May’s figures beat Australian airlines’ on-time averages

Health & Leisure
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Australia’s May 2017 on-time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines (Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Regional Express, Tigerair Australia, Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines) averaged 87.5 per cent for on-time arrivals and 87.4 per cent for on-time departures. 
Cancellations represented 1.0 per cent of all scheduled flights. The equivalent figures for May 2016 were 87.8 per cent for on-time arrivals, 88.4 per cent for on-time departures and 1.2 per cent for cancellations. 
 
This month’s on-time arrivals figure was higher than the long term average performance for all routes (82.8 per cent) and the on-time departures figure was also higher than the long term average (84.2 per cent). The rate of cancellations was lower than the long term average of 1.4 per cent. Qantas achieved the highest on-time arrivals among the major domestic airlines at 90.8 per cent followed by Virgin Australia at 88.1 per cent, Jetstar at 82.3 per cent and Tigerair Australia at 80.0 per cent. Of the regional airlines, QantasLink recorded 89.7 per cent for on-time arrivals, followed by Regional Express at 86.3 per cent and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines at 84.7 per cent. 
 
The Qantas network (Qantas and QantasLink combined operations) recorded 90.2 per cent for on-time arrivals while the Virgin Australia network (Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines combined operations) recorded 87.9 per cent. Qantas also achieved the highest level of o- time departures among the major domestic airlines for May 2017 at 91.3 per cent, followed by Virgin Australia at 88.6 per cent, Tigerair Australia at 79.0 per cent and Jetstar at 77.8 per cent. Of the regional airlines, QantasLink recorded 89.8 per cent, followed by Regional Express at 88.2 per cent and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines at 87.0 per cent. The Qantas network recorded 90.5 per cent for on-time departures while the Virgin Australia network recorded 88.5 per cent. Virgin Australia recorded the highest percentage of cancellations (1.4 per cent) during the month, followed by QantasLink (1.3 per cent), Regional Express (1.2 per cent), Tigerair Australia (0.7 per cent), Qantas and Jetstar (both at 0.6 per cent) and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (0.3 per cent). 

May’s figures beat Australian airlines’ on-time averages

Health & Leisure
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Australia’s May 2017 on-time performance over all routes operated by participating airlines (Jetstar, Qantas, QantasLink, Regional Express, Tigerair Australia, Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines) averaged 87.5 per cent for on-time arrivals and 87.4 per cent for on-time departures. 
Cancellations represented 1.0 per cent of all scheduled flights. The equivalent figures for May 2016 were 87.8 per cent for on-time arrivals, 88.4 per cent for on-time departures and 1.2 per cent for cancellations. 
 
This month’s on-time arrivals figure was higher than the long term average performance for all routes (82.8 per cent) and the on-time departures figure was also higher than the long term average (84.2 per cent). The rate of cancellations was lower than the long term average of 1.4 per cent. Qantas achieved the highest on-time arrivals among the major domestic airlines at 90.8 per cent followed by Virgin Australia at 88.1 per cent, Jetstar at 82.3 per cent and Tigerair Australia at 80.0 per cent. Of the regional airlines, QantasLink recorded 89.7 per cent for on-time arrivals, followed by Regional Express at 86.3 per cent and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines at 84.7 per cent. 
 
The Qantas network (Qantas and QantasLink combined operations) recorded 90.2 per cent for on-time arrivals while the Virgin Australia network (Virgin Australia and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines combined operations) recorded 87.9 per cent. Qantas also achieved the highest level of o- time departures among the major domestic airlines for May 2017 at 91.3 per cent, followed by Virgin Australia at 88.6 per cent, Tigerair Australia at 79.0 per cent and Jetstar at 77.8 per cent. Of the regional airlines, QantasLink recorded 89.8 per cent, followed by Regional Express at 88.2 per cent and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines at 87.0 per cent. The Qantas network recorded 90.5 per cent for on-time departures while the Virgin Australia network recorded 88.5 per cent. Virgin Australia recorded the highest percentage of cancellations (1.4 per cent) during the month, followed by QantasLink (1.3 per cent), Regional Express (1.2 per cent), Tigerair Australia (0.7 per cent), Qantas and Jetstar (both at 0.6 per cent) and Virgin Australia Regional Airlines (0.3 per cent).