Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) carriers Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline was ranked among the top 20 most punctual airlines in the Middle East and worldwide in 2022, according to global travel data provider OAG.
Etihad and Emirates were ranked 19th and 20th respectively, with on-time performance (OTP) of 81.14 percent and 81.13 percent.
Etihad Airways and Emirates Airlines had the lowest flight cancellation rates at 0.55 percent and 0.02 percent in 2022.
They were the only two Gulf carriers to make it to the list of the top 20 companies in 2022.
With the easing of the restrictions imposed by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic virus and the rebuilding of airlines’ ability to fly, the performance of global airlines is once again under the scrutiny of analysts and passengers alike.
The most punctual global airline of 2022 was Garuda Indonesia, with 95.63 percent of the carrier’s flights coming in on time.
According to the OAG, the definition of OTP is flights that arrive or depart within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival or departure times.
Cancellations are included in the OTP calculations and counted as delayed flights.
The airline’s on-time performance (OTP) is calculated based on arrival data, while departure and arrivals data are taken into account for airport one-time.
Here are the world’s top 20 most punctual airlines in 2022
| Rank | Airline name | OTP 2022 |
| 1 | Garuda Indonesia | 95.63 per cent |
| 2 | Safair | 95.30 per cent |
| 3 | Eurowings | 95.26 per cent |
| 4 | Thai AirAsia | 92.33 per cent |
| 5 | Jeju Airlines | 91.84 per cent |
| 6 | All Nippon Airways | 88.79 per cent |
| 7 | Japan Airlines | 88.07 per cent |
| 8 | Copa Airlines | 87.54 per cent |
| 9 | Iberia | 86.54 per cent |
| 10 | LATAM Airlines Group | 85.03 per cent |
| 11 | Azul Airlines | 84.87 per cent |
| 12 | Sky Airline | 84.82 per cent |
| 13 | Air Europa | 84.44 per cent |
| 14 | Avianca | 83.79 per cent |
| 15 | IndiGo | 83.51 per cent |
| 16 | Thai Smile Airways | 81.87 per cent |
| 17 | Delta Air Lines | 81.79 per cent |
| 18 | Viva Air Colombia | 81.63 per cent |
| 19 | Etihad Airways | 81.14 per cent |
| 20 | Emirates | 81.13 per cent |
