Key results include:
* Hong Kong Airlines (3rd), Bangkok Airways (5th), Qantas Airways (6h) are in the global top 10
* Japan Airlines and ANA are ranked 2nd and 3rd in the global mega airlines’ category.
* Tokyo Haneda claims top rank globally for mega airports. Osaka topped the large airports list, with Sapporo and Fukuoka placing in the top 10
* China’s largest three airlines, China Southern (15th) China Eastern (17th) and Air China (19th) delivered significant OTP improvements in 2018.
* Three new entrants, Bangkok Airways, Air Astana and Solaseed, make this year’s Asia Pacific Top 10 list for OTP.
* India’s IndiGo placed 7th globally for LCCs, which is an impressive result given that it operated 28% more flights in 2018 compared to 2017.
Mayur Patel, Regional Sales Director JAPAC for OAG, said: “The Asia Pacific region remains the fastest growing air passenger market in the world with 12.6 million scheduled flights in 2018, representing a 6.3% increase on 2017. Moreover, some 2.1 billion seats were available across the year, representing an even larger increase of 7.3% in capacity. Given the continuing pressure that this level of growth places on infrastructure and service, the region’s leading airlines and airports have once again delivered on a key aspect of their business performance.”
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Top Asia Pacific Airlines for On-time Punctuality (OTP)
Rank Airlines OTP 2018
1 Hong Kong Airlines 88.11%
2 Bangkok Airways 87.16%
3 Qantas Airways 85.65%
4 All Nippon Airways 84.43%
5 Jetstar Asia 84.13%
6 Japan Airlines 83.99%
7 Air Astana 83.52%
8 Singapore Airlines 83.46%
9 Solaseed 82.90%
10 IndiGo 81.70%
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