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Thanks to the data of OAG, We present the data of the most punctual airline in Latin America 2018, which is once again, Copa Airlines.

Data from the OTP will be used in the statistical report presented below. – On-time performance of airlines, which is the level of compliance with a schedule based on a published pre-established itinerary.

Para que un vuelo sea considerado «a tiempo», This must have taken off or landed up to maximum 14 minutes and 59 seconds after the published and expected takeoff or landing time.

Copa Airlines, the most punctual again

Improving by more than 3% your OTP performance, Panama's main airline, Copa Airlines once again manages to be the most punctual in all of Latin America, with solo 10.21% of delayed flights and 4 points over your closest competitor.

Ranking of the most punctual airlines in Latin America 2018

Rank	Roof	Airline	Code	OTP
1	98.90%	Copa Airlines	CM	89.79%
2	90.70%	LATAM Airlines Group	THE	85.60%
3	99.00%	Blue	AD	85.21%
4	98.00%	Volaris	Y4	82.04%
5	98.40%	Avianca Brazil	O6	81%
6	98.90%	Argentinian airlines	AR	80.51%
7	98.40%	Aeromexico	AM	80.45%
8	96.30%	Sky Airline	H2	79.89%
9	87.50%	GOL Linhas Aereas	G3	79.00%
1	86.00%	Caribbean Airlines	BW	79.24%

Copa Airlines repeat in first position like the most punctual just like the 2017 and maintains its leadership in the region since its Hub of the Americas.

Too, Copa Airlines es la aerolínea mundial con mejor OTP frente a los grandes grupos aéreos del mundo y supera a LATAM Airlines Group en Latinoamérica que sube del puesto 7 to second place with an OTP of 85,60%, while Azul moves down from second to third place.

A significant improvement is visible in Aeromexico with OTP movement 75.64% a 80.45%, y posicionando a la aerolínea al séptimo lugar del ranking.

The most punctual airline in the world 2018

Copa Airlines da la sorpresa y logra el primer puesto como la aerolínea más puntual del mundo, superando a importantes y grandes aerolíneas, but above all, superando a airBaltic que fue la más puntual del 2017:

1 Copa Airlines CM 89.79%
2 airBaltic BT 89.17%
3 Hong Kong Airlines HX 88.11%
4 Hawaiian Airlines HA 87.52%
5 Bangkok Airways PG 87.16%
6 Qantas Airways QF 85.65%
7 LATAM Airlines Group LA 85.60%
8 Blue AD 85.21%
9 Qatar Airways QR 85.17%
10 KLM KL 84.52%
11 All Nippon Airways NH 84.43%
12 Jetstar Asia 3K 84.13%
13 Japan Airlines JL 83.99%
14 Air Astana KC 83.52%
15 Singapore Airlines SQ 83.46%
16 Delta Air Lines DL 83.08%
17 Iberia IB 83.04%
18 Solaseed 6J 82.90%
19 Mango JE 82.88%
20 Alitalia AZ 82.87%

The list highlights Copa as we already indicated and also LATAM Airlines and Azul, occupying the positions 7 and 8 respectively at a global level.

Most punctual airline in Asia Pacific 2018

Hong Kong Airlines maintains No ranking. 1 in Asia Pacific with an OTP of 88.11%. Bangkok Airways came in second place, above the position 11 from last year. Skymark Airlines, Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia have left the Top 10 this year, while Bangkok Airways has moved up the rankings to take a place among the 10 main. Air Astana and Solaseed are new to the punctuality ranking this year

1 Hong Kong Airlines HX 88.11%
2 Bangkok Airways PG 87.16%
3 Qantas Airways QF 85.65%
4 All Nippon Airways NH 84.43%
5 Jetstar Asia 3K 84.13%
6 Japan Airlines JL 83.99%
7 Air Astana KC 83.52%
8 Singapore Airlines SQ 83.46%
9 Solaseed 6J 82.90%
10 IndiGo 6E 81.70%

Europe's most punctual airline 2018

airBaltic maintains first place in the ranking of 10 main European airlines. KLM has improved its OTP. of the 80.87% al 84.52%, allowing him to obtain second place in the classification. Iberia, in third place, puts it at the top 10 this year with OTP of 83.04% not having qualified last year. Siberia Airlines has managed to enter the Top 10, while Vueling, Austria and SAS have left the same.

1 airBaltic BT 89.17%
2 KLM KL 84.52%
3 Iberia IB 83.04%
4 Alitalia AZ 82.87%
5 Transavia HV 81.98%
6 Siberia Airlines S7 81.75%
7 Aer Lingus does NOT 78.90%
8 Aegean Airlines A3 78.32%
9 Air Europa UX 78.15%
10 Finnair IS 77.69%

Most punctual airline in the Middle East 2018

Among Middle Eastern companies, Qatar Airways continues to operate with the best OTP, and even with better performance this year with the 85.17% of flights arriving on time compared to 82.95% in the previous year. Tanto Emirates como Saudi Arabian Airlines también han mejorado OTP y ahora toman el 2º y 3º lugares entre las 5 best airlines in the region.

1 Qatar Airways QR 85.17%
2 Emirates EK 81.44%
3 Saudi Arabian Airlines SV 81.12%
4 Royal Jordanian RJ 77.13%
5 Flynn – National Air Services XY 76.79%

Africa's most punctual airline 2018

Classified as 1 in Africa, South Africa's LCC airline, Mango has the best OTP with the 82.88% of flights that arrive on time. Ethiopian Airlines, By far the largest African airline has an OTP of 69.63% based on a coverage of 86.5% of over 110.000 flights.

1 Mango JE 82.88%
2 Air Austral UU 73.37%
3 Air Mauritius MK 71.26%
4 Ethiopian Airlines ET 69.63%
5 Egyptair MS 64.40%

Most punctual airline in North America 2018

Hawaiian Airlines maintains its first place ranking, while Delta retains its second position. Both airlines slightly improve their OTP compared to the previous year. North American LCCs, Spirit y Southwest, they improved, while traditional US airlines, they went down.

Spirit Airlines, which occupies fourth place, improved his OTP by almost 4 percentage points, while
Virgin America, occupies the position 8 with a best OTP of more than 7 percentage points.

1 Hawaiian Airlines HA 87.52%
2 Delta Air Lines DL 83.08%
3 Alaska Airlines AS 82.61%
4 Spirit Airlines NK 80.83%
5 Southwest WN 78.20%
6 United Airlines UA 78.06%
7 American Airlines AA 77.65%
8 Virgin America VX 77.57%
9 Allegiant Air G4 76.92%
10 Westjet WS 76.26%

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