Here’s another feather in the country’s flag carrier’s cap.
Philippine Airlines clinched the top spot as the most punctual airline among Asia-Pacific carriers for August 2025, with an 89.4 percent on-time performance (OTP) rating, according to London-based Cirium, an aviation analytics company.
PAL’s punctuality rating is eight percentage points higher than the average 80.8 percent rating attained by the top 10 Asia-Pacific airlines in August.
“We laud the efforts of our engineers, ground and flight teams for working towards on-time performance through operational efficiency. In partnership with our aviation stakeholders, we remain steadfast in our commitment to further enhance on-time performance, a crucial factor for operational reliability and customer satisfaction,” Capt. Roland Narciso, PAL senior vice president for the operations group, said in a statement on September 16.
Cirium has been tracking the on-time performance of airlines and airports around the world to produce punctuality reporting for global aviation.
For on-time performance, Cirium tracks a flight as being on-time if the aircraft arrives at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled arrival time. The arrival data is a standard reliability yardstick reflecting the desire of travelers to reach their destinations on time and the need for airlines to comply with assigned airport slot times.
PAL also bagged the top spot in punctuality in April 2025 and the second most punctual airline in January 2025 and October 2024.
