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UK airlines fail to earn top marks for punctuality

Air
Rob Gill
28 April 2023

Austrian Airlines was the most punctual carrier in Europe last month as no UK airlines made the list of the top 10 European performers.

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Cirium's report highlights the airlines with the best on-time performances

The Lufthansa-owned carrier had an on-time performance (OTP) of 88.6 per cent in March, putting it just ahead of LOT Polish Airlines at 88.3 per cent, according to figures published by aviation analyst Cirium.

ITA Airways, Finnair and Iberia also made the top five best-performing European carriers with each achieving an OTP of more than 80 per cent in March.

Cirium’s figures also revealed that the number of cancelled flights in Europe during March rose by 65% compared to February’s figures.