November's on-time performance (OTP) rankings have touched down! The OTP data shows the percentage of flights that have arrived on schedule.
Highlights from the latest OTP monthly data:
- Hainan Airlines tops the major airline* OTP rankings, achieving 88.65% on-time performance, and operating 21,863 flights in the month.
- Latin America's Aeromexico are the large airline** achieving the highest OTP (91.67%), operating 15,223 flights of which only eight were cancelled.
- In Europe:
- ITA Airways were the standout performer in November with only two flights cancelled and an OTP rate of 88.49%.
- Turkish carrier SunExpress reported no cancellations in the month and an OTP level of 88.13%.
- Among the low-cost carriers (LCCs), Wizz Air had the highest OTP level at 86.72% with only 19 cancellations in the month.
- With FAA-imposed restrictions on flights in November many of the US major airlines reported higher than normal rates of cancellations - American Airlines cancelled nearly 5,500 flights (2.99%) and United Airlines 4,043 services (2.81%).
*Major airline = operating more than 20,000 flights in the month
**Large airline = operating between 10,000 and 20,000 flights in the month
Congratulations to the top three major airlines achieving the best OTP in November:
🥇 Hainan Airlines
🥈 China Southern Airlines
🥉 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
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How is Airline OTP Calculated?
- Airline on-time performance is based on actual gate arrival times. Flights that arrive within 15 minutes of the schedule are considered on time. Arriving 15 minutes or more after the scheduled time is considered not on time.
- Cancellations are included in our data and are considered not on-time.
