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Philippine Airlines was the most punctual airline among Asia Pacific carriers for August 2025 with an 89.37% on-time performance rating
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PAL’s punctuality rating is eight percentage points higher than the average 80.83% rating attained by the top 10 Asia-Pacific airlines for the month
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PAL also bagged the top spot in punctuality in April 2025 and the second most punctual airline in January 2025 and October 2024
Philippine Airlines (PAL) was the most punctual airline among Asia Pacific carriers for August 2025 with an 89.37% on-time performance (OTP) rating, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.
PAL’s punctuality rating is eight percentage points higher than the average 80.83% rating attained by the top 10 Asia-Pacific airlines for the month, the flag carrier said in a statement.
The rating is according to the latest monthly report of Cirium, which tracks the OTP of airlines and airports around the world to produce punctuality reporting for global aviation.
For the OTP, Cirium tracks a flight as being on-time if the aircraft arrives at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time. The arrival data is a standard reliability metric reflecting the desire of travelers to reach their destinations on time and the need for airlines to comply with assigned airport slot times.
“We laud the efforts of our engineers, ground and flight teams for working towards on-time performance through operational efficiency,” PAL senior vice president for the operations group Capt. Roland Narciso said.
“In partnership with our aviation stakeholders, we remain steadfast in our commitment to further enhance on-time performance, a crucial factor for operational reliability, and customer satisfaction,” Narciso added.
PAL also bagged the top spot in punctuality in April 2025 and the second most punctual airline in January 2025 and October 2024. PAL ranked third in March 2025, November 2024 and December 2024.
Other top Asia Pacific airlines in terms of OTP for August were IndiGO with 86.11%, Thai AirAsia with 82.15%, Air New Zealand with 82.08%, and Thai Airways International with 80.03%.
Globally, Azul had the highest OTP of 92.15%, followed by Aeromexico with 87.63%, and SAS with 87.20%.
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