In March 2025, 14 of the world’s top airlines achieved an on-time performance (OTP) percentage greater than 90%, with the top five airlines scoring as follows:<\/p>\n
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- Oman Air\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>96.37%<\/li>\n
- Royal Jordanian<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>94.59%<\/li>\n
- Saudi Arabian Airlines<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>94.13%<\/li>\n
- Safair\u00a0<\/strong>93.94%<\/li>\n
- Fuji Dream Airlines\u00a0<\/strong>92.98%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Oman Air Takes Top Spot for Punctuality<\/h2>\n
Oman Air rose to the top of OAG\u2019s On-Time Performance rankings in March, achieving a 96.4% <\/strong>OTP<\/strong>\u00a0score, a significant improvement from their 20th position in February. Royal Jordanian followed with\u00a094.6%<\/strong> of flights on time<\/strong>. The top three was a clean sweep for Middle Eastern<\/a> airlines as Saudia recorded 94.1% OTP in third place. Safair, who regularly top the charts, dropped to fourth with\u00a094%<\/strong>\u00a0amid challenges in South Africa.<\/p>\n
Top Performers Among Very Large Airlines<\/h2>\n
SAS Scandinavian led in the very large airlines category (20,000+ flights per month) with an OTP of 91.8%<\/strong>, followed by Hainan Airlines at\u00a088.2%<\/strong>. IndiGo <\/a>once again excelled with no cancellations, ranking sixth at\u00a085.9%<\/strong> OTP<\/strong>. American Airlines reported\u00a03,779 cancellations<\/strong> (1.9%), which equates to a 1.9% rate –\u00a0that may appear high but Qantas, affected by Cyclone Alfred in Australia, were the poorest performer in the category with a 4.5% cancellation level.<\/p>\n
Frustrations for Major Carriers<\/h2>\n
- Royal Jordanian<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>94.59%<\/li>\n
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