SAS Scandinavian Airlines has retained its title of Europe’s most punctual carrier, latest monthly data from aviation industry analyst Cirium confirms.
The October stats show SAS has an on-time flight arrival percentage of just over 86.6%. The top five was balanced out by Austrian Airlines, Finnair, Norwegian and Transavia France.
On a global scale, Aeromexico ranked as the world’s most punctual airline in October with over 90% of its flights arriving on time. Delta Air Lines was ranked in second place, followed by United Airlines and China’s Hainan Airlines.
The latest Cirium data also revealed that global flight cancellations were down by 8% in October, compared to September, with 43,484 flights cancelled. In Europe, there were 7,121 flights cancelled, also marking an 8% reduction on the previous month.