Azul, Haneda Tops in 2022 World On-Time Efficiency

Brazilian airline Azul claimed the worldwide airline prime spot for 2022 on-time efficiency with a price of 88.9 p.c, in line with Cirium’s annual on-time efficiency evaluate. All Nippon Airways (88.6 p.c) and Japan Airways (88 p.c) adopted.  

All three of the most important U.S. carriers made the highest 10 international listing: Delta Air Traces in fifth at 83.6 p.c, United Airways eighth at 80.5 p.c and American Airways tenth at 78.3 p.c. 

As well as, Delta Air Traces for the second 12 months in a row was the Cirium Platinum Award winner for international operational excellence. The platinum award takes into consideration on-time efficiency, operational complexity and an airline’s means to restrict the affect of flight disruptions to its passengers, in line with Cirium.  

Delta additionally remained within the prime spot for 2022 on-time efficiency amongst North American carriers after Cirium launched ultimate outcomes for the 12 months. The corporate’s up to date listing confirmed the entire prime 10 North American carriers dipped barely in total on-time efficiency as soon as the complete 12 months’s outcomes have been counted and included the end-of-the-year vacation interval’s inclement climate situations. The prior rankings, launched final week, lined solely the interval from Jan. 1 by way of Dec 15. The one change within the rankings was United Airways and Alaska Airways buying and selling locations at No. 2 and No. 3, with United besting Alaska by simply one-tenth of a proportion level. 

Cirium’s international rankings embrace carriers which are among the many prime 10 p.c of passenger airways by way of obtainable seat kilometers, flights and seats and that serve a minimum of three international areas. The agency additionally ranks carriers regionally, together with these that don’t meet all these standards.

Europe’s main 2022 on-time airways included Iberia at 85.9 p.c, Air Europa at 84.1 p.c and Iberia Categorical at 83.8 p.c. Azul in Latin America was adopted by Sky Airline at 88.7 p.c and Copa Airways at 88 p.c. Within the Asia-Pacific area, Thai AirAsia was in first at 91.6 p.c, with All Nippon Airways second and Japan Airways third. For the Center East, Oman Air was first at 91.4 p.c, Royal Jordanian Airways second at 86.8 p.c and Kuwait Airways third at 81.6 p.c. 

Cirium additionally launched the highest 10 international airports for on-time departures. Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, which additionally took the highest spot in 2021, led with 90.3 p.c, adopted by Kempegowda Worldwide Airport Bengaluru at 84.1 p.c. Six of the remaining eight prime 10 airports, the identical quantity as final 12 months, are positioned in america, with Salt Lake Metropolis within the total third place at 83.9 p.c, adopted by Detroit in fourth at 82.6 p.c. Additional, U.S. airports took 13 of the highest 20 rankings.

World airways operated greater than 31 million scheduled passenger flights in 2022, a 26 p.c enhance in contrast with 2021, in line with Cirium. Seat capability grew 32 p.c. The trade total, nonetheless, continues to be performing beneath pre-pandemic ranges. Scheduled flight departures for 2022 have been 19 p.c beneath 2019 ranges, with fourth-quarter departures down 16 p.c. 

Cirium used knowledge from greater than 600 international sources between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 for the report.  

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