October  2012  Airline  and  Airport    On-­‐4me  Performance  Report  

Overview  

North  American  airlines,  on  average,  delivered  75.57%  of  their  flights  to  the  arrival  gate  within  15  minutes  of  schedule  in  October,  down  4.93  percentage  points  from  September's  80.50%.  This  decline  is  due  to  the  major  flight  disrup4ons  of  airline  opera4ons  from  October  27th  through  October  31  caused  by  Hurricane  Sandy*.  Cancella4ons  for  the  group  in  October  were  up  sharply:  25,921  cancelled  flights  compared  to  7,985  in  September  2012.        *See  recap  for  more  details  about  the  Impact  of  Hurricane  Sandy  on  North  American  air  travel.      A  mix  of  major  and  regional  European  airlines  turned  in  strong  performances  in  October  including  Blue1,  Aegean  Airlines,  Czech  Airlines,  Germanwings  and  Finnair.  For  the  second  month  in  a  row  all  of  the  airlines  in  the  top  ten  delivered  >  90%  of  their  flights  to  the  gate  on  4me  in  October.  The  average  OTP  for  the  group  was  83.66%  in  October,  down  from  85.03%  in  September.    Of  the  top  ten  Asian  airline  on  4me  performers,  seven  delivered  >92%  of  their  flights  to  the  gate  on  4me  in  September.  The  average  on-­‐4me  performance  ra4ng  among  the  38  Asian  airlines  we  analyzed  in  October    was  78.05%,  up  5.46  percentage  points  from  September's  72.59%.  This  is  the  second  month  in  a  row  with  improvement.  August's  average  came  in  at  66.69%.    Though  five  North  American  airports  were  in  the  top  ten,  Tokyo's  Haneda  con4nues  to  outperform  the  rest  of  the  world's  busiest  airports  while  pos4ng  a  95.39%  on-­‐4me  departure  performance  in  October.  One  other  Asian  airport,  two  European  airports,  and  one  Australian  airport  rounded  out  the  top  10  in  October.  The  average  on-­‐4me  departure  performance  among  the  top  30  airports  in  October  was  73.68%,  up  from  73.44%  in  September  2012.    SLC  took  the  top  spot  for  the  third  month  in  a  row  with  a  89.51%  on-­‐4me  departure  performance  in  October.  The  average  on-­‐4me  departure  performance  for  the  group  in  October  was  81.62%,  down  only  slightly  from  September's  82.78%.  

 

North  American  Airlines:  October  Top  On-­‐4me  Arrival  Performance  

Airline   On-­‐*me  Arrival  Performance  %  

HA  Hawaiian  Airlines   93.85%  

QX  Horizon  Air   91.57%  

CM  Copa  Airlines   91.09%  

TA  Taca  Airlines   90.64%  

FL  Airtran  Airways   88.10%  

CP  Compass  Airlines   87.70%  

YV  Mesa  Airlines   87.52%  

AS  Alaska  Airlines   86.82%  

DL  Delta  Airlines   86.50%  

US  US  Airways   85.92%  

How  Major  North  American  Airlines  Compared  In  October  

Airline   On-­‐*me  Arrival  Performance  

AS  Alaska  Airlines   86.82%  

DL  Delta  Air  Lines   86.50%  

US  US  Airways   85.92%  

WN  Southwest  Airlines   83.40%  

UA  United  Airlines   79.41%  

B6  Jetblue  Airways   78.83%  

AA  American  Airlines   68.23%  

AC  Air  Canada   67.15%  

European  Airlines:  October  Top  On-­‐4me  Arrival  Performance  

Airline   On-­‐*me  Arrival  Performance  %  

KF  Blue1   95.01%  

A3  Aegean  Airlines   94.83%  

OK  Czech  Airlines   93.13%  

4U  Germanwings   92.42%  

AY  Finnair   91.08%  

DB  Brit  Air   90.76%  

WA  KLM  Cityhopper   90.72%  

YS  Regional   90.72%  

BT  airBal4c   90.65%  

ZN  NAYSA   90.55%  

Asian  Airlines:  October  Top  On-­‐4me  Arrival  Performance  

Airline   On-­‐*me  Arrival  Performance  %  

3X  Japan  Air  Commuter   96.94%  

XM1  J-­‐Air   95.72%  

HD  Hokkaido  Interna4onal   95.34%  

EH  ANA  Wings   93.04%  

JC  JAL  Express   92.65%  

JL  Japan  Airlines   92.46%  

6E  IndiGo  Airlines   92.06%  

NH  ANA   90.56%  

TG  Thai  Airways   88.90%  

NU  Japan  Transocean   88.55%  

Top  30  World  Airports:  October  Departure  Performance  

Airport   On-­‐*me  Departure  Performance  %  

HND  Tokyo,  JP   95.39%  

CLT  Charloje,  NC   87.31%  

PHX  Phoenix,  AZ   86.67%  

MCO  Orlando,  FL   84.64%  

IAH  Houston,  TX   83.75%  

ATL  Atlanta,  GA   83.59%  

SYD  Sydney,  AU   82.08%  

AMS  Amsterdam,  NL   82.00%  

BKK  Bangkok,  TH   81.65%  

MUC  Munich,  DE   81.56%  

North  American  Airports:  September  Departure  Performance  

Airport   On-­‐*me  Departure  performance  %  

SLC  Salt  Lake  City,  UT   89.51%  

MSP  Minneapolis,  MN   87.53%  

CLT  Charloje,  NC   87.31%  

SEA  Seajle,  WA   87.30%  

PDX  Portland,  OR   86.98%  

PHX  Phoenix,  AZ   86.67%  

MEM  Memphis,  TN   85.87%  

PIT  Pijsburgh,  PA   85.84%  

DTW  Detroit,  MI   85.50%  

YUL  Montreal,  QC,  CA   85.04%  

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