Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) has been recognized as the most punctual airline in the Asia-Pacific region for January 2024, according to a report by London-based aviation data analytics firm Cirium.
The airline achieved an on-time performance (OTP) of 86.85%, marking a near 4-point improvement from its December 2023 performance.
PAL President and COO Capt. Stanley K. Ng expressed gratitude towards the PAL Group team for their commitment to enhancing business efficiency and operational performance.
He also acknowledged the role of government authorities in facilitating ongoing airport and airspace system improvements.
Remarking on the achievement, Ng said:
We thank our PAL Group team for the dynamic team effort and commitment towards enhancing business efficiency and operational performance. We are likewise grateful to our government authorities for ongoing airport and airspace system improvements that enabled us to perform more efficiently. Philippine Airlines will continue to work in unison with government and industry partners to sustain and boost on-time performance in the interest of the flying public and the travel and tourism industry at large.
The report also highlighted that airlines from Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand secured the 2nd to 5th place slots in the top five list for January. Carriers from New Zealand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Japan completed the top ten.
PAL has consistently ranked among the top 10 most punctual airlines in the Asia-Pacific region in the last five months of 2023, outperforming most carriers in Southeast Asia, China, and Australia.
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