Saudia Ranks First in On-Time Performance for March 2025 According to Cirium

Aviation analytics firm Cirium has recently published its Global On-Time Performance (OTP) Report for March 2025, highlighting Saudia’s remarkable achievement of having 94.07% of its flights arrive on schedule, making it the most punctual airline worldwide.

Global Ranking:

Saudia came in first with an impressive score of 94.07% for timely arrivals.
Following closely was SAS with 91.92%, and Aeromexico with 91.47% punctuality.
Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines ranked fourth and fifth, achieving 90.9% and 90.71% respectively.

European Contenders:

In Europe, SAS led with 91.92% of flights on time, followed by Austrian Airlines with a score of 91.86%.

Airport Performance:

Notably, Riyadh King Khalid International Airport was recognized as the most on-time large airport globally, with 93.92% of flights departing on schedule, ahead of airports in Istanbul and Doha.

Cancellation Insights:

Flight cancellations in Europe saw a decrease of 1.9%, totaling 8,103 in March, compared to 8,261 in February.

Cirium defines an on-time flight as one that arrives within 15 minutes of its scheduled time. The report considers only the top percentage of airlines based on passenger capacity across three regions.