SIA ranked third most punctual airline in Asia-Pacific, behind Japan’s JAL and ANA

Singapore Airlines (SIA) was the third most punctual airline in the Asia-Pacific in 2024, behind Japanese carriers Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA). SIA’s on-time performance score was 78.67% in 2024, compared with 78.57% in 2023, when it was ranked seventh in the region. This data was released on Jan 1 by Cirium, an aviation analytics company. A flight must arrive or depart within 14 minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled arrival or departure time to be considered on time, according to Cirium. Asia-Pacific winner JAL’s on-time performance came in at 80.9%, with ANA a close second at 80.62%. The Japanese carriers also topped the regional rankings in 2023, with ANA recording 82.75% and JAL 82.58%. “(In the) Asia-Pacific, the on-time performance has dropped by just a slight 1% or so (overall across all airlines), but the positions (of the top airlines) have almost been maintained,” said Cirium’s chief marketing officer, Mr Mike Malik, at a virtual press conference in December 2024.<br/>