Several of the world’s largest airlines delivered strong on-time performance in November 2025, according to the latest OAG On-Time Performance (OTP) report, highlighting how operational reliability remains a key competitive metric as global air traffic continues to grow. OAG defines major airlines as carriers operating more than 20,000 flights per month, placing them among the world’s busiest operators. In its November ranking, airlines from Asia, Europe and Latin America dominated the top 10.
From Asia to Latin America, the top 10 airlines
Hainan Airlines leads the category, ranking first with an on-time arrival rate of 88.65% across 21,863 flights, while cancelling just 0.62% of its schedule. Close behind is China Southern Airlines, the world’s largest airline by fleet size, which posted an 87.78% on-time performance across more than 64,000 flights.
Europe’s top performer is SAS Scandinavian Airlines, which ranks third overall with 87.06% of flights arriving on time. The airline remains consistent and improves its on-time performance by around three percentage points compared with October, continuing to lead European skies in terms of punctuality.
Asia’s strong showing continues with China Eastern Airlines in fourth place, while British Airways places fifth, achieving an on-time rate of 84.3% across nearly 24,500 flights, underscoring improvements at one of Europe’s busiest network carriers.
Low-cost and Latin American airlines also feature prominently. EasyJet ranks seventh overall, posting an 84.01% on-time performance and one of the lowest cancellation rates in the group at just 0.08%. Brazil’s Azul Airlines places sixth, while LATAM Airlines Group rounds out the top 10 after operating more than 48,000 flights during the month.
Japanese carriers All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines rank eighth and ninth, respectively. Both airlines faced higher cancellation rates but maintained solid punctuality across dense domestic and regional networks.
OAG measures on-time performance based on flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule, a widely used industry benchmark. Analysts say strong OTP results often reflect effective fleet management, airport coordination and resilience during periods of disruption.
In the wider global ranking, smaller airlines such as Fuji Dream Airlines, Royal Jordanian and Star Flyer topped their respective size categories with on-time performance exceeding 90%. At the opposite end of the list, AirAsia, SpiceJet and Air Inuit ranked among the weakest performers, with Air Inuit recording an on-time performance of just 27% and a cancellation rate of 19%.
