This month, Cirium, the aviation data
firm, re-launches its closely followed On-Time Performance Report,
in a positive sign for the sector
- Japan Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Red Wings and Avianca rank
as May's most on-time airlines for Asia-Pacific, North
America, Europe, and
Latin America, respectively
- Tokyo's Haneda Airport takes
top spot as the most on-time global airport
- The top 20 global airports collectively handled over half a
million flights in May
LONDON, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Airlines and
airports are again being judged on the punctuality of their service
as the volume of flights increases worldwide. Today, Cirium, the
aviation analytics company, restarted its closely followed monthly
On-Time Performance Reports.
Cirium restarts The On-Time Performance Report for airlines and
airports, in a positive sign for the aviation industry.
In May 2021, Japan Airlines (JAL),
Hawaiian Airlines, Red Wings and Avianca top the ranks for on-time
arrivals in their respective regions. Meanwhile, Haneda Airport
(HND) takes the top spot as the most on-time global airport.
For over a decade, Cirium has produced The On-Time Performance
Report—the longest-standing analysis in the aviation industry—to
provide insights on airline and airport punctuality and recognize
those which have outperformed their peers, globally, regionally,
and in their respective categories. The report was suspended in
early 2020, as flights were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAL tops in APAC
In Asia-Pacific, the top five mainline airlines
for on-time arrivals in May include JAL (95.19%), ANA (94.60%), Air
New Zealand (89.59%), Garuda Indonesia (87.98%) and Korean Air
(85.48%). Air New Zealand operated
the most flights over the month (12,570) out of the top 10 on-time
airlines.
JAL has risen in the ranks from 10th to
1st place when comparing to Cirium's last monthly report
in February 2020. ANA has moved up
from 5th and Air New Zealand has moved up from
9th. Some airlines that featured in the top 10 for
punctuality in 2020 no longer feature, including Singapore
Airlines, Cathay Pacific, AirAsia, Cebu Pacific Air and Thai
Airways International.
Hawaiian leads while Air Canada rises in North America
Hawaiian Airlines
continues to beat other North American carriers, maintaining top
spot as the US most on-time airline on a monthly basis (on-time
arrival of 93.22%). Air Canada,
which did not make the top 10 in February
2020, now ranks as 2nd—displacing Southwest
Airlines, which was 2nd in 2020. Southwest has slipped
down the ranking to 9th place; however, the Dallas-based carrier operated the most flights
out of the top 10 carriers—a total of 89,297 flights. Delta Air
Lines, Alaska Airlines and United Airlines take 3rd,
4th, and 5th spots.
Red Wings top in Europe
The top 10 ranking for
Europe unsurprisingly has seen
many shifts with Red Wings taking top place in May (96.18%
on-time). Since February 2020,
Vueling has risen from 7th place to 2nd
(96.07%) and Iberia has moved up from 6th to
3rd (95.87%). Aeroflot slipped to 5th place,
however, the Russian carrier operated the most flights in the top
10 with a total of 13,316 flights. Newcomers to the top 10 versus
2020 include KLM (4th), SunExpress (7th), and
SAS (10th). Airlines no longer in the top 10 include LOT
Polish Airlines, Air France, and Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Avianca soars in Latin
America
Avianca has soared, moving from
9th place in 2020 to be the most on-time airline in
Latin America (93.69%) for May.
Azul (93.53%) and Gol (93.52%) have both moved up the top 10
ranking to 2nd and 3rd place,
respectively.
Haneda tops global airport on-time performance
ranking
In the top 20 global airport ranking, Haneda Airport
(HND) achieves the top spot with an on-time departure of 96.86%.
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO), Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
(MSP), Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), and
Philadelphia International Airport
(PHL) all follow in the top five.
Over half a million passenger flights were handled by the top 20
global airports in May. This is only 4% down versus February 2020. The on-time performance of the
airports has improved by 3 points.
"As flights have returned, it is a level playing field to
analyze the on-time performance of the airlines and airports
again—a positive sign for the industry. While the factors that
cause delays—congested airspace, taxiways or connecting
passengers—simply did not exist in 2020, they are likely to return
slowly in 2021 and into 2022," said Jeremy
Bowen, CEO at Cirium.
"Cirium applies the most precise data analysis to develop The
On-Time Performance Reports and we are delighted to announce that
JAL, Hawaiian Airlines, Red Wings and Avianca rank as May's most
on-time airlines in their respective regions, Congratulations also
to Haneda Airport for achieving the top spot in the global airports
category."
The data analyzed in The Cirium On-Time Performance report
derives from The Cirium Core—containing more than 300 terabytes of
information from over 2,000 data sources.
To see the full reports for airlines and airports, click
here.
In addition to the monthly reports for airline and airport
punctuality, Cirium also produces the gold standard annual report
and awards—The Cirium On-Time Performance Review.
For further information please visit
www.cirium.com and follow Cirium updates via LinkedIn and
Twitter.
For media enquiries please contact:
The Cirium media team at media@cirium.com
The report for airlines divides the rankings by region into
'mainline' and 'network'. The figures reported here are for
mainline only.
A review of data across global carriers is not included in the
latest report. Cirium's on-time performance is based on stringent
criteria, and at the time of writing, international flight
frequency was still significantly down. More time is needed before
this category returns.
About Cirium
Cirium brings together powerful data and
analytics to keep the world moving. Delivering insight, built from
decades of experience in the sector, enabling travel companies,
aircraft manufacturers, airports, airlines, and financial
institutions, among others, to make logical and informed decisions
which shape the future of travel, growing revenues and enhancing
customer experiences. Cirium is part of RELX, a global provider of
information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and
business customers. The shares of RELX PLC are traded on the
London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using
the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New
York: RELX.
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