In Pictures: The Most Punctual airlines In January 2025

It has been estimated that delayed aircraft cost several billion dollars (as additional expense) for carriers. This is because delays necessitate extra gates in aerodromes and ground personnel. Further delays also cost passengers as their productivity decreases and so does their wages, and goodwill. In light of such knowledge, airlines are trying their best to minimize their delays and hoarding to become the most punctual airlines they could possibly be.

OAG, a global air travel data provider, came up with a list of the most punctual airlines in January 2025, based on the On-Time Performance (OTP) data that:

“shows the percentage of flights that have arrived on schedule. A flight is considered on-time if it has arrived within 15 minutes of the schedule. Cancellations are included in our data and are considered not on-time. For an airline’s OTP to be published, OAG requires access to flight status data for at least 80% of all scheduled flights operated, and to be ranked they must operate a minimum of 1,500 flights that month.”

Let’s have a look at the most punctual airlines according to OAG for the month of January 2025.

10. Iberia

Airline Code	IB
Airline Region	Europe : Western Europe
On-Time Performance	87.52%

 

Cancelled Flights	0%
Total flights	18254

As of January 2025, Iberia serves 39 domestic destinations and 95 international destinations in 46 countries.

Aircraft type	Total number of aircraft	Average age
Airbus A319	3	16.7
Airbus A320	28	9.2
Airbus A321	14	19.5
Airbus A330	27	9.5
Airbus A350 XWB	22	4.1

9.Solaseed

Airline Code	6J
Airline Region	Asia : North East Asia
On-Time Performance	88.29%

Cancelled Flights	0%
Total Flights	2497

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Boeing 737	14	11.6 Years

                                                      8. Royal Jordanian

Airline Code	RJ
Airline Region	Middle East
On-Time Performance	88.43%

Cancelled flight	0.04%
Total Flights	2649

 

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Airbus A320 Airbus A321 Boeing 787 Dreamliner Embraer E2 Embraer ERJ-170 Embraer ERJ-190 Gulfstream GVIII Gulfstream (G700/G800)	11 3 7 6 2 1 1	10.6 Years 13.7 Years 9.7 years  1.7 years 16.7 Years 17.4 Years 0.6 Years

                                                     7. ITA Airways

Airline Code	AZ
Airline Region	Europe: Western Europe
On-Time Performance	88.68%

Cancelled flight	0%
Total Flights	10583

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Airbus A220  Airbus A319  Airbus A320 Airbus A321 Airbus A330 Airbus A350 XWB	21  10  37  7  16  6	1.1 years  16.3 years  8.5 years  1.0years  5.1 years  5.3 years

                                                           6. Skymark Airlines

 

Airline Code	BC
Airline Region	Asia: North East Asia
On-Time Performance	88.89%

Cancelled flight	0.13%
Total Flights	4788

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Boeing 737	29	13.1 Years

                                                                   5. Aeromexico

Airline Code	AM
Airline Region	Latin America: Central America
On-Time Performance	89.41%

Cancelled flight	0.24%
Total Flights	16559

 

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Boeing 737 Boeing 787 Dreamliner	96  22	6.9 Years  7.7 years

                                                            4. Copa Airlines

Airline Code	CM
Airline Region	Latin America: Central America
On-Time Performance	90.06%

Cancelled flight	0.04%
Total Flights	11257

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Boeing 737	102	9.8 years

 

                                                                     3. Fuji Dream Airlines

 

Airline Code	JH
Airline Region	Asia: North East Asia
On-Time Performance	91.86%

Cancelled flight	0.45%
Total Flights	2240

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Embraer ERJ-170	15	10.3 years

 

                                                                     2. Star Flyer

Airline Code	7G
Airline Region	Asia: North East Asia
On-Time Performance	92.61%

Cancelled flight	0%
Total Flights	1949

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Airbus A320	11	8.2 Years

                                                        1. Saf Air

Airline Code	FA
Airline Region	Africa: Southern Africa
On-Time Performance	94.21%

Cancelled flight	0.71%
Total Flights	5058

Aircraft Type	Total number of Aircraft	Average age
Boeing 737	2	34.5 Years