flyadeal, the Saudia Group’s fast-growing low fare carrier, has been ranked the most on-time airline in the Middle East for May 2026 and the second most on-time airline across the Middle East & Africa region. This is according to the latest On-Time Performance (OTP) Report published by Cirium, a respected aviation analytics company.
August is the busiest month of the year, and with many airlines operating at maximum capacity, it demands high on-time performance. Several airlines that are regular high achievers maintained that form throughout the month. Leading the way is Safair in South Africa, which recorded a 94% OTP rate across the 5,139 flights we tracked, with just three cancellations.
Romanian flag carrier TAROM has announced that it will permanently cease to operate flights between its base at Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport (OTP) and Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG). The route was set to be suspended over the winter but will now be permanently dropped by TAROM, after 16 years of flights. TAROM’s codesharing […]
Travel Radar•Billy Stack3 Sept
July's Global LCC highlights: Philippines AirAsia tops the global LCC table in July with 94.4% of flights arriving on time - and not a single cancellation recorded. Japan's Peach Aviation is the only other carrier to clear the 90% mark, at 91.2%. Seven of the top ten LCCs by on-time performance are based in Asia, including Citilink, Jeju, IndiGo, Solaseed and Jetstar. The most punctual European LCC is SunExpress with 80.4% of flights on time, which is 14 percentage points behind the most punctual LCC globally. Among major European LCCs, Norwegian, easyJet, Ryanair and Wizz Air all sit between 64% and 80%. Four of the Top 20 achieved OTP of over 80% in July, but none of the Top 20 LCCs achieved OTP of over 90% Here are some key highlights for the top 20 largest LCCs , which account for 82% of LCC arrivals: The Latin American-based Azul Airlines is most punctual in July 2026 with 86.2% of flights arriving on time. Southwest Airlines (the largest LCC) operated 68.4% of flights on time, placing the airline 13th in the 'largest' group for OTP performance. The LCC with highest cancellat ion rates amongst this group is JetBlue, with 8.3% of flights cancelled in July. The US-based LCC also operated the lowest OTP within the Top 20, with 59.2% of flights arriving on time.
Dubai-based cargo airline SolitAir has added Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) to its growing European network, making Romania its second destination in Europe. This announcement follows the airline’s recent launch of services to Sofia, Bulgaria, as it continues expanding cargo connections between the Middle East and Europe. Bucharest strengthens SolitAir’s European expansion SolitAir said […]
Travel Radar•Andreea Georgescu9 Aug
According to the June 2026 On-Time Performance (OTP) report from aviation data and analytics company OAG, Pegasus Airlines ranked fifth in the world in the ‘Major Airlines’ category for carriers operating more than 20,000 flights in the month - with an on-time performance of 83.10%.
Dutch King Willem-Alexander has completed his first flight as pilot of Airbus A321neo for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, marking a symbolic transition in the airline’s fleet modernisation programme. The flight took place on the scheduled KLM services KL1373 and KL1374, operated with aircraft registration PH-AXC. The King, who is a licensed pilot and regularly flies […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 Jun
flyadeal, the Saudia Group’s fast-growing low fare carrier, has been ranked the most on-time airline in the Middle East for May 2026 and the second most on-time airline across the Middle East & Africa region. This is according to the latest On-Time Performance (OTP) Report published by Cirium, a respected aviation analytics company.
In our on-time performance (OTP) rankings for May 2026, Asian airlines dominate the top 10, and 16 airlines managed the whole month without cancelling one flight.