Airlines are ranked for the most ‘on-time’
Friday, 20 Feb, 2013
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Japanese airlines have scored the top spot in both on-time performance and the fewest cancellations globally.
Flight tracking website, Flightstats, has announced its 2012 Airline On-time Performance Service Award Winners.
For the third year, Japan Airlines (JAL) comes out on top. The airline has been in the top five since the awards began in 2009.
The other four finalists were Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, KLM and Scandinavian Airlines.
Another Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways, had the lowest number of global cancellations. Other finalists in that category were El Al Airlines, Emirates, Finnair and Singapore Airlines.
Within the US, Alaska Airlines was top of the list with 87.26% of its flights being on time. Close runners up were Airtran Airways, Delta Air Lines, Jetblue Airways and US Airways.
Among US regional airlines, the winner was Hawaiian Airlines was top of the list with 92.29% of its flights being on time. Close runners up were Compass Airlines, Executive Airlines, Horizon Air and Mesa Airlines.
Charles Kao
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