UAE’s Etihad, Emirates among the most punctual airlines in 2022

UAE’s Etihad, Emirates among the most punctual airlines in 2022

UAE’s Etihad Airways and Emirates were among the world’s top 20 most punctual airlines in 2022.

According to figures released by the global data platform for the travel industry OAG, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad and Emirates were ranked 19th and 20th respectively, with on-time performance (OTP) of 81.14 per cent and 81.13 per cent.

On-time performance is defined as flights that arrive or depart within 15 minutes of their scheduled times.

Etihad and Emirates had one of the lowest flight cancellations rates of 0.55 per cent and 0.02 per cent last year. They were the only two Gulf carriers that made it to the top 20 list of 2022.

The local carriers have resumed operations to most of the destinations that they were serving before the pandemic in the last two years.

Dubai’s flagship carrier currently operates to more than 130 destinations across six continents, while Abu Dhabi-based national airline flies to 64 cities.

Emirates has seen its ranking improve from fifth in 2019 to third in 2022 in the region and from 34th to 20th globally.

Globally, Garuda Indonesia, South Africa’s Safair, German low-cost carrier Eurowings, Thai AirAsia and South Korea’s Jeju Airlines were the top five most punctual airlines last year.

“Global on-time performance is reaching levels