Brazilian airline Azul Airlines has joined the list of OAG, the world's leading data platform for the travel industry, which has revealed the world's most punctual airlines and airports as part of its 2023 Punctuality Alliance.
Among the data released, Japan tops the list of the world's top 20 airlines, with All Nippon Airways leading with an on-time performance (OTP) of 88,79%, followed by Japan Airlines (#2; OTP 88,07% ).
Here in Brazil, LATAM Airlines (OTP 85,03%) occupies the 3rd position among LATAM airlines and Azul Airlines (OTP 84,87%) occupies the 4th position.
Azul Airlines is ahead of American companies
Azul Airlines managed to stay ahead of five US airlines that make the top 10 list, with Delta Air Lines (OTP 81,79%) in sixth place.
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Five European airlines feature in the top 20 airlines, including KLM in 11th place (OTP 73,06%). Among the world's top 20 low-cost airlines (LCCs), Germany's Eurowings (OTP 95,26%) took first place, followed by Thai AirAsia (#2; OTP 92,33%) and Jeju Air (#3 ; OTP 91,84%) ). Viva Air Colombia (OTP 81,63%) ranks 7th among Latin American airlines and Southwest Airlines (OTP 71,61%) ranks 14th among US airlines.
Airports were also mentioned in the survey
Among the top 20 largest airports in the world, Tokyo Haneda ranks first with an OTP of 88,06%. In North America, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (OTP 80,08%) ranked second and Mexico City International Airport (OTP 72,73%) ranked 12th. The OTP at Europe's biggest airport this year was plagued by operational resource issues in the summer.
“Global on-time performance is reaching levels last seen before the pandemic as operators work to alleviate operational pressures and delays,” said John Grant, chief analyst at OAG. “Confidence in the recovery of traveling is growing, with airlines placing new orders for aircraft, new routes being announced and labor challenges seemingly easing.”
Discover Azul Airlines
Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras is a Brazilian airline, founded and certified by David Neeleman in 2008, and in 2014 it was considered the third largest Brazil airline in number of passengers, the second largest fleet Offered by the largest airlines and the largest number of destinations (106), operating in 98 airports in Brazil and 8 international airports.
In 2016, Azul had a market share of 17,19% of total seats on domestic flights and 9,22% on international flights, making it the fastest growing company in terms of passengers per kilometer flown. Its main operational centers are the airports of Viracopos, Confins, Guarulhos, Recife and Cuiabá. The company's administrative headquarters are located in the Alphaville district, in Greater São Paulo. Azul registered around 12.500 employees in 2021.