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Asia Pacific Airlines, Airports Outperform in OTP Stars

by Erich Martin

Jul 3, 2019

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The Official Aviation Guide’s On Time Performance report awards eight Asia-Pacific airlines and 29 Asia-Pacific airports with 5-star ratings. Asia Pacific is responsible for 60 per cent of 5-star airlines and 58 per cent of 5-star airports.

OAG’s ongoing accreditation program awards airlines and airports a star rating yearly. The latest ratings are based on performance details June 2018–May 2019.

The top 10 per cent of airlines and airports receive 5-star ratings, while the lowest-ranking airlines and airports get 1 star. The organization’s ratings are open to all airlines and airports, but only the largest are eligible for OAG’s Punctuality League.

Garuda Indonesia is the highest-ranking airline. The Southeast Asian airline operated more than 16,000 flights and ended the period with an on-time performance score of 91.6. The highest-ranking Asian airport is Nagoya Komaki Airport in Japan. The airport oversaw more than 16,000 operations in the evaluation period and ended with a 91.9 on-time performance score.

Other high-ranking airlines include Fuji Dream Airlines and Star Flyer. The largest of the airlines awarded a 5-star ranking is All Nippon Airways, which saw more than 30,000 flight operations during the evaluation period. Tokyo International Airport is the busiest airport in Asia Pacific to receive top honors, with more than 500,000 flight operations.

Take a look at the full report.

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