In March 2025, 14 of the world’s top airlines achieved an on-time performance (OTP) percentage greater than 90%, with the top five airlines scoring as follows:
- Oman Air 96.37%
- Royal Jordanian 94.59%
- Saudi Arabian Airlines 94.13%
- Safair 93.94%
- Fuji Dream Airlines 92.98%
Oman Air Takes Top Spot for Punctuality
Oman Air rose to the top of OAG’s On-Time Performance rankings in March, achieving a 96.4% OTP score, a significant improvement from their 20th position in February. Royal Jordanian followed with 94.6% of flights on time. The top three was a clean sweep for Middle Eastern airlines as Saudia recorded 94.1% OTP in third place. Safair, who regularly top the charts, dropped to fourth with 94% amid challenges in South Africa.
Top Performers Among Very Large Airlines
SAS Scandinavian led in the very large airlines category (20,000+ flights per month) with an OTP of 91.8%, followed by Hainan Airlines at 88.2%. IndiGo once again excelled with no cancellations, ranking sixth at 85.9% OTP. American Airlines reported 3,779 cancellations (1.9%), which equates to a 1.9% rate – that may appear high but Qantas, affected by Cyclone Alfred in Australia, were the poorest performer in the category with a 4.5% cancellation level.
Frustrations for Major Carriers
Emirates, ITA Airways, and Iberia each recorded just one cancellation in March, blotting near-perfect results with all three recording OTP levels above 85%. Virgin Australia were also affected by Cyclone Alfred and nearly mirrored Qantas’s cancellation rate at 5.0%.
Medium-Sized Airline OTP Insights
Aer Lingus topped the medium-sized category with 90.0% OTP, narrowly beating FlyNas at 89.7%. Finnair faced challenges with over 3% cancellations due to a pilots’ dispute, while congratulations go to Jet2 and Skyline who reported no cancellations.
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