As we approach the peak summer season for airlines in Europe, Cirium have revealed Europe’s most punctual airlines in March 2023, alongside the region’s current cancellation trends.
Europe:
- Austrian Airlines was named Europe’s most punctual carrier last month, with 88.62% of flights arriving on-time
- LOT Polish Airlines landed second position, with over 88.32% of all flights arriving on-time
- ITA Airways, Finnair and Iberia also made the top five, offering customers punctual service on over 80% of flights
- No UK airline featured in the top 10 of most punctual European carriers.
Globally:
- Globally, the Brazilian airline Azul was named the most punctual airline in March, with 89.87% of flights arriving at their destination on-time
- The second spot was highly contested, with the Japanese airline ANA securing an 87.24% punctuality score, just head of rival Japan Airlines who took third place with 86.13%
- The South American carriers of Avianca and LATAM Airlines took fourth and fifth spot, with 85.94% and 85.71% respectively.
Cancellations:
- The number of cancelled flights within Europe rose 65% in March 2023 compared to the previous month
- In March 2023, 14,405 flights were cancelled within Europe, up from 8,713 in February 2023
- The number of cancellations rose in every global region in March, expect North America, where they fell 16% month-on-month.
Cirium defines an on-time flight as one that arrives at its destination airport within 15 minutes of its scheduled arrival time. For the Global Airlines category, only the top 10% of all passenger airlines by capacity are included, with each airline being required to serve at least three regions.For the European Airlines category, only the top 30% of all passenger airlines by capacity are included.
