OAG reveals the world’s Top 20 airlines for on-time performance in August 2025
Airline on-time performance is based on actual gate arrival times. OAG considers that flights that arrive within 15 minutes of the schedule are on time. Arriving 15 minutes or more after the scheduled time is considered not on time. Cancellations are included in OAG data and are also considered not on-time.
According to statistics for August 2025, the three most punctual airlines were Royal Jordanian, Philippine Airlines and FlySafair.
- Royal Jordanian is the top-ranking airline with an OTP of 93.24% and the best performer in the Middle East. Out of 4,034 flights, the carrier cancelled just 0.12% of its flights.
- Philippine Airlines takes the second place in the world and the first place in Asia. It achieved an OTP of 92.97% out of 9,685 flights. The airline cancelled 0.7% of its flights during August.
- South African airline FlySafair is in third place with an OTP of 91.86%. Impressively, out of 5231 total flights, the airline had a 0% cancellation rate in August 2025.
Europe and North America under the 90% punctuality mark
By continent, SAS Scandinavian Airlines was the most punctual airline in Europe in August according to OAG data. The Copenhagen-based carrier achieved an OTP of 87.56% on a total of 22,216 flights. The cancellation rate remained low at 0.57%. Virgin Atlantic came second in Europe (86.05% in punctuality)
In Latin America, Azul Airlines was the best performer. The Brazilian carrier reached a punctuality of 91.26%. Its cancellation rate was however less good than other carriers. From a total of 25,254 fights, Azul recorded a cancellation rate of 1.05%. Copa Airlines in Panama was the second most punctual carrier in Latin America (90.82%).
In North America, OAG pointed to the good performance of Hawaiian Airlines. The carrier achieved a punctuality of 85.77% while its cancellation rate remained extremely low: 0.27% for 7,330. The second most punctual carrier in North America was Delta Air Lines with a 83.18% rate.
Beside Philippine Airlines, Japan regional carrier Fuji Dream Airlines came second by achieving a punctuality rate of 90.97%. While in the Middle East, Oman Air came second in punctuality with a rate of 84.99%.
More details about the 20 best performing airlines in punctuality can be found on OAG website.
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