively.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) maintains its lead in the North America region with an OTP of 84.82%; nearly 5pts higher than last month’s performance
(79.88%). This is not an isolated incident in the region. All the top five performers showed improvement from last month and December. Southwest Airlines (WN) follows Delta at #2 with an OTP of 82.43%; a remarkable improvement from December’s performance (69.40%).
In Europe, Austrian Airlines (OS) is the new leader in the Europe region. With an impressive OTP of 91.09%, the airline takes the lead from Air Europa
(UX). Like its North American counterparts, all the European top performers showed significant improvement from last month and December.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) maintains its lead in the Latin America region this month with an impressive OTP of 94.39%. Sky Airlines (H2) once again follows Copa at number 2; with an OTP of 89.02%. VivaAir (VH) makes its debut in the top five ranking this month at #4 with an OTP of 86.16%.
In the Middle East and Africa, Safair (FA) is the new leader in the Middle East & Africa region. The South African-based airlines takes the lead from Oman Air (WY) with an OTP of 94.89%. But Oman Air follows closely at #2 with an OTP of 92.88%. Ethiopian Airlines (ET) makes its debut in the top 5 ranking this month in the region at #5 with an OTP of 86.03; almost a 10pt improvement from its performance last month (75.48%).
Among the LCCs, with an OTP of 94.89, Safair (FA) also takes the lead from Solaseed this month in the Low-Cost Carriers category.
January 2023
Iberia continues to be in top the leadership spots
Iberia (IB) starts the year off with a strong performance and takes the lead with an OTP of 86.80%, almost a four-point improvement from December (82.91%). After missing in the top 10 last month, Latam Airlines (LA) appears in this month’s top 5 ranking at number 4 with an OTP of 86.19%. Aeromexico (AM) finishes at number 5 with an OTP of 85.30%; a vast improvement from last month (77.24%).
In APAC, Thai AirAsia (FD) is the leader in the APAC region this month with an OTP of 90.68%. Air China (CA) follows in second place with an OTP of 87.60%. Lucky Air (8L) and Shenzhen Airlines (ZH) make their debut in the top five and follow each other very closely at number 4 and 5 respectively; and OTP of 85.58% and 85.24%. This month no Indian airlines feature in the top ten, seasonal weather conditions playing their part in disrupting schedules.
In North America, Delta Air Lines (DL) continues to lead in North America with an OTP of 79.88%. American Airlines (AA) follows very closely at number
two with an OTP of 79.76%. This is an improvement from December’s performance (76.04%) for the Texas-based airline.
In Europe, Air Europa (UX) is the new leader in the Europe region, with an OTP of 88.68%. This is a huge improvement for Air Europa who finished fourth last month with an OTP of 79.46%. Vueling (VY) returns to the top 5 ranking at number 2 with an OTP of 88.67%: nearly missing the top spot after missing for almost nine months.
In Latin America, Copa Airlines (CM) is the new leader in the Latin America region. The Panama City-based airline returns to the top spot with an impressive OTP of 90.79%. Copa is followed by Sky Airlines (H2) at number 2; with an OTP of 87.73%; an improvement in performance from last month
(84.19%).
In the Middle East and Africa, Oman Air (WY) continues to lead in the MEA region; with an impressive OTP of 92.14%. Royal Jordanian (RJ) follows at number two with an OTP of 89.90%.
Among the LCCs, Solaseed Air (6J) takes the lead from Sky Airline as the leader in this category with an OTP of 92.23%; an improvement from last month
(88.36%). StarFlyer (7F) and Thai AirAsia (FD) follow closely at #2
(90.71%) and #3 (90.68%) respectively.
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