GLOBAL SUMMARY – May 2024
The latest data paints a varying picture of On-Time performance across the regions. While the Middle East & Africa showed notable improvements, North America, and Latin America faced challenges, as the top-ranking airlines exhibited decreases in OTP. One possible reason may be due to the increase of flight cancellations from both these regions.
Aeromexico (AM) maintained its top position as the global leader in May with an OTP of 86.75% despite the 2-point decrease in OTP. Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX), the primary hub for Aeromexico, experienced a 4-points decrease, and concluded the month with an OTP of 82.53%.
With a slight improvement in score, LATAM Airlines (LA) climbed to second place with an OTP of 86.65%. Similarly, Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL), a hub for LATAM Airlines, had a slight improvement in score and finished the month in fifth place under the Global airports category with an OTP of 85.86%.
JAL (JL) came in third place with an OTP of 86.40%, a near 2-point decrease over last month’s OTP of 88.17%. Haneda Airport (HND) also had a near 2-point decrease and concluded the month in fourth place under the global airports category with an OTP of 85.99%.
Iberia (IB) maintained its fourth-place position in the Global category with an OTP of 86.17%. This was slight decrease from the previous month. Similarly, Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), the main hub for Iberia concluded the month with an OTP of 79.06%, down by almost 2-points compared to previous month’s OTP of 80.86%.
Saudia (SV) made a huge jump from fifteenth position last month to fifth place following a 6-point increase in OTP (86.09%). This secures Saudia as the most improved airline in May. King Khalid International Airport (RUH), the main hub of Saudia, finished the month in first place under the global airports category. The airport achieved an OTP of 88.23%, up from 86.77% in April.
Asia Pacific
The number of flights cancelled in the region decreased by 5% in May. 31,912 flights were canceled this month compared to 33,592 in April.
JAL (JL) led the region again this month with an OTP of 86.40%, a slight decline from last month’s performance (88.17%). Haneda Airport (HND), a hub for JAL, concluded the month in fourth place under the global airports category. The airport achieved an OTP of 85.99%. Down from 87.85% in April.
Vietnam Airlines (VN) closely followed in second place with an OTP of 85.11%, a 3-point increase over last month’s OTP of 81.85%. Noi Bai International Airport (HAN), a hub
for Vietnam Airlines, concluded the month with an OTP of 80.57%, following a 7-point improvement over last month’s OTP of 73.18%.
ANA (NH) finished the month in third place with an OTP of 84.89%, a decrease of 2-points compared to the previous month’s performance (87.21%). Osaka International Airport (ITM) concluded the month in third place after achieving an OTP of 92.91%, a slight decrease from April.
After finishing eight last month, Air New Zealand (NZ) took the fourth place with an OTP of 83.99%, a 3-point improvement over last month’s performance of 80.80%. Thai AirAsia (FD) secured the fifth place after achieving an OTP of 83.55%, a 3-point improvement from last month’s OTP of 80.41%.
North America
Flight cancellations surged in the month of May for the North America Region. The region experienced an 84% increase in flight cancellations compared to April. 11,491 flights were canceled during the month of May, compared to 6,217 flights in April. The increase in cancellations may have contributed to the decline in OTP for most of the airlines and airports in the region.
Delta Air Lines (DL) led the region with an OTP of 81.04%. This was a near 5-point decrease from last month’s OTP of 85.73%. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) had an almost 8-point decrease in OTP from the previous month (82.46%). The airport concluded the month with an OTP of 74.83%.
Alaska Airlines (AS) concluded May in second place with an OTP of 79.04%, only a slight decrease from April’s OTP of 80.43%. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), the
primary hub of Alaska, concluded the May with an OTP of 78.99%, a 4-point decrease from last month.
WestJet (WS) continued to maintain it’s new found footing and came in third place with an OTP of 77.55%, but followed the trend with a 5-point decrease compared to 82.70% in April. JetBlue (B6) closely followed in fourth place with an OTP of 76.58%, a near 2-point decrease from last month’s performance (78.30%). Similarly, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), a hub for JetBlue, also experienced a near 2-point decrease in OTP. The airport concluded the month with an OTP of 78.89%.
United Airlines (UA) took the fifth place with an OTP of 75.95%. This month’s performance was a 6-point decrease compared to previous month’s OTP of 82.24%. O’Hare International Airport (ORD) experienced a devastating 12-point decrease (82.42%) and turned in an OTP of 70.34%.
Europe
Bucking the trend, Europe witnessed a 21% decrease in flight cancellations in May. The region cancelled 5,584 flights this month compared to 7,103 in April. Norwegian (DY) is the new leader in the region this month with an OTP of 89.53%, a near 4-point improvement over last month’s OTP of 85.59%. Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL), a main hub for Norwegian, finished the month in second place under the global airports category. The airport achieved an OTP of 87.97%, up from 85.84% in April.
Iberia (IB) came in second place with an OTP of 86.17%, a slight decrease from last month’s OTP of 86.91%. Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD), concluded the month with an OTP of 79.06%, a near 2 points decrease from April’s performance.
SAS (SK) concluded the month in third place with an OTP of 84.83%, a near 2-point increase from last month. Similarly, Copenhagen Airport (CPH), a hub for SAS, experience a near2-point improvement over April’s performance and concluded the month with an OTP of 82.85%.
Vueling (VY) remained in fourth place with an OTP of 83.73%, a decrease of 3 points compared to April’s OTP of 87.18%. Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN), a hub for Vueling, also had a near 5-point decrease in OTP. The airport concluded May with an OTP of 70.52%, compared to 75.24% in April.
LOT Polish Airlines (LO) took the fifth-place position with an OTP of 82.36%, a near 5-point decrease compared to April’s OTP of 87.26%.
Latin America
The total number of flights cancelled rose by 35% in May. 3,584 flights were cancelled in May compared to 2,649 in April which resulted to marginal decreases in OTP for the top-ranking airlines.
Copa Airlines (CM) remained as the leader in the Latin America region with an impressive OTP of 90.24%. Similarly, Tocumen International Airport (PTY), a hub for Copa, concluded May with a notable OTP of 90.70%. The airport secured the fifth place position in the medium airport category.
Gol (G3) secured the second-place position with an OTP of 89.82%, a slight increase over April’s performance. Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) concluded the month in sixth place under the global airports category with an OTP 84.80%, a near 2-point improvement over last month.
Aerolineas Argentinas (AR) followed closely in third place with an OTP of 89.22%. This was a near 5-point improvement over last month’s OTP of 84.71%, making it the region’s most improved airline in May. Jorge Newbery Airport (AEP), main hub of the airline, finished the month in fourth place under the medium airports category. The airports achieved an OTP of 91.31%, which was a near 6-point improvement compared to 85.43% in April.
Caribbean Airlines (BW) concluded the month in fourth place with an OTP of 87.96%, a
2-point decline compared to April (90.11%). With an OTP of 86.75%, Aeromexico (AM) the global leader this month, secured the fifth-place position in the Latin America region.
Middle East & Africa
Despite the geopolitical tensions and conflicts in certain parts of the Middle East, the region experienced a 38% decline in the number of flights cancelled in May with 2,272 canceled compared to 3,675 in April. Globally, airlines in the Middle East and Africa region shown the greatest improvement in performance in May.
Safair (FA) is back as the regional leader in the region this month with an impressive OTP of 96.81%, a 5-point improvement from last month’s OTP of 91.82%. O.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB), the main hub of Safair and Airlink, ended the month with an OTP of 93.09%, up by nearly 9 points from last month’s OTP of 84.64%. Oman Air (WY) closely followed Safair in second place with an OTP of 94.35%. This was more than 5-points increase over April’s OTP of 88.72%. Muscat International Airport (MCT), main hub of Oman, concluded the month with an OTP of 92.10%, a near 2-point improvement over last month’s OTP of 90.34%.
Airlink (4Z), formerly South African Airlink, secured the third place position with an outstanding OTP of 92.90%. This was more than 6-points in improvement from April’s OTP of 86.14%, making it the region’s most improved airline in May.
Royal Jordanian (RJ) took the fourth place with an OTP of 90.82%, a near 4-point increase compared to April’s OTP of 87.16%. Queen Alia International Airport (AMM), main hub of the airline in Amman, Jordan, ended the month with an OTP of 86.82%. This was a 4-point improvement from last month’s OTP of 82.77%.
Low-Cost Carriers
Iberia Express is still the leader in the low-cost carrier category with an OTP of 90.24%, up from 89.89% in April. With a slight improvement in OTP, Gol (G3) took the second-place position with an OTP of 89.82%, up from 88.88% in April.
Norwegian (DY) came in third place with an OTP of 89.53%, a near 4-point increase from 85.59% in April. Following a near 3-point increase, Peach Aviation (MM) climbed from ninth to fourth place in May with an OTP of 87.12%. In fifth place, Azul (AD) secured the fifth-place position and turned in an OTP of 84.79%, down from 85.83% in April.
