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Europe’s Top 10 Punctual Airlines and their OTP

According to OAG, flights that arrive or depart within 15 minutes of their planned arrival or departure schedules are considered to be operating on-time (OTP). Flight cancellations are counted as late flights in the OTP calculations. The 250 largest international airlines, as determined by the annual Available Seat Kilometres (ASKs), are examined for the report. Only scheduled passenger flights may be included in airline OTP estimates, which are based on operating carrier codes. Only data from arrivals is used to calculate airline OTP. Here is a list of Europe’s Top 10 Punctual Airlines and their OTP.

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Eurowings (EW) is the most punctual European airline with 95.26% of flights on-time. Only three of the carriers in the Top 10 were in the rankings in 2019; Iberia (IB), ITA Airways (AZ) and Eurowings (EW).

Air Europa (UX), Norwegian Air Shuttle (DY/D8), Austrian Airlines (OS), Finnair (AY), Pegasus Airlines (PC), LOT – Polish Airlines (PC) and KLM – Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) all join the Top 10 this year.

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Average OTP for this group of carriers is 80.62% (down from an average of 83.0% in 2019) and the average cancellation rate is 1.06%, Eurowings (EW) has the highest cancellation rate at 3.62%.

In OAG Schedules data Norwegian operates under two airline codes – D8 and DY – OTP results for both codes have been combined to show the carrier as one entity.

Airlines by OTP in Europe

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Air India Express Aircraft Engine Part Falls Outside Delhi Airport; DGCA Orders Probe

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The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has launched an inquiry following reports that metal fragments were discovered at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after an Air India Express flight made an emergency landing on Monday evening.

The emergency landing was prompted by a detected engine fault, but fortunately, the landing was executed safely without any injuries to the passengers.

The situation began when crew members of the Air India Express flight reported an engine issue, leading to the emergency landing. The DGCA has confirmed that a thorough investigation is underway and has directed that the aircraft undergo a comprehensive safety inspection.

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The discovery of metal debris outside the airport has raised concerns, prompting the DGCA to probe whether these fragments are linked to the aircraft involved in the emergency landing. Authorities are particularly focused on whether the metal pieces, which were found near the airport, originated from the same Air India Express flight that experienced engine trouble.

While preliminary assessments suggest that the debris could be a broken blade from an aircraft engine, the exact source remains unconfirmed. The airline has yet to verify if the metal fragments are from their aircraft.

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The Delhi Police, working in conjunction with the DGCA, have initiated their own investigation to determine the origin of the metal pieces. A technical team is set to analyze whether the fragments are associated with the aircraft in question. As the investigation continues, a case has been filed with the airport authority to address the matter.